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My DD is having a nervous breakdown over HS tryouts
Nerves are part of the game... Every college game all 4 years I would not be able to eat until after my first at bat (because of the butterflies) once she gets going she will be totally fine!! My husband was a D1 football player and he threw up before every game since he can remember. We all...- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #9
- Forum: Softball Pitching
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Girl won't play rec. because pitching is bad.
I want to give you a little background about myself before I give my opinion on this... I was an All American at the University of Washington (but born and raised in California) , but I stayed in Washington after I graduated in 2007 and continued coaching and doing clinics with girls (mostly in...- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #36
- Forum: Softball Discussions
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this is a great list!!
What an awesome list... The hardest adjustment for me from coaching to playing... Was realizing that you can learn from a loss!!! Lol When you are playing in the PAC 10 it's always about the W so when I came back to coach it took me awhile to see the bigger picture. My first team wasn't the...- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #12
- Forum: Coaching Softball
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Drills: Dropping Hands
A cue that my father always told me when I was a little girl was: "if your lead elbow goes up your hands will drop". There is was always an emphasis on my lead hand because that's the hand that directs you the ball. I say when they get older the knob pointing up is a huge cue also but with...- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #18
- Forum: Softball Hitting Technical
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Dena Tyson and Dream Team Softball Camps
She is the best player I have ever played with! (dani best pitcher lol) I will never miss her birthday Febuary 6: 2/6: her number 26 pretty cool right?!?!- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #3
- Forum: Softball Training
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Nemo's bat speed program.
As a player who based her swing on bat speed, my father Marty Tyson (Corona ANgels Founder) used Nemos Speed Stick with me and I LOVE IT :) Just my thoughts...- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #6
- Forum: Softball Hitting Technical
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Dena Tyson and Dream Team Softball Camps
Hello my name is Dena Tyson. I played softball at the University of Washington from 2002 to 2007. My career was pretty successful but decided to not continue on to pro and start coaching. First I started coaching ASA travel teams and doing private lessons and then lucky enough to land a...- DenaTyson-Slye
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- Forum: Softball Training
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Model swings
Of course my father (Marty Tyson) has been my hitting instructor my whole life... And I use to drop my hands a lot in highschool so he kept me doing a lot of high tee and high toss. A huge thing I attribute my success to is in 2007 addition, slot/connection and bat lag really hit the scene and...- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #307
- Forum: Softball Hitting Technical
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Model swings
Hi one of my parents told me about this thread and I just wanted to say thank you for even considering me as a model swing and I agree Caitlin has a great swing have played against for many years and she is a great person :)- DenaTyson-Slye
- Post #300
- Forum: Softball Hitting Technical
