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    College World Series

    I've been lucky enough to go to OKC three times - the last time for the NFCC 408 class in 2010 when UCLA won it all. If you're an NFCA member, you can always call the NFCA and arrange to get some tickets. The good seats are all either sold to season ticket holders or reserved for the schools...
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    Softball interview - playing in college and the recruiting process

    Below is a link that our Georgia Fastpitch Coaches Association (GFCA) did recently with Kennesaw State University head coach Tory Acheson. He is being interviewed by Scott Lowry, GFCA president and assistant coach of the GA Impact Lewis 18 Gold team. Last year their 14U team finished second at...
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    Hitting approach - outside in or inside out?

    Coaches, there's probably a thread on this topic that I have overlooked but since I rarely am on any forums nowadays, I thought I'd just throw it out there for some friendly debate. What do you teach your girls their approach at the plate should be as far as where they should look and then...
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    Rules Schmooles - Coach Team/Dugout/Parent etc. rules....who's got 'em?

    I have a lot of suggestions, not too many rules. For the past several years, our rules have been a softball version of the Mike Matheny Manifesto - Home | Mike Matheny - that reflects our beliefs and personalities. It has served us well and the girls have all enjoyed playing for us. I...
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    High Level Throwing eBook

    I can't recommend this throwing program highly enough. Having coach girls for 20+ years, I implemented many of the drills and techniques found in Austin's eBook with a 14U team with tremendous results. Don't settle for what you've always done in the past. The girls deserve this. Feel free to...
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    January 2014 Coaches/Players Clinic

    If you want to learn from the best coaches in the country, join us on January 10th and 11th, 2014, in Atlanta, GA for the Fastpitch Atlanta Elite Coaches Clinic - Home Page. Details to follow soon on our website, but here is the lineup so far: Ken Eriksen - head coach at the University of...
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    Two slow motion college HR swings

    RHC is correct about UGA being "fans of Dr. Yeager." I talked to Lu after the game (Doc wanted me to tell her hello) and she told me that she credits their work with Yeager starting in the winter of 2009/2010 as the reason they got to the WCWS in 2010. I wasn't going to bring it up as I didn't...
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    Two slow motion college HR swings

    Thought I'd add this extra slow motion video. This is a single to left hit by Marisa Bast against MTSU on 2/16/13. Marisa, a junior, is on the 2013 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Watch List, making her one of the best players in the country. As a sophomore, she led the Big Ten in...
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    Two slow motion college HR swings

    Here's another from Geri Ann hitting one in her next AB against MTSU that was caught at the fence in CF. Wind was blowing hard on Saturday and this was a high fastball that everyone thought was gone but it got blown back in. Glasco shot to fence - YouTube Also, you can PM me if you want me to...
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    Two slow motion college HR swings

    I thought I would post a couple of HR swings from the UGA softball classic on Saturday, February 16th. Temperatures were in the high 30s but it was extremely windy. This is a HR by freshman and 2012 Gatorade POY Geri Ann Glasco against MTSU over the RF fence. It was her fifth HR of the...
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    Suggestions for List of Questions

    All great suggestions so far. Keep them coming. To address CB, no, all their break time is not filled with instruction. However, what I have found is if I let them "take over the conversation," I've usually wasted time. Many times we will go over signs, asking the girls to demonstrate...
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    Suggestions for List of Questions

    Coaches - I need some suggestions for a list of questions I'm putting together to ask my eighth grade rec team to get them to think/discuss softball situations. During water breaks at our practice when girls are on the bench, the coaches want to be able to discuss situations or scenarios with...
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    pitching speed around the US

    After speaking to many DI coaches, I've come to believe that speed is overrated to a certain extent. As most coaches and folks on this site know, pitch speeds as displayed on ESPN are inflated by 3-5 mph. Van Studemann will tell you that when Kelsi Dunne arrived at Alabama she topped out at 58...
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    visual training

    While Howard does use a ceiling-mounted strobe, he also owns a pair of Nike Sparq Vapor strobe glasses and loves them as you can isolate either eye and work progressively. It's amazing going through a progression with a girl using the glasses and see them concentrate hard but still top the...
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    Pitching Machines - best place to buy ?

    Hey, Marc. It's Danny G from ATL. Enjoyed seeing you and your girls at the Kaikamahine tournament in Hawaii this past July. How did they like working with Howard Kobata? Also, how did they end up doing in the tournament? Hope they got enough Spam! You guys really didn't need signs as I...
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