How Not to Be a Sucky Softball Coach | Softball Is For Girls

Coaching. It’s a hard gig and can be a cocktail for disaster. Between parents, and dealing with players, and trying to make decisions for the greater good of all, that will certainly not be agreed upon by everyone involved – being a softball coach is not an easy feat. So first… We want to thank…

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5 Things EVERY PITCHER Needs to KNOW | Softball is For Girls

Make no mistake about it. Pitching is a hard gig! Those girls that are brave enough to stand on the rubber and pitch have our deepest admiration. It’s amazing how some of these girls would faint at the thought of giving an oral presentation in front of 350 people – yet seem confident and content…

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Playing Fastpitch with Fear

If you have played fast-pitch long enough(or have a daughter that does) you should realize that softball is largely a game of failures. While the ULTIMATE goal, may be perfection – a game with absolutely no errors, where no batter strikes out or gets thrown out, where pitchers don’t walk a single batter, or ever…

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Fastpitch – Jackie’s Story – Part 2

Yesterday, we had Part 1 of Jackie’s Story. Today is part 2. If you didnt read the first one, here is the link. http://www.sifg2021clone3.flywheelsites.com/2014/12/28/fastpitch-softball-jackies-story/ If you have a story you would like to submit, or if your player does – please email it to us at softballisforgirls@live.com!  For weeks in a row, Jackie came to practice.…

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Fastpitch Softball – Jackie’s Story Part 1

When you show up on a Sunday afternoon to practice on a field that you have reserved in a town where field space is limited, there is nothing more irritating than finding people playing on it when you get there. The hope always is that the folks out there will see a large team edging…

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Tips for Coaching YOUNG Softball TEAMS

It won’t be long, and the cool chilly mornings will give way to lovely, breezy afternoons. As Rec departments and travel leagues across the country look forward to the upcoming thaw, there are tons of NEW coaches, and NEW players looking to tackle the brick-dust for the first time. Most often, a coach is born…

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One Coach, Two Coach, Three Coach Four

In recent weeks, we have had several fan questions in regard to coaching. Many players, especially as they get into middle and high schools have one, two or even three different coaches. They play for a travel team for most of the year and then are merged together on a school, or even an elite…

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Easy Ways to Drive Your Fastpitch Softball Coach CRAZY!

Those fastpitch softball  coaches!  They think they know everything. By the way they stand there and hit you ground balls, make you run – and critique your performance at the plate while a pitcher is hurling a HARD ball your way – you’d almost think they think they can play the game of fastpitch softball…

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Coaching Girls Softball – Not as Easy as You Might Think

It always starts out the same way.  Your daughter starts playing Rec league softball and realizes that she loves the dirt on the diamond more than the sparkle in dance class.  Dad (And Moms too) are thrilled.  Then, same said daughter starts showing some talent, starts making some friends her age – and mom or…

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