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2013 Opening Weekend Tournaments
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted February 7, 2013 at 10:53pm

Arizona State's annual Kajikawa Classic, which begins tonight, brings together several of the nation's highest-rated teams in the preseason polls (click here for schedule). In addition to the No. 4-ranked host Sun Devils, the field includes No. 2 Oklahoma...more

Last Year's Finalists 'Bama and OU Top Initial 2013 Polls
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted February 4, 2013 at 8:16am

With the 2013 college softball season starting this coming Thursday, February 7, the major preseason polls are now out.In the ESPN/USA Softball Poll, defending NCAA champion Alabama is ranked No. 1 and last year's national runner-up Oklahoma is ranked sec...more

Case Study - How She Added 2 MPH to Her Fastball
by Softball Performance Blog
posted February 4, 2013 at 8:07am

Wow, I love great news like that. I had to write you about it because It's a great lesson to any young pitcher out there. This morning,&nb...;more

"College Sports Madness" Releases 2013 Softball Preview
by Alan's College Softball Blog
posted January 11, 2013 at 9:00pm

College Sports Madness, which appears to be a relatively new site covering college sports, has released its 2013 softball preview. The site is also providing reports on its preseason top 44 teams, one team per day, leading up to opening day. I have added ...more

Former Illini Back On The Field For The Bandits in 2013
by stephaniemp
posted January 5, 2013 at 4:33pm

ROSEMONT, Illinois – Jan 4, 2012 –Chicago Bandits GM, Aaron M. Moore, has announced the re-signing of Danielle Zymkowitz (Photo by Dina Kwit) for the 2013 season.  This will be Zymkowitz’s third season in a Bandits uniform. &ldqu...;more

Tammy Williams Returns for 2013 Season
by stephaniemp
posted December 20, 2012 at 2:02pm

ROSEMONT, Illinois – Dec. 20, 2012 – Chicago Bandits GM, Aaron M. Moore, has announced the re-signing of shortstop Tammy Williams for the 2013 season.Williams appeared in all but one game throughout the 2012 season, finishing ninth overall in ...more

Practicing at the Edge of Your Ability
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 14, 2012 at 8:20pm

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 bes...more

How Focusing on Outcomes Creates Worse Ones
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 11, 2012 at 8:49pm

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. ...more

Youth Softball Coaching - Speed Fastpitch Learning through Super Slow Mo
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 9, 2012 at 6:09pm

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 ther...more

Team Chemistry - Getting to Know Each Other
by Softball Performance Blog
posted November 5, 2012 at 7:11am

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 get t...more

Removing the Negative Out of “Throwing Like A Girl”
by Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls
posted November 1, 2012 at 9:23pm

By: The Game On! Sports Camps 4 Girls Staff An article in the Chicago Tribune recently caught our attention. “Throwing like a girl comes naturally for women” highlights the large gap between girls and boys in regards to their throwing ab...more

Setting Up Players to Fail
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 30, 2012 at 6:33pm

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 dau...more

Sometimes Softball is More Than a Game
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 29, 2012 at 9:14pm

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 d...more

Thank You and Farewell To Mary Nutter
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 27, 2012 at 10:04am

Guest post by Ken Krause, Life in the Fastpitch Lane blog Last week the fastpitch softball world lost one of its great friends and a pioneer — Mary Nutter. Mary was one of the first (if not the first) to bring quality live instruction i...more

The Most Important Player on the Field
by Softball Performance Blog
posted October 24, 2012 at 7:40pm

The player in the play, the most important player on your team at that moment!   Ok, quick question for all you softball fanatics. Who is the most important player on the field? Is it the pitcher? The catcher? The shortstop with the sure hands ...more

Softball – Is Your Daughter Ready for the Next Level?
by Sports Girls Play
posted October 4, 2012 at 8:46am

How do you know if your softball player is ready to play at the next level? Ask yourself a few questions: Is your young softball player always making the All Star team?   Does she seem bored playing softball with her recreational team because her...more

Never mind the throwing gap
by Wendy Parker's Extracurriculars
posted September 14, 2012 at 7:30pm

Tweet Janet Hyde, a former psychology department head and women’s studies professor at the University of Wisconsin, employs a familiar argument in explaining research showing that gender-based differences in the throwing of a ball are considerable:...more

VIDEO | NPF: Catching up with Jessica Mendoza
by Jessica Mendoza's Blog
posted September 6, 2012 at 1:36pm

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8295997 ...more

NO WINNER at the 2012 NPF Championships: A Disappointing Finish
by stephaniemp
posted August 27, 2012 at 12:03pm

I can read it now. The record books will say, "The winner of the 2012 NPF Championship Series winner is... NO ONE." After 3.10 days of National Professional Fastpitch Championship competition the end result was zilch. We have no winner. And it doesn't...more

Day #3 Recap: National Pro Fastpitch Championship Series (Video Included)
by stephaniemp
posted August 26, 2012 at 6:49pm

The Akron Racers were up against the USSSA Pride. This was a rematch from the night before where the Pride, who are ranked number one in the league, lost to the Racers, the number four-ranked team. That was an intense game (read about it HERE). In the pos...more

Bandits Top Pride 2-1 in First Game of NPF Final Championship Series
by stephaniemp
posted August 26, 2012 at 5:52pm

BANDITS TOP PRIDE 2-1 IN FIRST GAME OF NPF FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ROSEMONT, Ill. – In a rematch of the last year’s Championship Final, the USSSA Pride and Chicago Bandits faced off against each other Saturday night at the Ballpark in Rosem...more

Marder Alludes To An Uncertain Future for the NPF
by stephaniemp
posted August 25, 2012 at 6:33pm

A question regarding this comment was made again today (Day 3) in the press conference after Akron lost to the USSSA Pride. Marder simply reiterated her previous thoughts. Finances are frequent issues for women's sports leagues (i.e. WPS). Could t...more

Day #2 Recap: National Professional Fastpitch Championships (Videos from the Pros Included)
by stephaniemp
posted August 25, 2012 at 5:47pm

The second day of the National Professional Fastpich Championships was a fairly exciting one. To start, we had the number one ranked team, the USSSA Pride face the forth ranked, Akron Racers. The Pride had a strong start. Mendoza rocked a home run and by...more

NPF Championship Series Game 5: Pride beat the Racers 9-7
by stephaniemp
posted August 25, 2012 at 3:57pm

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Jessica Mendoza clubbed two home runs for the second game in a row and drove in seven runs Saturday morning in the third and decisive game of an NPF Championship Series semifinal matchup, leading the No. 1 seed USSSA Pride to a come...more

Bandits Defeat Diamonds 5-1, Secure Spot in Championship Final
by stephaniemp
posted August 25, 2012 at 10:04am

BANDITS DEFEAT DIAMONDS 5-1, SECURE SPOT IN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following last night’s victory over the Carolina Diamonds in their best-of-three Championship Series, the Bandits hit the field with momentum on their side as the...more

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