A few extra MPH makes you more dominant+ACE +ACY-nbsp+ADs Are you ready for Christmas? I'm certainly not. Guess what? I'm guy and i am sometimes at last minute to buy my Xmas gift+ACE +ACY-nbsp+ADs-Oh well, at least, I'm assuming it+ACE LOL Today, I'm working out of a nice little coffee shop in a trendy part of town. I was … [Read more...]
Case Study - How She Added 2 MPH to Her Fastball
Wow,+ACY-nbsp+ADs-I+ACY-nbsp+ADs-love+ACY-nbsp+ADs-great+ACY-nbsp+ADs-news+ACY-nbsp+ADs-like+ACY-nbsp+ADs-that.+ACY-nbsp+ADs-I+ACY-nbsp+ADs-had+ACY-nbsp+ADs-to+ACY-nbsp+ADs-write … [Read more...]
It’s Never Just One Thing
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog I've written on this topic in fastpitch softball before, but with what's been+ACY-nbsp+ADs-happening in both the MLB playoffs, college football and the NFL the last few+ACY-nbsp+ADs-weeks it bears repeating. How many times have you seen a game come down to … [Read more...]
Practicing at the Edge of Your Ability
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Recently I read Daniel Coyle's Little Book of Talent (LBOT), the companion book to his best seller The Talent Code. Both are worth a read if you're serious about developing players to be the best they can be, but LBOT is a lot faster read. I … [Read more...]
How Focusing on Outcomes Creates Worse Ones
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Had an interesting discussion with one of my pitching students today. She played in a tournament over the weekend, and while she had a good overall performance she had some issues with control. This was an issue that cropped up for her … [Read more...]
Youth Softball Coaching - Speed Fastpitch Learning through Super Slow Mo
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Fastpitch softball coaches are always looking for new and better ways to teach their players the fundamental skills they need to succeed. There dozens, maybe hundreds of books of drills out there, and the Discuss Fastpitch Forum itself has … [Read more...]
Team Chemistry - Getting to Know Each Other
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Believe it or not, right now is one of the most important times of the softball season. No, not tryouts. I'm talking about the period after tryouts where players are just starting to+ACY-nbsp+ADs-get to know each other. Sure, on established teams … [Read more...]
Does Loyalty Exist Anymore?
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Over the past few days I've been exchanging texts with a few parents and coaches who are going through the tryout process. While we've discussed a number of topics, one theme that seems to keep running through them on both sides is whether … [Read more...]
Setting Up Players to Fail
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog A few years ago, one of my pitching students was in a tough predicament on her team. It was coached by, shall we say, some less than scrupulous parents who were primarily in it to make their daughters look good. Don't set your players up for … [Read more...]
Sometimes Softball is More Than a Game
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog This past Saturday I had a softball junkie's great day. I was able to get out to see all or part of six games where students and/or former players of mine were playing. It was quite an upbeat day overall +ACY-mdash+ADs at least until my last stop of … [Read more...]