Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Salaries of top level college coaches. (@13:42)
• Paige's Power Play: Visualization (@20:30)
• DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Question: Advice on a pitcher moving from the 11 inch ball to the 12 inch ball. (@23:56)
• Team exploited a rule to force interference. (@30:00)
• Ability to assemble a good team vs. coaching a team up. (@40:33)
• Awards are important to players. (@48:39)

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Coach Tory gives you his take on the selection committees choices of teams in this years CWS field. 

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Coaches fall into different categories when it come to reacting to events that happen in a game or practice. From over reacting to under reacting. Evaluate yourself and see what really works with your players when bad things happen. Listen to hear our advice.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Let's talk about Catchers being overworked. (@15:43)
• Paige's Power Play: How to set your daughter up for success. (@24:30)
• DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Question: Advice for a small 9 year old pitcher. (@26:41)
• A Little League Association answer to unruly parents. (@37:52)
• Interview with Justin McCleod of Extra Inning Softball. (@45:24)
• Action Coaching Tip: Teach the obstruction rule. (@1:18:09)

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A listener ask a question about how to defend delayed steals. The coaches discuss what delayed skills are, the types of situations where they occur and how to defend them. 

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: How to balance skills with positions because of fear of injuries. (@10:12)
• Paige's Power Play:  Don’t lose sight of the fun part of competing  (@17:36) 
• DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Question:  How to not let comments get in my head?  (@22:33)  
• Watching players who parents were high level athletes. (@35:39)
• Home stretch of the college season (@45:17)
• Action Coach (@54:56)

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Left on their own, most players will practice what they are good at. It is our jobs as coaches to communicate with our players on specific things that they need to work on when they are practicing outside of team practices. This episode discusses the need to communicate and proper communication.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: My daughter is a pitcher and a catcher. She is being told that she must  chose one or the other. What are your thoughts? (@12:36)
• Paige's Power Play: Stop thinking things are hard. (@18:05)
• DR3 Fastpitch pitching question:  I am tall and when catching for my daughter my target is high. What advice can you give me to make it easier for my daughter? (@20:48)
• Wasting time in games with time limits. (@31:02)
• Listener response of why they think strikeouts are the highest priority because she doesn't trust the defense. (@46:45)
• Coaches use protective equipment. (@55:28)

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Calling pitches is a subject that has a lot of opinions. Some coaches understand that getting efficient outs is the primary objective. Some are looking for strikeouts. Some use the situation only. Whatever the pitch called and whoever called it, the foremost thought must be educating the pitchers and catchers on the art of calling pitches. If you want them to reach the higher levels of the game, they must understand why certain pitches should be thrown and at what time. The coaches discuss this and offer suggestions and opinions.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Thoughts on a team organized screaming at opposing pitcher. (@10:32)
• Paige's Power Play: Reframing Adversity (@17:35)
• DR3 Fastpitch Pitching Corner: How can we convince our coach that he needs to develop a pitching staff not just use 1 or 2 pitchers? (@21:24)
• Instant Replay - Good or Bad (@34:58)
• Taking a 3-0 pitch ???  (@45:40)
• Action Coach Tip: Behavior styles and communication (@55:38)

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