Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast

Coach Tory discusses the need to know what you are going to do when you make a mound visit. Don't just wander out there and figure out what you are going to say when you get there.  If things aren't going well don't add to the frustration with your visit. Go out there with a plan to make things better. Every coach should listen to this.

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This weeks Lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Can a position player wear a catcher's mitt? (@7:37)
• Paige's Power Play (@8:48)
• The end of the college regular season and a lot of good stuff happened this year. Coach Tory gives some highlights. (@12:16)
• Things that need to be fixed in college softball. (@19:00)
• Coaching your own daughter on a team. (@37:00)

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Tournaments can turn into a marathon with many games on the same day. The coaches discuss the need to have a plan well in advance on how to manage the day. Make sure you have a strategy and everyone knows it. You don't want any surprises. 

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question:  The level and quality of broadcasts of college softball varies a lot. What do we think? (@10:21)
• Paige's Power Play (@15:47)
• Accountability. Before we blame the umpire, did we put ourselves in the position of letting the umpire make the final decision. (@19:55)
• Safety Equipment. Use IT!(@32:24)
• Coaches need to practice their skills just like the players. (@44:48)

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Patrick Winston, a former professor and computer scientist at MIT, used a formula in one of his talks about things that go into the quality of a performance. Obviously he wasn't talking about softball, but it really applies developing players. The formula was Quality is a function of Knowledge, Practice and Talent with the importance in that order. The coaches break this down and apply it to softball.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: My daughter is a pitcher and the coaches forfeited a game because the field was in such bad shape and unsafe. Did he do the right thing? (@12:03)
• Paige's Power Play  (@22:12)
• Keeping the game fun (@26:55)
• Recruiting questions (@38:21)
• Proper mental approach for hitters (@47:17)

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There is information out there that tells us what we need to work on in practice. When we make mistakes they go on the practice list. Look at that scorebook and identify things that need practice that are not there.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Daughter is on a good team. A former college player has been brought in to coach the team. What are our thoughts on a former player coaching a team? (@13:08)
• Paige's Power Play (@21:21)
• The catching position. Responding to questions relative about the catching position. Are they being neglected in practice? (@25:05)
• Mental Health and tragic events in the athletic world. What are some of the issues? (@45:15)
• Covering bases. Who and circumstances that dictate the coverage. (@01:00:11)

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The coaches discuss that a visual cue can be a more effective method of communicating something to a player than verbally shouting it out. It is more subtle and is between you and the player and just a quick reminder of something you have been working on.

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This weeks lineup:

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question:  Pretty strong team. Comments on number of tournaments played vs amount of practice time.  (@11:52)
• Paige's Power Play (@20:34)
• The Good this week: Softball is in a  place where it has never been before. (24:58)
• Pressure that is on kids playing the game. (@35:46)
• Compassion and empathy vs competitive edge (@47:56)

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