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Softball Players Who Can Flat Rake
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 4, 2010 at 8:12pm
Leaders in OPS* through last week, as calculated by me:
Jen Yee, Georgia Tech 1.965
April Setterlund, Boston College 1.857
May Meagan, Texas A&M; 1.579
Renae Sinkler, Creighton 1.565
Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State 1.557
Tess Sito, Cleveland S...more
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"When that Aprille with his shoures sote..."
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 4, 2010 at 8:11pm
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
'Tis once again time
to despaire of John Rittman
There is nothing like being in a stadium full of people cheering because a...more
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The Illegal Pitch Kerfuffle
by Women's Sports Blog
posted April 1, 2010 at 9:46pm
Something to watch for this softball season is an increase in the number of illegal pitches called. Apparently the NCAA was embarrassed by a rash of infraction diagnoses by the commentating team during last year's world series, and has instructed offici...more
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Try To Develop Your Hindsight Early
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 31, 2010 at 11:42pm
Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog
Last week I was out watching a high school game. During the game I wound up chatting with the father of a girl I used to coach.
She was actually a year younger than most of the girls on the te...more
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Avoid This Costly Softball Coaching Mistake
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 31, 2010 at 6:40pm
One of the "givens" about coaching softball is that you'll always have people that grumble, complain, and criticize what you do.
While it may seem like your season will go smoother and be less stressful if you try to make or keep everyone happy, this...more
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Look Out World, There are more Gerhart siblings
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 21, 2010 at 1:46pm
The genetic legacy of this family needs to be studied for the benefit of humankind. Toby should have won the Heisman, and now sister Teagan has thrown back-to-back no-hitters for his alma mater. Oh, and the day before that she pitched a perfect game.�...more
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Judge holds Hawaii HS Softball Field violates Title IX
by Title IX Blog
posted March 20, 2010 at 8:56pm
Yesterday a federal district court judge in Hawaii ruled in favor of the girls' softball team at Baldwin High School, in Maui County, who had sued the county and the state board of education over the condition of the softball field. According to the pre...more
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11 Ways to Use Bunts
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 19, 2010 at 9:59am
Hot bats are great to have, but some days, they just aren't working. It's always nice to have other weapons in your arsenal and bunting is something that can give you more options to help manufacture runs.
Here are 11 different ways you can use bunts:...more
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Capitol Hill supporting Physical Education
by Jennie Finch
posted March 15, 2010 at 9:27pm
Last week I joined an incredible list of athletes and the Sporting Goods Manufacturing Assoc. for National Health through Fitness day. Our goal was to try to gain support for the Physical Education Bill. Thank you Mizuno for being so actively involved an...more
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3 softball tips for outfield
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 14, 2010 at 2:14pm
Just a quick note including 3 Softball Tips for Outfield
1. Get "Behind the Fly Ball
Often times I see outfielders camped out waiting for a fly ball to come down and when it does, they are catching the ball directly above their head (instead of over...more
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Ohio school district decides location for softball field
by Title IX Blog
posted March 11, 2010 at 6:38pm
Here is a brief update from Chillicothe, Ohio, where the school district has been struggling for months to resolve disparities in its facilities for softball and baseball. Last fall, the ACLU notified the school district via letter that the lack of a per...more
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Point Loma Nazarene University cuts four teams
by Title IX Blog
posted March 9, 2010 at 9:58am
Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego announced last week that this year would be the last for four of its sports teams: men's golf, men's track, men's cross country, and women's softball. PLNU reportedly explained the cuts as necessary to achieve ...more
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Does your child have softball DNA?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 5, 2010 at 10:15am
If you want to know whether or not your child has "softball" DNA, there is a company that now provides a service to parents of young children to help them determine which sport they'd be best suited for genetically. That's right, this company, Atlas S...more
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Mental Game: There will always be critics
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 3, 2010 at 1:56pm
If there's anything I learned during my experiences with softball as a player, as a coach, and as a parent is that there will ALWAYS be critics and people who try to bring you down. Just remember, the more time, attention, and energy you spend on th...more
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Sweet Precious Little Layla Grace
by Jennie Finch
posted March 1, 2010 at 10:41pm
@LaylaGrace(via Twitter) has touched so so so very many lives, including mine. She has been on my heart since I heard her story. Please pray for her and her family.Here is an article written on her that I felt compelled to share. ...more
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Softball throwing: How to avoid arm pain
by Softball Performance Blog
posted March 1, 2010 at 8:56pm
One very common problem among softball players and teams is throwing arm pain. This was actually a topic of conversation recently over at Ohio Fastpitch Connection and of the posters there shared a throwing video done by Marc (which you'll also be ab...more
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Less Shady Gray!
by Jennie Finch
posted February 25, 2010 at 10:03pm
Everywhere you look around us and within us, we see compromise. We see that shady gray area and are being told Gray is okay. There are so many times in my life I have settled, I have compromised. I want to encourage and challenge us all to stand up for ...more
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College Recruiting: 2 Things to Remember
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 23, 2010 at 2:29pm
This is a bit of a follow up to the recent post on college recruiting. I received some interested messages via e-mail after that post and there were also some very good points made in the comments section by readers.
One of the big questions that came...more
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Olympic Fever: U-S-A!
by Jennie Finch
posted February 18, 2010 at 12:54pm
Watching the Olympics this week I have been filled with so much emotion! It is truly amazing! I am filled with such great pride, appreciation, gratitude, honor, passion, and love!Love for our Country, Sports, Red White & Blue, People from all over the...more
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Too late for college recruiting?
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 18, 2010 at 12:08pm
Recently on Twitter, I saw an interesting question about college recruiting: When is it too late to market a student-athlete?
This is an excellent question!
Even though I'm always hammering in the importance of starting early in the college recruiting...more
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