In today's environment in the travel ball world, it is imperative that a coach have a strategy/plan on handling their lineup. And it needs to be communicated to the players and parents and be adhered to if you want to have to a better experience.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question:  Fallout from trying out for next year's team already this year (@16:04)
• Stanford playing in football stadium (@27:57)
• Eating better at tournaments (@38:30)
• Communicating with language, phrases and vocabulary that matches your player's level (@44:39)

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Coaches - You must have a player to player communication system, practice it and make sure it is implemented.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Taking a called first strike? (@12:58)
• Cool development in college softball (@24:08)
• Observations at the ball park and glove care (@39:03)
• Teaching pitchers to attack the zone (@41:41)

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We teach our players to wipe off/forget a mistake and not let it affect our performance in the game. But we don't really want them to forget it, because mistakes are how we learn and identify what we need to practice. The discussion today is how to handle this dilemma.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Could the SEC have all 8 teams at the CWS? (@13:27)
• Reaction to the question Does any player chose to be a pitcher only? (@21:15)
• Helping catchers to improve their throwing (@30:12)
• Art of patience (@38:01)

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Especially early in the season our pitchers need practice against hitters and hitters need to see some live pitching. The coaches discuss the need and some options to make this happen.

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• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Feedback from "praise loudly, criticize quietly" (@17:11)
• Pitcher's are hitting (@28:56)
• Follow up to reverse daddy ball (@29:58)
• What is a bracket ready pitcher? (@46:57)
• Compete with yourself (@56:23)

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All fields have to be maintained. A lot of players think that it just happens and don't understand the things that have to be done to keep the field playable. By teaching and having them perform some field maintenance they will have more respect for the facilities and lessen the impact of damage during play. And a lot of school ball settings require them to do field work.

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This week's Lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Are 2 different pro leagues good or bad? (@8:30)
• How to win the right way (@14:02)
• Make use of limited practice time (@20:39)
• Create environment where it's save to make a mistake (@29:24)

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