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• Are You Teaching the Whole Elephant?

  If you focus on mechanics and are still frustrated that your players can’t perform simple skills in games, I‘ve got a solution for you.

  You might be surprised …

• Are Pitching Underhand and Overhand Any Different?

  We all know how important it is to have good pitching, but pitching is too complicated for most of us to teach it. Or is it?

  You might …

• 7 Ways to Win More Games

  Everybody wants to win more games, but not everybody has great pitching or power hitting. What if winning wasn’t based on that, but instead, on 7 key …

• Eliminate Your Fear of Mistakes – Just Be 1 Run Better
  

  Being worried …

• 4 Keys for Your Next Mound Visit
  3 Ways to Win the Close Ones

  Even with incredible pitching, tight games will come down to a single play resulting in the difference of a single run. Is your defense ready?

  Check out 3 …

• 3 Ways to Help Your Players Control Their Suck*
  The Pitching Chart the Champions Use

  Now’s your chance to use the same pitching chart used by the national champion Oklahoma Sooners!

  While you might not have the pitchers that Oklahoma does, that doesn’t …

• 3 Slump Busting Drills
  
• Don’t Add Another Monkey
  
• Pitching – Lawnmower
  How Your Opponent’s Talent Determines Your Strategy

  When the time comes for you to play a more talented team, be sure you know the right strategy moves to make.

  You might be surprised to learn …

• A Long Machine Drill for Hitting the Changeup

  It’s one thing to know a changeup is coming, but quite another to have the patience to let the ball travel. Learn a great way to help …

• 4 Teamwork Lessons from Snow
  10 Tips for Starting Your Softball Season
  

  If you’re …

• Catching – Throwing Footwork
  
• The Best Things I Learned This Year

  I love learning, so I learn a LOT of new stuff every year. Here’s my Best Of list for Things I’ve Learned in 2017!

  As coaches, we’re in …

• A Drill for Controlling the Flip Change

  To help your pitcher throw her flip change for a strike, make sure you know this very simple drill.

  A change up thrown too high can spell big …

• 3 Keys for Coaching “Kids These Days”
  
• Be an Adjustment Wizard
  
• Improve Your Pitches Using this 3 Plate Pitching Drill

  If you’d love your pitchers to have better movement, here’s a great drill to help make that happen.

  All pitchers work on their snaps and spins and, yet …

• Be a Better Hitter with One Simple Change
  
• Championship Lessons from the Houston Astros
  3 Downsides to Focusing on Mechanics

  Even mentioning that mechanics might have a downside is risky, but before you click off, hear me out.

  Mechanics aren’t bad, they just use a part of …

• Add More Power with 1 Simple Hitting Adjustment

  If you could make 1 simple adjustment to your hitters to give them more power would you do it?

  Of course you would, so check out how …

• Increase Your Pitcher’s Movement with this 3 Ball Drill

  Are you trying to help your pitchers get more movement and just can’t come up with anything? I’ve got the drill for you!

  Use this challenging drill to …

• Are Your Second Base Lead Offs Costing You Runs?

  Does your team struggle scoring once your runners reach second? If so, the answer might lie in your leadoffs.

  Leading off from second base is different from first …

• Why Hitters MUST Drop Their Back Shoulder

  Almost every hitter I know has been told they shouldn’t drop their back shoulder. Read on to see why this is not only bad advice, but crucial …

• Are You a Helpful or Harmful Softball Parent?

  Every softball team has parents, but not all softball parents’ behaviors are helpful. Here’s a way for your parents to ensure their actions are helping their daughters.

  There’s …

• 6 Preparation Lessons from Hurricane Irma
  
• Prepare for Pitching Speeds with a Simple Hitting Drill

  Having good hitters is one thing, but having hitters that can successfully hit pitchers of all speeds is when you win ball games. Check out this simple …

• 5 Things that Must Happen BEFORE You Get Recruited
  

  Recruiting is happening at younger and …

• 2 Keys to Improve Your Slapper

  Learn two critical slapping keys that one of the best slapping coaches in the country recently shared with me.

  Having slappers in your lineup can wreak havoc with …

• My Top Takeaways from the Pitching Summit
  
• My Top Takeaways from the Hitting Summit
  
• Bang the Bucket – Throwing Drill

  Do you feel like your team practices throwing all the time only to lose games because they can’t throw? Discover how this Bang the Bucket Drill will …

• Put Your Oxygen Mask on First
  
• How to Avoid Making the 4 Biggest Pitch Calling Mistakes
  Eliminate their Not-Thoughts

  With many of you playing in National Tournaments this week or next, the pressure on your players to perform really builds. How they talk to themselves can …

• Your Hitters Only Have One Brain

  The idea of having more than 1 brain is ridiculous, but in fact, it’s what many of us ask our hitters to have on every swing and …

• How to Get More Tag Outs

  Tagging runners out might seem like it has everything to do with the throw. But, you might be surprised to learn there’s a secret in how you …

• Are You Recruiting Players that Fit Through Your Funnel?

  You’re in the busiest recruiting time of the year, out looking for kids that will be the future of your program. But are you making sure they’ll …

• Strengthen Your Middle Infield & Strengthen Your Team

  Except for your pitcher and catcher, your middle infield has the most influential impact on the outcome of your games. Could yours stand to get better? If …

• 6 Lessons to Turn Your Underclass into Leaders
  
• A Thank You Letter to All Senior Softball Players!!
  
• How to Score Runs When Your Team Can’t Hit

  While we’d all love to have a lineup full of clutch, power-hitters, that isn’t always the case. Hitting can go on vacation, and when it does, you’ve …

• 5 Ways an Animal Trainer Can Make You a Better Coach
  
• 1-2-3-4 Scrimmage
  

  This modified …

• How the Knock-Off Drill Improves Pitching Control & Focus

  Watching your pitcher lose her control or focus is one of the most painful things that can happen as a coach. Help her practice both with this …

• Why Your Pitchers Should be Using Up-Backs

  Do your pitchers look terrific when they’re up-close warming up, only to struggle once they move back to the rubber? If so, then Up-Backs are just what …

• If You’re Not Using a Game Goals Board – You Should Be

  Everybody wants to win softball games, and yet “winning the game” can often seem too big and vague. So, discover a simple way to engage your team …

• 3 Reasons to Post Your Lineup After Each Practice

  It’s game-time and you’re reading out today’s starting lineup…you dread it & your players hate it. Discover a better way that will improve your practices AND eliminate …

• Create Competitiveness by Counting Points in Practice

  Do you struggle making practice more game-like? Could your players get more competitive in practice? If so, then check out a great way to count points that …

• 3 Coaching Lessons from the Chinese Bamboo Tree
  Put Your Oxygen Mask on First!
  
• How a Trashcan Will Improve Your Defense

  Discover how the lowly trashcan will improve your defense, by helping to create throwing lanes.

  From doubleplays to bunts, fielders have to make plays by throwing around runners. …

• Bunt Coverage – Are You Sure Who Goes Where?
  
• A Great Indoor & Outdoor Hitting Drill

  Whether you’re practicing indoors or outdoors, here’s a great hitting drill that will help your players hit the ball up the middle!

  The setup for this drill is …

• 4 Take-Aways from My Clinic with the Game’s Best
  
• How to Get 68 Great Drills
  
• 3 Tips for Tackling 2017
  
• 4 Ways to Make Sure Your Arm is Ready for Game Time!
  

  The holiday season is the perfect …

• A Simple Way to Improve Your Pitcher’s Effort
  
• Advice for Handling Rumors
  

  Players love to talk and unfortunately many will talk about …

• How the Grab Bag Challenge Can Help Improve Your Pitchers

  Pitchers are human and are just like everyone else – practice is more interesting if it can also be a little fun. Discover a way to challenge …

• Confidence Cleats

  Getting players to believe in themselves can be tough, especially during a game. That’s why confidence cleats can really help.

  It’s super challenging for players to keep that …

• How a Bucket Will Improve Your Riseball

  Throwing a good riseball means the pitcher has to have a firm front leg. Knowing that is one thing, getting your pitcher to be able to do …

• 3 Ways Your Infielders Can Play Like the Pros

  If you watched the recent World Series, then you saw some of the best infielders in the world. Check out the 3 things ALL great infielders do …

• Are All Those Reps Really Making You Better?

  Everybody knows to get good at anything, you’ve got to do it over and over again. Building muscle memory, right? But what if our muscles don’t actually …

• A Change of Angle Curveball Drill

  Do you have a pitcher struggling with her curveball? If you’ve tried everything, then this simple change of angle drill just might do the trick.

  Your pitcher works …

• A Sure-Fire Drill to Get Better Fielding Pitchers

  You’ve hit your pitcher groundball after groundball, and she still remains the weak-link in your defense. If that sounds too familiar, then here’s the drill you’ve been …

• A Simple 2-Step Approach to Improving Focus
  5 Tips for Helping Your Player Get Back to School Better
  
• Are Your Practices Like a Bad Cell Area – One Big “Dead Zone”
  
• A Throwback Game to Increase Your Players Competitiveness

  Want 500 ways to make your team more competitive? While that might sound like an exaggeration, this throwback game called 500 will transform even the timid.

  Getting your …

• Could You Coach in the WCWS?
  
• 7 Keys to Winning the Super Regionals & WCWS

  This is an awesome time of the year with softball games on TV, tough matchups and possibly, your favorite team still hanging in there. Make sure you’re …

• Should Your Bunters Tilt or Not Tilt

  Having a super-hitting team is great, until you come across that super-pitcher and your hitting goes on vacation. Being able to bunt will win you championships so …

• 4 Things a Phone Teaches Players About “Take Your Time”

  Teaching younger players to take their time in between plays is tough. They aren’t sure what to do with their time so they rush, rush, rush. The …

• 3 Tips for Young Catchers

  While catchers don’t seem to get a lot of coaching, they are HUGELY important to the outcome of a game. A great catcher helps make a great …

• 5 Things You Should Copy About College Players

  Having college softball on TV is a great way to both increase the visibility and to help younger players and coaches see what top softball players look …

• 3 Must-Haves for a Great Tryout
  How Measuring Performance Improves Your Tryouts & Practices

  When I say “measuring performance” I’m talking about creating a method that gives players a clear idea of how they’re doing – before you hand out the …

• Are YOU a Better Coach Than You Were Last Season?
  

  Wow – what a question! It kind of hits you head on & yet …

• The 5 Greatest Things I Learned in 2015

  Everybody has their own End-of-the-Year List and I’m no different. Discover the 5 Greatest Things I Learned in 2015!

  I’m an obsessive learner so imagine my challenge at …

• 5 Coaching Lessons from the NFCA Convention
  

  I recently returned from the best softball gathering on the planet – the …