The recent WPF (Women’s Professional Fastpitch) draft inspired me to talk professional softball today with you; what I LOVE about the WPF and Athletes Unlimited, what MORE I believe needs to happen to really grow the game to where I think it can be, highlighting some of the INCREDIBLE athletes, managers and commissioners in the game right now and how you and I can help it keep growing which will in-turn keep inspiring girls to dream big and play at the highest level - for a living! 

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Delaney Spaulding: The Road to the Olympics and Overcoming the Ultimate Injury - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SlBDPPkl_E 

Sam Fischer: Athletes Unlimited, Owning your swing, and Dealing with Internet Trolls - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcRF_DVW1gU&t

Amanda Lorenz: How to get the most out of yourself in the box - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gmWpcdWTxg  

Tori Vidales: How to stand out at first base and in the box - ​​https://youtu.be/3_ohsgRJfD0 

Today’s episode is a little different than most. This short, 10 minute episode is a softball-specific meditation to help athletes be in a more calm and relaxed state before their next big performance, so they can be more in control and confident with what’s about to happen. This includes practices I’ve learned from books like “Mind Gym: An athlete’s guide for inner excellence”, Sports Psychologists and Mental Performance Coaches I’ve learned from and personal experiences that helped me and my success as a player in college and professionally.

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SImilar Episodes of WTCCO:

How to make your thoughts HELP you rather than HURT you - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000605282861 

Dr. Chris Carr - Green Bay Packers Director of Performance Psychology: Building Mental Toughness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dmvojn8k4k 

Dr. Amber Selking: Winning the Mental Game - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000575609135 

Hannah Huesman: How to be your biggest critic AND your biggest fan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eJaOdPvGc&t=31s 

BEFORE you go straight to trying to fix your mechanics when things don’t go well early in the season, let’s check in on our timing! MOST hitters think they have to make a mechanical adjustment when it could have EASILY been prevented if we spent just a little more time in each hitting session working on TIMING. Here are a few of my favorite timing drills and mental skills to help you be on time more often come the most important games of the season!

Drills referred to in the episode:

3 Plate Drill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJujwuKC2Rc 

Self Toss Drill - https://youtu.be/JqW-GhUQImM 

Knee Hike Drill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu6T5B8f2A8 

High Drop Drill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bJB2FC3GTk 

Deep Tee Albert Pujols (start at 2:20) - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=379209870963973 

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Similar Episodes of WTCCO:

“Hitting Tips: A Faster Way to Make Adjustments” - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000517991570 

My 5 favorite hitting tools - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000541307585 

Gratitude and a few hitting tips - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000542916318

The game of baseball (and softball) is our nation’s past-time for a reason and deserves to be played with FUN and FREEDOM as a top priority. Our game builds character, discipline, teamwork, drive and so much more, and this episode is highlighting how to get the most out of ourselves every time we get to step our cleats on that field. In a world of high performance anxiety, stress, and burnout, tune in to learn how to make our sport FUN again for all of us…parents, players and coaches alike!

Follow Coach Ballgame on Instagram - http://instagram.com/coachballgame 

Coach Ballgame’s official website - https://www.coachballgame.com/ 

See Coach Ballgame’s Sandlot tour stops! - https://www.coachballgame.com/national-sandlot-tour-2023-1 

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Similar topics from When the Cleats Come Off:

Hannah Huesman: How to be your biggest critic AND biggest fan with Phillies Mental Skills Coach - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eJaOdPvGc&t=0s 

Dr. Dot Richardson: How to lead with love and make your dreams become a reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFrmRpulqA&t=12s 

China McCarney: Arm conditioning and mental training - https://youtu.be/FxmvQqRwP-E 

“90% of the game is half mental.” - Yogi Berra. When we start to understand that what separates the good from the GREAT is mastering our mental game, that’s when we truly live up to our potential when we play. In this episode you’ll learn strategies from my FAVORITE book “Mind Gym: An athlete’s guide to inner excellence” on how to stay focused, deal with adversity, stay motivated, avoid distractions and so much more.

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SImilar Episodes of WTCCO:

Dr. Chris Carr - Green Bay Packers Director of Performance Psychology: Building Mental Toughness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dmvojn8k4k 

Dr. Amber Selking: Winning the Mental Game - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000575609135 

Hannah Huesman: How to be your biggest critic AND your biggest fan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eJaOdPvGc&t=31s 

Amanda Schaefer: Creating a “mental edge” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRL5wcVl8tQ&t=1s

No one knows when their next adversity is going to hit, but we can always be prepared for when it does come! This week on the podcast, Pitching Coach Kally V is here teaching us about adversity and how to overcome it once it arrives, what she wishes more parents knew about their athletes and what they go through, tips about recruiting, what led her to coaching after her traumatic career-ending injury, what it’s like coaching her daughter and so much more!

Follow Kally on Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/coachkallyv/

Head to Kally’s Website- https://www.kallyvsoftball.com/ 

Listen to our episode together on her podcast! -  https://www.kallyvsoftball.com/podcast/episode/1fd4a607/coordinated-coachingspecial-guest-speaker-formerly-known-as-ashley-burkhardt-now-ashley-egel 

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Similar When the Cleats Come Off Episodes:

Kendall Burton: “The Toughest Out” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LCJ8SSgpQ&t=75s 

Overcoming Adversity with former Pro Baseball Player Chris Vasami - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww95cDFKIOE&t=671s 

Dr. Dot Richardson: How to lead with love and make your dreams become a reality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFrmRpulqA 

Want to make sure you’re mentally prepared to thrive…ESPECIALLY at your next tryout?! This episode was MADE FOR YOU! From making sure your mind is ready for what’s to come to wearing your FAVE outfit to “look good, feel good, play good”, here are 10 things I wish I would have been able to hear before each and every tryout I ever had…or really before any important performance I was getting ready to play. GOOD LUCK!

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Similar Episodes of WTCCO:

Kristina Burkhardt: How to be a leader by example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrgqSi_P-JY&t=15s 

Anna Burkhardt: Being different is a good thing - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000595139901 

Beth Zachary: How to coach your athlete and grow champions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpsvC7o8a4&t=7s 

Why “Look good, feel good, play good” actually works! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000501171152

SO MANY have asked that we have a guest on the show who has “made it” from the Midwest and TODAY we get to make it happen! Erin Coffel is an Indiana native and 2x Gatorade Player of the Year currently competing at top-25 ranked Kentucky. She is an All-American, has led the SEC in many offensive categories, and still has two more seasons ahead of her! In this episode, you’ll learn about her unique recruiting process, what it was like training with her dad at home, why she believes her travel team is a HUGE reason why she was able to be seen by Kentucky, a bit of her competitive mindset, a few of her fave hitting drills and (as always!) so much more!

Follow Erin on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erin.coffel/ 

Follow Kentucky Softball - https://ukathletics.com/sports/softball/ 

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Similar topics from When the Cleats Come Off:

Scott Burkhardt: What it’s like being a “softball dad”, Part 1 of 2 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000555670125  

10 things to look for while watching college softball - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000601059288 

Amanda Lorenz: How to get the MOST out of yourself in the box - https://youtu.be/1gmWpcdWTxg 

If you want to be great at this game a REQUIREMENT is to watch the best do what they do. Today I’m giving you 10 ways to make the MOST out of your watching experience so that players, coaches AND parents can get your mental reps in while also being entertained by some of the very best in the game!

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SImilar Episodes of WTCCO:

Justin McLeaod: What to expect this college softball season - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgPZ5XDotGY&t=2s 

Caitlin Lowe: A SIT DOWN WITH MY ROLE MODEL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFaFQUuZakc&t=10s 

10 things the 2022 Oklahoma Softball Team taught us this season - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000566467979 

5 Ways to grow your game while watching the WCWS - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/when-the-cleats-come-off/id1525612274?i=1000564779397 

A dream of MINE is having Dr. Dot Richardson on the podcast and I’m so excited for her to share a bit about her incredible journey from not being able to play organized sports growing up to being the FIRST Team USA hit in Olympic Softball history! There’s so much more we unpack in this episode from how competitiveness has been at the forefront since childhood, how she’s been able to lead Liberty Softball to a conference title after going 11-46 in her first season, what traits she believes have allowed her to be one of the G.O.A.T.’s in our sport, how she became an Orthopedic Surgeon along the way, why her faith is at the forefront of her work and so much more!

Follow Dot Richardson on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CoachDot_LU 

Follow Liberty Softball - https://www.liberty.edu/flames/team/softball/ 

Learn more about the Enneagram here - https://www.truity.com/enneagram/9-types-enneagram 

Watch this Interview on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmey7_LOSN8tSia6gcWqtIzTTyTDpOodr 

Similar episodes we’ve had on When the Cleats Come Off

Carol Hutchins: Building a winning legacy - https://youtu.be/dY5nJgg2U60 

Beth Zachary: How to coach your athlete and build champions - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVpsvC7o8a4&t=3s 

Cat Osterman: Greatness has no age limit - https://youtu.be/VE5FeLDlhg0 

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