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Let’s face it, players like being good, which means they love practicing their strengths.
But it’s the strength of their weakness that will determine their success, especially when it comes to hitting.
So break out that batting T and help your players...
All teams have a pre-game warm-up, but not all teams have a good one.
Make sure your pre-game warm-up is getting your team confident, prepared and ready to win!
It seems like coaches are always looking for a better pre-game warm-up, but...
The keys to helping our players do their their best aren't necessarily earth-shattering, but they are extremely important as our attitude determines so much about our players success.
"The key to developing people is to catch them doing something right." - Ken...
Micro-pitches start to break but they don’t keep breaking. These micro-breaks cause curveballs to finish too much over the plate, or riseballs to start rising and then stop around the top of the zone.
Discover the 5 things your pitcher can...
Too many pitchers have no idea what makes pitches move. Oh sure, they’ll all answer “spin” if you ask them that question, but all pitches spin and not all pitches move. How can that be?
Learn the 2 keys to making...
As competitors we’re constantly chasing success and looking for ways to improve ourselves and our teams.
These 7 Lessons, while simple, are extremely powerful and summarize what it takes to be a Champion!
Patrick Murphy is currently in his 31st year of...
Mistakes happen all the time in sports and yet we work diligently to eliminate making them at all.
Maybe the key is to get a new attitude toward mistakes, check out how.
Simply put, mistakes are critical to learning. Think about a...
Knowing your catcher’s touch to touch times is crucial for not only throwing runners out but also in deciding if her throws are getting better.
Learn about touch times and how to improve your catcher’s release times.
As coaches, we want our...
The subject of Pitch Counts really stirs up a lot of discussion.
So I want to talk more about Pitch Counts and how something called The Fatigue Point effects a pitcher's performance as well.
The truth is, pitching a softball as fast as possible,...
I'm sure we've all written down our goals at one time or another fully meaning to accomplish them and yet somehow never managing to. Is it the fault of the goal?
Are we just ninnies and too weak to stay the...
While your body gets taller and stronger and you get smarter and more mature are you really using those increased talents to grow your softball skills?
Make sure you’re not using your grade school softball skills when you’re now in high...
Half an inch isn’t much at all, but it can make a huge difference in how your hitters hit and your pitchers pitch – be sure to find out how.
Next time you don’t think a little bit matters then consider...