Guest Post by Jen Croneberger The top 5 mental mistakes coaches make prior to game time... 1. Expectations. Perhaps the number one killer of confidence, expectations are deadly. If you have expectations, you set your athletes up to fail. With expectations, they are in a succeed or fail mindset. If … [Read more...]
Softball Coaching - The View From the Dugout is Just Fine
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog We are about halfway through the summer fastpitch softball season, which means teams are starting to find out exactly what they have. In some cases, perhaps there have been pleasant surprises - players playing above the level you … [Read more...]
Quick Tip for Softball Coaches - It’s Okay to be Tough!
There are many coaches out there doing their best to teach instead of just yell which is great. I believe you coach best when you get to know your players and have the heart of a teacher vs just using a dictator style of coaching. (You know the one where you just yell as loud and often as possible … [Read more...]
Despite the dingers, you still need to bunt
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Those who have been around our sport for a long time remember when the short game (bunting in particular) was an integral part of the game. Every player on every team, even the power hitters, took pride in their bunting and could lay one … [Read more...]
Softball Tips: Surviving Hot Summer Days on the Field
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog What a gorgeous day today was where I live. A high of almost 90, sunny all day long, with just enough breeze to make it tolerable to work outside. Just the kind of day that can sneak up on you if you're not careful. With the summer … [Read more...]
Fastpitch TV 159 - Softball Slapping Footwork and Contact Tips
This episode of Fastpitch TV features India Chiles talking about slapping. In this video India covers: slapping footwork when contact should be made how to help your slappers stay closed instead of opening up to first too early common footwork mistakes to avoid when slapping how to set the ball … [Read more...]
Softball Hitting Mechanics Aren’t Enough
Every week (if not almost every day), we receive mail from customers, visitors, and newsletter subscribers. Today I want to take a moment to share one of these inquiries with you. This question (a good one) came from a softball dad. From the Softball Performance Mail Bag... Coach, it seems to me … [Read more...]
Softball Tips: Control Your Attitude
If you've read any of my former posts you probably realize by now that my writing is meant to encourage athletes, coaches and parents alike. I try to string together words that perhaps you have read before, in a way that makes them sound fresh. Recently one of my batting students made me realize how … [Read more...]
Makings of a great softball team
I recently read an article at TheGuardianOnline.com which was so full of softball awesomeness, I just had to share it with you. … [Read more...]
Softball Tips - How to avoid injuries and poor performance
Don't Skimp on the Warm-ups Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog You would think that this week's rant topic would be pretty self-evident. Yet apparently it's not. I keep hearing stories about coaches (many of them HS coaches right now because that's the season most are in) … [Read more...]