This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Do any women's sports actually make any money for their school? (@14:50) Correlation between team rankings and player recognition (@23:09) Feedback from listeners on the issue of not enough pitchers (@31:24) Know the rules if you are going to argue (@53:43) Support the show
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 1 min
How a coach is going to use stats in making game decisions is unique for each coach. But how important they are and the impact on decision making must be communicated to your players. Otherwise discontent and questioning will occur. Support the show
Jan 24, 2025•14 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Saw top 25 list, what do you think about the SEC dominating the list? (@11:42) Interview with Valerie Alston, mental coach, speaker, author and podcaster (@19:29) Pitch calling guidance (@49:07) Support the show
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 1 min
The more efficient we are the less likely we get picked off a base and more likely to be able to advance a base. Baserunning practice has to drill down to the small details of footwork to be the more efficient. It's not just take your lead and turn around to come back, but how. Support the show
Jan 17, 2025•15 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: What's more important, what my team does well or what my opponent might do? (@15:31) Sorting out the process of trying out for a team (@20:40) Most unhittable pitcher in softball (@30:53) Importance of coaching at a young age (@38:13) Support the show
Jan 15, 2025•49 min
How a quote from Catherine the Great can be applied to coaching softball. Support the show
Jan 10, 2025•13 min
This week's lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: What impact will the change allowing Junior College players 4 years of NCAA eligibility have? (@11:36) Advice for players and teams for playing in cold weather (@21:50) Discussion on the number of social media posts from teams needing pitchers (@31:05) Advice for a former baseball player in coaching softball (@44:39) Support the show...
Jan 08, 2025•52 min
We tell players to wipe off mistakes, mishaps or other negative events to perform at their optimum. Today we challenge coaches to wipe the slate clean and start the new year with no preconceived thoughts and evaluate our team and players with a fresh attitude. Support the show
Dec 27, 2024•9 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Team folded and need advice on finding a new team that is more stable (@12:46) When a player has to give up the game (@22:03) Feedback from Managers vs Coaches (@30:56) Improving Speed (@40:48) Support the show
Dec 25, 2024•51 min
Things happen. Players get hurt, sick or for other reasons miss games or have to be substituted for in a game. Coaches shouldn't scramble to get a player ready to step in and fill a position, but have a philosophy to stay ready by having players adept at that position already. Support the show
Dec 20, 2024•10 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Will we see colleges players transferring during the season?(@15:16) Response to importance of pitcher/catcher relationship (@23:09) Paying to get players (@33:49) Master one pitch before adding another one (@43:40) Support the show
Dec 18, 2024•51 min
You can't have confidence and anxiety. The job of coaches and parents is to reduce anxiety and open the door to confidence. Support the show
Dec 13, 2024•12 min
This week's lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Why do we see more players being recruited than the stats say there should be? (@10:01) Arm care guidelines (@15:21) Coach Pat Summitt's Definite Dozen (@24:52) Change our line drive drills (@29:56) Support the show
Dec 11, 2024•42 min
Be aware of recruiting periods to better inform your players. Coach Tory gives you some pointers. Support the show
Dec 06, 2024•7 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: What is holding my player back? Everything seems to be okay but she struggles breaking thru in big moments. (@7:41) Things that hold us back. (@11:42) Adults should model their behavior that we want our players to follow. (@15:56) Coaches be curious and always try to learn. (@19:26) Support the show
Dec 04, 2024•26 min
The coaches discuss the importance of the relationship between pitchers and catchers. Coaches need to understand this and promote the relationship and use it to their and the team's success. Support the show
Nov 29, 2024•12 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Value of being on a team with former college players as coaches? (@08:45) Helping a team break through the ceiling to success (@14:25) Dealing with concussions (@21:13) Is adjustment just a work that coaches use when they they don't have a solution? (@29:35) Support the show
Nov 26, 2024•39 min
The coaches challenge you to pick a coaching skill that you want to improve on and double your knowledge in an offseason. Support the show
Nov 22, 2024•11 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Advice on working with players with ADHD or a similar issue (@13:37) Guideline for creating rules for team decorum (@19:45) What age is it appropriate for players to specialize on a position? (@32:14) The difference between training and training with a purpose (@36:35) Support the show
Nov 20, 2024•43 min
The coaches discus the delayed steal. Our players need to understand the delayed steal defensively and offensively. One complements the other in using the delayed steal and preventing others from using it on us. Support the show
Nov 15, 2024•11 min
This week's Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: More on creating good relations with college coaches (@11:51) Play some game without time limits (@20:14) Give your pitchers experience in a big game (@29:12) When do you decide that your team is not competitive at the level you expected? @(34:07) Support the show
Nov 13, 2024•40 min
A discussion on a thought from Greg Olsen's podcast on youth sports. Coaches need to have a goal that each player keeps getting better. And successful coaches keep players getting better the longest. Support the show
Nov 08, 2024•11 min
This week's Lineup: Warmup Segment Listener Question: Do's and do not's for building relationships with college coaches (@10:59) Should players have their name on the back of their jersey? (@19:26) Fall vs spring high school softball (@24:24) Self scouting for coaches, players and parents (@34:50) Support the show
Nov 06, 2024•43 min
A listener ask us for advice when a team was consistently obstructing their base runners. We can't teach the specific rules of obstruction and interference. But we can teach them to know when they have the right of way and when they need to get out of the way. Support the show
Nov 01, 2024•9 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: Do stats at a younger age predict later success? (@10:45) Coaching staffs need practice too (@13:43) End of season equipment cleaning (@17:49) Incorporate Live Pitching in practice (@23:09) Support the show
Oct 30, 2024•30 min
As players advance in their skills, we need to teach them that there are ways to anticipate where a ball may be hit. This will allow them to make plays that they wouldn't make otherwise. Support the show
Oct 25, 2024•10 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: My daughter's teammates are getting offers but she is being recruited but no offers. How can I keep her spirits up? (@07:49) Don't complain about playing time, work harder. (@11:58) Impact of social media posts on recruiting (@18:26) Parents and coaches use safety equipment (@23:03) Support the show
Oct 23, 2024•28 min
This week the topic revolves around when you have a choice between a player who is good offensively and weak defensively or good defensively and weak offensively. Which one can you have the most impact on that gives you the best team? Support the show
Oct 18, 2024•10 min
This week's Lineup Warmup Segment Listener Question: What expectations should a player have when playing in college? (@10:10) Forbes Magazine article: More Money equals More Problems (@16:33) What college coaches look for in players (@26:33) Travel coaches putting together a schedule (@30:48) Support the show
Oct 16, 2024•36 min
There are time in a game where a player is in a clutch situation. Pressure is on. Coaches need to help the players prepare for these situations. Support the show
Oct 11, 2024•10 min
