Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast
Everything Fastpitch is a podcast hosted by Coach Tory Acheson and Coach Don McKinlay. Tory and Don are former college coaches that are now full time instructors and travel ball coaches. Since retiring form active collegiate coaching they have committed themselves to providing educational materials to the fastpitch community. This podcast is one of the resources they are providing. Their website has 500+ blog posts and they have a YouTube channel. All of these cover fastpitch softball from coaching and training beginner athletes up through college athletes. It is a great resource for players, parents and coaches. Whether it be training tips, mental aspects, coaching methods, recruiting etc. it is all covered, hence the name Everything Fastpitch.
Episodes
In this edition of Everything Fastpitch by Fastpitch Prep, Coach Tory shares the news that the podcast will return to its regular format next week. This week's mini pod includes the announcement of Kerrigan Welch as the Player of the Week, praises her achievements both on and off the field, and highlights the importance of listener nominations for this recognition. Tory also discusses the increased popularity of the Women&apos...
This show is going to discuss the impact that Texas Tech has had on college softball. We have had a lot of feedback from our discussions of the college world series. Texas Tech has done an excellent job in what they have done. But have they created a template for other teams going forward?
Tampering has been going on for a long time.
Does a super team always lead to success?
Coach Tory talks about the just finished College World Series. There were things that we can use to help our players improve.
Some things need to be changed to help the flow of the game.
Impact of former men's fastpitch players becoming coaches.
Colleges are having to make tough choices regarding sports. Some just don't have the money to invest in all sports so they may have to eliminate some sports to keep competitive.
Will the use of NIL and the transfer portal create a new way to have success quickly?
More former players are entering the coaching profession, we wonder if that is reaching far enough into youth teams.
This week the main discussion revolves around the College World Series regionals and super regionals an looking forward to the World Series.
Tory also observed something that needs to be addressed in a high school age game.
Coach Tory goes through last weekend's games!
We will be on a small hiatus from our podcast, Everything Fastpitch. A key member of our crew, our producer, had a little health scare, and he won't be able to produce for a little while. Meanwhile! We will be uploading mini podcasts throughout the time he is away! And once Elizabeth gets comfortable enough with editing, we will be back to Everything Fastpitch the big podcasts!
All of us at Fastpitch Prep thank you for your su...
This week's Lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Help with finding the right size bat (@14:35)
- Never ending discussion on travel players playing rec ball (@19:14)
- How much enthusiasm is too much? (@30:29)
- Eliminate I hate slow pitching excuse (@35:12)
Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Does a player have to be a super star to be recruited? (@12:22)
- Mad Dad Syndrome (@20:34)
- Coaches communicate properly (@31:29)
- Teach Sliding (@35:18)
Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Can we save college sports? (@10:55)
- High School Politics (@18:29)
- Rec and travel issues (@27:41)
- Greatest coaches of all time (@35:19)
This week's lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Comments about lack of pitchers (@8:24)
- Feedback about travel ball players participating in Rec Leagues (@16:12)
- Why so many California players in college (@24:25)
- Have a pre-game routine (@30:22)
This week's Lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Statement: Mental training for players and psychological intervention for parents (@12:57)
- Transitioning from the 11 inch ball to the 12 inch ball (@21:47)
- What's happened to Rec ball (@32:34)
- Plan for all player's needs not an isolated one (@44:36)
This week's lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: What impact will all the new NCAA changes on the horizon have? (@18:35)
- Great hitting mechanics, but fails in a game (@30:51)
- Managing parents to parents politics (@45:08)
- Rundown disasters (@56:01)
Coach Tory shares a situation where he had to listen to a coach go into a tirade with his team. This is not how to coach especially early in the season. Listen as the coaches discuss this type of behavior.
This week's lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Age cutoff changes may be affecting tryout situation (@14:44)
- College season observations (@24:00)
- Spend your money wisely (@38:29)
- Teach skills correctly from the beginning (@45:43)
In today's environment in the travel ball world, it is imperative that a coach have a strategy/plan on handling their lineup. And it needs to be communicated to the players and parents and be adhered to if you want to have to a better experience.
This week's Lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Fallout from trying out for next year's team already this year (@16:04)
- Stanford playing in football stadium (@27:57)
- Eating better at tournaments (@38:30)
- Communicating with language, phrases and vocabulary that matches your player's level (@44:39)
Coaches - You must have a player to player communication system, practice it and make sure it is implemented.
This week's Lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Taking a called first strike? (@12:58)
- Cool development in college softball (@24:08)
- Observations at the ball park and glove care (@39:03)
- Teaching pitchers to attack the zone (@41:41)
We teach our players to wipe off/forget a mistake and not let it affect our performance in the game. But we don't really want them to forget it, because mistakes are how we learn and identify what we need to practice. The discussion today is how to handle this dilemma.
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