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Pitcher Jennie Finch announces retirement
posted on July 20, 2010 at 7:47pm
National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) icon and Bandits’ pitcher Jennie Finch announced her retirement plans today, stating her professional and international softball career will end following the final Chicago Bandits home stand and NPF playoffs in August.
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Softball father-daughter/player relationship
posted on July 20, 2010 at 11:54am
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
You see it at any softball park: the dynamics between fathers and the softball playing daughters. While it mostly applies to coaches, it probably really extends to any father who is involve...more
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Chicago Bandits wrap up the Akron Racers
posted on July 12, 2010 at 4:30pm
Chicago Bandits’ pitcher Eileen Canney (1-2) came out in the circle today with unfinished business. The last time she faced off with the Racers, she started and had a great game, giving up just one run and three hits in six innings.
The Bandits would g...more
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Soft schedule or hard schedule to prepare for tournaments?
posted on July 7, 2010 at 12:12pm
Guest Post by Don McKay, Softball Editor for Bellaonline
I’ve seen polar opposites this season when it comes to Softball schedules. My older daughter’s team has purposely scheduled the very easiest tournaments they could find leading up to their e...more
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The difference between a player and a wannabe
posted on July 2, 2010 at 2:16pm
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
Lately I've been hearing a lot of talk about A teams and A players. Of course, every parent wants to think their daughter is an A player, and a lot of good ballplayers want to think they're ...more
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World Championships in Caracas, Venezuela
posted on June 29, 2010 at 3:22pm
Buenos Dias todos!
Hello from South America! What a great feeling to be down here representing the U-S-A with the 16 best countries from all over the world. This is my THIRD World Championships (they are every four years, I know makes me the old lady ...more
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Jennie Finch: Day 6 & 7 in Caracas & eating Venezuelan style
posted on June 29, 2010 at 11:28am
We played Australia yesterday, we won 9-2. It was a big victory for us as we are collecting wins for the top seed in our pool. We were happy to make it to our game on time... our bus suddenly was lost for about 20min. We made it and with plenty of warm...more
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That other World Cup
posted on June 25, 2010 at 1:33pm
It's not the most brilliant of ideas to schedule an event with which you're hoping to gain attention for a neglected sport during the most popular sporting competition in the world. Wimbledon and the LPGA Championship are events of longstanding, and whi...more
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Jennie Finch: Day #2 here in Venezuela
posted on June 24, 2010 at 12:17pm
WOW! What a night! We just got back from opening ceremonies here in Venezuela! All I can say is WOW! It was a spectacular show! The stadium is beautiful its surrounded by the gorgeous green mountains here. It was packed with excited prideful anxious V...more
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10 tips for being a great softball parent
posted on June 24, 2010 at 11:06am
As a softball parent, you only want the best for your daughter. So what can you do to help your daughter become the best she can be on the field? Here are 10 Tips to Help You Be a Great Softball Parent!
Focus on reinforcing your daughter's correct t...more
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How to attack your softball training for maximum success
posted on June 23, 2010 at 12:30pm
Two things you have to understand about softball training is that there are no "small things" and that often times boring = important. How often do you see teams to baserunning drills and actually see players run in an all out sprint? There may be 1...more
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Arguments for a deeper National Team
posted on June 18, 2010 at 3:17pm
There are four teams in NPF, but one of them has the vast majority of national team players, from Mendoza to Watley. Yet coming out of week one of the season, USSSA Pride (no, I did not fall asleep on my 's' key) sits third in the league at 2-3. The B...more
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Softball added at Weatherford College
posted on June 18, 2010 at 2:30pm
A year-and-half ago, OCR launched an "inquiry" into Title IX compliance at Weatherford College in Texas, in response to gross disparity in athletic opportunities for male and female students. The inquiry produced an agreement that obligated the college ...more
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10 baserunning skills to practice
posted on June 18, 2010 at 11:28am
Great baserunning can cause havoc on the field for the defense and create additional opportunities for your team on offense. While running bases seems pretty simple, there are actually a number of different aspect a great baserunner does well. Here ar...more
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Softball Tip: Are You Putting Your Socks On Right?
posted on June 15, 2010 at 9:55am
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
About a week and a half ago, one of the all-time coaching legends, former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, passed away. He was known both for his success — 10 Division One college champions...more
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Softball World Series
posted on June 9, 2010 at 5:57pm
Congratulations to UCLA for wining the Softball College World Series, beating Arizona two games to none. (We like they get to play the best two out of three, maybe basketball could adopt that!) In the last game UCLA won it 15-9 and the game featured a rec...more
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I like scoring! And I'm not ashamed to admit it!
posted on June 9, 2010 at 2:19pm
I wasn't as invested in the Women's College World Series this year. I turned it on when I was around. I went to one regional game. But I left the bar where I was watching game 1 of the championships on Monday night because I cared more about eating leftov...more
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UCLA defeats Arizona in WCWS
posted on June 9, 2010 at 11:59am
The board above says it all. UCLA is this year's NCAA champion, giving Kelly Inouye-Perez her first title as head coach. Arizona added a late run, but it was nowhere near enough. UCLA needed a huge amount of luck to win Game 1, but tonight, the Bruins' ...more
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WCWS: Yankees Vs. Yankees
posted on June 8, 2010 at 4:53pm
For all the parity this WCWS brought in its initial stages, here we are again with the usual suspects. They may play compelling softball and that's the heart of the matter,* but they're not teams that fans other than their (considerably sized) faithful ...more
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Too much offense in the Softball Women's College World Series?
posted on June 5, 2010 at 11:07am
Guest Post by Don McKay, Softball Editor for Bellaonline.
I was watching Game 2 of the UCLA/Florida game yesterday on ESPNU and was kind of blown away by some of the commentary by Michelle Smith and Pam Ward. Because the game had controversy (6 illega...more
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Softball fielding tip: Get your glove foot forward
posted on June 4, 2010 at 10:14am
This very basic softball fielding concept is something that many players and coaches tend to overlook. Most players know which foot to step toward the ball with when they are receiving a throw. If you aren't sure, the title of this post gives you a ...more
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Softball skills debate
posted on June 3, 2010 at 11:13am
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
There's No ONE Answer for How To Execute Skills
Most of us come to resources such as the Discuss Fastpitch Forum because we're looking to improve our understanding of the skills and strategies...more
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What really wins softball championships?
posted on June 1, 2010 at 8:34pm
I'm sure you've heard the saying, "Offense Wins Games. Defense Wins Championships." But how much do you agree or disagree with that statement for softball. After all, to win a softball game you need to score runs and softball defenses cannot score. ...more
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Field set for the 2010 NCAA Women’s College World Series
posted on June 1, 2010 at 3:11pm
Super Regional action is over and the field is now set for the 2010 NCAA Women’s College World Series.
The biggest upset came in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional, where No. 16 Hawaii recorded a pair of one-run wins to eliminate No. 1 Alabama in three ga...more
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