Everything Fastpitch is a podcast hosted by Coach Tory Acheson and Coach Don McKinlay. Tory and Don are former college coaches that are now full time instructors and travel ball coaches. Since retiring form active collegiate coaching they have committed themselves to providing educational materials to the fastpitch community. This podcast is one of the resources they are providing. Their website has 500+ blog posts and they have a YouTube channel. All of these cover fastpitch softball from c ...
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The Fastpitch Softball TV Show has interviews with Olympians, Hall of Fame Players, and Coaches. Watch as Great players from the sport of fastpitch softball give you tips, and show you drills to improve your game. Sponsored by http://SoftballJunk.com Check out our website at www.Fastpitch.TV
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The Fastpitch Radio Network is more than a single podcast about fastpitch softball. It is a network for fastpitch softball podcasts. My goal is to bring together great producers of the best fastpitch softball content on the planet. If you produce a podcast for the sport of fastpitch softball, and would like to get involved with the Fastpitch Radio Network email FastpitchTV@gmail.com for more information. The Fastpitch Radio Network is part of The Fastpitch TV Network located at http://Fastpi ...
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If you go to Minot High and you’ve been thinking about joining softball or want to know more about it, then this is the podcast for you! I’ll give a little insight on everything that goes on at practice, games, and team bonding. If you are thinking about joining, maybe this will influence your decision!
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When things go wrong there still is the next play
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We have all seen it, an error is made fielding a ball or a throw is bad and the fielders become spectators. We have to teach and practice with our players that if something goes wrong their responsibilities change. They need to see what is happening and realize that the initial play is over and that a play is going to be made at a different base an…
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Transfer Portal Stats / Respect the fields you play on / Why are teams always look for players / Optimism
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Follow up to last week's question about entering the transfer portal (@13:09) Paige's Power Play: Failure Recovery Document (@18:21) Respect the fields you play on (@20:54) Why are team always looking for players? (@35:16) Action Coach Tip: Optimism (@40:25) Support the Show.…
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Strategic importance of swapping runs for an out
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We have to start at the younger ages to teach players the strategic importance of swapping runs for an out. The coaches use a game from the super regionals to show the importance. They stress that we have to train the players so when it becomes important they are prepared. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Transfer Portal Advice / Interview with longtime college coach, Marty McDaniel
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Can you give me some advice on my daughter entering the transfer portal? (@11:42) Interview with Marty McDaniel, long time college coach (Part 1) (@16:57) Marty McDaniel has started softball at a college, coached at the highest level and will be coaching a professional team. Interview with Marty …
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Women's College World Series Predictions
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Coach Tory gives his predictions and analysis of the WCWS games. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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It is summer time or close to it. Your player's and parent's lives are going to change. School won't be dictating a schedule and your players will be involved in additional activities. The family dynamics will change. You may have player's school years ending at different times, What has been the status quo is gone. It is up to you to adapt and emb…
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Bat Weights / Success and failure / If you celebrate everything, how do you celebrate something special / Instant replay out of control / Practice coaching
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Is it okay to use a bat weight in the on-deck circle? (@10:29) Paige's Power Play: Successful athletes and failure (@13:27) If you celebrate everything, how do you celebrate something special (@15:46) Instant Replay is out of control (@23:30) Practice coaching 3rd base (@30:32) Support the Show.…
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Remember, play has not stopped until the umpire calls time
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This week the coaches discuss the need to teach players not to react to an umpires call and forget about what is going on in the game. We have seen it at the highest level, where a player starts protesting what they think is a bad call and the other runners keep on going. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Skipping high school ball, is this a thing? / Stats about confidence / Best time of the year for softball / Summer camp season / Game plans are important
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Players are skipping high school ball, is this a thing? (@15:13) Paige's Power Play: Stats about confidence in girls (@24:34) Best time of the year to watch softball (@28:07) Summer camp season. How to pick the best option. (@35:18) Action Coach Tip: Game plans are important in games and business…
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Review of the Division 1 NCAA Tournament Regionals
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Coach Tory Acheson gives his review of the Division 1 NCAA Tournament Regionals. He breaks down each Region and predicts the winners. He also gives insight of the unseeded teams and which ones to watch out for. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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The coaches discuss situational coaching when we have a lead and just need outs. Coach Tory is watching a lot of softball while he is recuperating and he sees things that he just doesn't understand. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Moving up to a more competitive team challenges / End of Careers / Pro Fastpitch is in trouble
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This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Daughter moved up to a stronger team, but now wants to quit. Any advice? (@11:42) Paige's Power Play: Stop hoping for a bounce back from a mistake, take action (@17:23) A lot of player's are ending their careers and we can learn from them and put things in perspective (@20:45) Pro Fastpitch is in…
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We have to teach and practice base running
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The coaches discuss the need for better base running decisions. Even at the collegiate level there are too many mistakes being made. We have to drill the players until they understand the game situation and the do's and don't's. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Hitting Lineup / Importance of CPR and first aid / Quote from Geno Auriemma /
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: How to build hitting lineup? (@9:25) Paige's Power Play (@13:58) Interview about the importance of CPR and first aid. (@16:40) How a quote from Geno Auriemma applies to softball (@36:03) Action Coach Tip (@43:03) Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Execute the skill, then reflect on the results
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When learning/practicing skills there needs to be a reflection pause between reps for the athlete to evaluate what was right and what was wrong. If we just speed through reps, improving the skill takes more time. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Fields in bad shape / No cut policy makes rosters huge / What to do with limited options to play
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This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Why are fields that school ball and travel ball use in such bad condition? (@11:15) Paige's Power Play: Failure Recovery (@18:19) In some areas the school ball teams have a no-cut policy and the roster size is too large. What do we think? (@20:43) Traveling long distances to play when there isn'…
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Don't confuse the player because the adults have different opinions
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Coaches, Instructors and Parents need to be consistent in the message they are sending to the players. A confused player is an inconsistent player. For the benefit of the player, everybody has to work together. The coaches discuss the relationship between players and coaches and instructors and parents. Support the Show.…
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Catchers - Backup First Base / Don't Lose Games / Correct it, don't apologize
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This week's Lineup Catchers must back up first base (@0:39) More games are lost than won (@13:49) Quit saying "My Bad" (@26:39) Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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The Comfort Zone, Stretch Zone and Panic Zone
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Players need to advance their skills by practicing skills that are out of their comfort zone but not into their panic zone. In this episode we discuss the three zones that people fall into when performing tasks. The comfort zone where we are totally comfortable. The stretch zone where we are being pushed beyond what we are comfortable with. And fin…
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How to manage bullying / Reaction time for hitters
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A listener asks for some advice for bullying on a team whether this be physical, mental or isolating some players. This is a topic that all coaches should be on the watch for, Training hitters for fast pitchers. Hitting is reaction time and there are some drills that we can do to help them. Support the Show.…
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Teaching hitting through the ball
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Hitting through the ball is a concept that a lot of players have trouble grasping. The coaches discuss what it means and some tips on how to improve your players hitting. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Coaches who yell / Too many travel teams / Look Good, Play Good
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This weeks lineup: Coaches who yell. Some advice to coaches and parents who scream and yell during games and practices. Too many travel teams. There are more players than ever and that is great, but we don't have enough pitchers to support the number of teams. Changes need to be made and the people putting these teams together need to be more reali…
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Why communication is more critical for softball than baseball
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This week we help coaches whose primary experience is in the baseball world understand the difference between communication required in softball as opposed to baseball. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Batting entire lineup vs. nine / Mental work helps confidence / Moving young players vs. specializing / College Softball observations / Slumps
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This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Strengths of batting the entire lineup or nine hitters (@12:09) Paige's Power Play: Mental work helps confidence (@22:36) Moving players around at a young age (@25:28) College Softball observations (@33:17) Slumps (@44:54) Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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We have all seen it, players cannot execute the very basics of playing catch but they are practicing run downs, relays, etc. No matter what level you coach at, but especially those with inexperienced players, you have to be able to throw and catch. It may be boring, you might have to divide your players into groups but you have to work on throwing …
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Hitting stations for practice / Getting Past Perfection / Advertising national, premier, gold, etc teams / Lack of respect for stars in women's sports
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This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: What are ways to set up hitting stations for practices? (@12:00) Paige's Power Play: Getting Past Perfection (@15:58) Why do organizations advertise having national, premier or gold level teams.(@18:51) Lack of respect for stars in women's sports? (@27:34) Support the Show.…
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Practice with the same effort as in the game
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We see this too often. In a game we are hitting with 100% effort, but in our training we don't practice at 100%. It doesn't make since to practice at a different level of effort than how we want to perform in a game. Make adjustments. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Superstitions - good or bad / What visualization is like / Non-softball training / Slow pitching - not an excuse / Be x Do = Have
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Are softball superstitions good or bad? (@13:24) Paige's Power Play: What visualization is like (@18:37) Importance of non-softball training (@25:47) Slow Pitching is not an excuse for hitting problems (@38:14) Be x Do = Have (@48:49) Support the Show.…
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It is our responsibility to help athletes from hurting themselves
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Our game has many different ways that a player can injure themselves. As coaches we can't prevent the freak accidents. Even professional athletes get hurt and they have expert coaching staffs. But we can be aware enough to help our players do things correctly and understand any current issues they have that must be taken into consideration with our…
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Footwork for right handed first basemen / We can be too humble / Why have we gotten so combative / Helping catchers adapt to different pitchers / Learn from your peers
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Footwork for right handed first basemen (@14:05) Paige's Power Play: We can be too humble (@20:12) Why have we gotten so combative in games lately? (@23:29) Helping catcher's adapt to different pitchers (@31:43) Learn from your peers (@39:53) Support the Show.…
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Newton's first law of motion states that “an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion". This applies to softball and the coaches discuss how players should be moving into a ready state instead of reacting from a stationary position. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Obligations of Runner and Catcher on a dropped 3rd strike / Why taking a break is bad is a myth / Message from a recruiting service / Please call the strike zone / Work your A's off
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Batter/Runner and Catcher's obligation on a dropped 3rd strike? (@13:15) Paige's Power Play: Why taking a break is bad is a myth (@19:00) Interview with EAS recruiting service (@22:31) Please call the strike zone (@39:46) Work your A's off (@53:53) Support the Show.…
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Has new equipment changed the game?
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The coaches discuss the impact of equipment on the game of softball. Their decades of experience give them a unique perspective to the changes. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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How much warm up for a pitcher / Part 2 of interview with Justin McLeod of D1Softball / Observations from early season games / Apply a quote from Usain Bolt
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: How much should my daughter warm up before each game? (@12:21) Paige's power Play: Free Parent Training (@19:05) Part 2 of Interview with Justin McLeod of D1Softball (@21:38) Observations from games I've seen at the beginning of the season (@42:25) Quote from Usain Bolt and how it applies today (…
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Rethink any set philosophy you have for all players to follow
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We often hear from students and former students that their coach wants everyone on the team to do something the same way. In this episode we discuss that all players are not physically and athletically the same and maximizing their performance may mean that having a set philosophy is not the best thing. Support the Show.…
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Clarification on being hit by batted ball / Interview with Justin McLeod of D1 Softball / Infield Fly Rule / Story telling
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: My daughter was called out after being hit with a batted ball while standing on second base. Is this the correct call? (@8:39) Paige's Power Play: Free Parent Training (@12:21) Interview with Justin McLeod of D1 Softball (@15:17) Infield Fly Rule (@42:30) Action Coach Tip: Story telling (@50:48) …
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Each family's financial situation affects team dynamics
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This is a podcast that every coach and parent of a team should listen to. The financial situation of a family plays a part in the dynamics of a team. Coaches are not expected to investigate a family's financial situation, but they have to understand that a family commits to a team based upon the coach's plan during the formation of the team. Every …
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Reaction to a survey / Stop worrying about what others think / Reaction to a quote by a top coach / Maximizing coaching staff
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: What is you reaction to this survey of parents on their expectation of playing softball? (@10:10) Paige's Power Play: How to stop worrying about what others think. (@17:50) "How do you coach in an environment where the players feel they owe you nothing and you owe them everything" Geno Auriemma (…
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Team Bonding Activities - Good or Bad
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Lots of teams talk about having team bonding activities. The coaches discuss whether these are important for teams and have a benefit. They talk about the challenges of planning them and the trade off with less practice time. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Concern about a coach's message / Help your daughter with boldness / College Camp Strategy for a catcher / Strong Statement of a coach / Community Service
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This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Parent is worried about statement a coach is making. (@10:18) Paige's Power Play: How to help your daughter play with boldness. (@18:43) College Camp Strategy for a catcher (@21:50) Discussion of statement "My job is to find someone better than you, your job is to make sure I can't"(@31:53) Commu…
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Head coaches have to be a manager and can't take responsibility for every task. This is especially true in games. You cannot keep your finger on the pulse of the game and try to look after everything else. You lose focus on the game if your worrying about the lineup, dugout, bullpens, substitutions, etc. Support the Show.…
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What does Equivalency sport mean / Suggestions for applying for a coaching position / Start with a plan
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This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Should paying team dues guarantee you a certain amount of playing time? (@13:00) Paige's Power Play: How to stop being her own worst enemy. (@15:53) College softball is an Equivalency sport. What does that mean? (@19:06) Suggestions to someone applying for a coaching position. A listener is appl…
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If you want something different, you have to do something different
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Coaches, if you are working hard to get your team to perform and it isn't working we need to change something. We need to step back and take a look at what we are doing and make some adjustments. Our job is to determine why they aren't getting what we are teaching. It could be they just don't understand, don't have the skills or other factors. So, …
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Hitting ground balls intentionally / Parent training / Changing of the guard in coaching / Player talking to a coach / Habits
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Listener questions philosophy of not trying to hit ground balls. (@8:52) Paige's Power Play: Parent training (@22:25) Are we in a "changing of the guard" period in college sports? (@27:07) Should a player be comfortable when talking to the coach? (@41:01) People develop habits and their habits de…
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Skills learned in games and practices are different
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To play the game successfully it takes practice and game experience. Coaches need to understand which skills are only learned in practice and skills that have to be learned in games. If we mix them up, players are going to be confused and make the wrong changes. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Role of parent in coachability / Parent Training / Movie Recommendation / Aristotle Quote / Goals and word of the year
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: What is the role of a parent in determining the coachability of a player? (@11:02) Paige's Power Play: Parent Training (@15:13) Strong recommendation for a movie to help players. (@18:50) Aristotle Quote relating to sports: “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intenti…
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Lessons from an NBA game. Don't stick with a plan when it isn't working.
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Coaches have a strategy for a game that involves lineups, pitching and playing positions. Sometimes it just isn't working. Be willing to break from your strategy to adapt for what is working today. Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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Is a big organization better for a player? / Hate it - Love it Debate / Hitters need to know the ingredients of a good swing / Benefits of reflection
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Warmup Segment Warmup Segment Listener Question: Is it important to be part of a large organization? (@14:52) Paige's Power Play: Even dads understand that the mental game is important.(@23:38) Coach Tory and Coach Don take opposite sides on the major changes that have been made in the game of softball. (@27:27) Hitters need to understand the ingre…
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You don't have to keep up with the Joneses
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We hear it all the time. Well team X is practicing even though the weather is atrocious, so we need to. Team X is playing in tournaments every weekend so we must. Just because other teams are doing something does not necessarily mean it is best for your team. Make decisions based upon what makes your team better at the end. Support the Show.…
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How much should a team practice? / Should teammates be friends? / Why is bunting rare / Body language
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This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: How much should a 10U team practice? (@9:28) Paige's Power Play: Prepare for a new year (@15:12) Is it important for teammates to be friends? (@18:25) Why is bunting rare now? (@28:03) Body language is important (@33:01) Support the Show.Oleh Tory Acheson & Don McKinlay
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