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
This week we followup from our discussion last week about players playing multiple sports. Last week we primarily discussed the transition from season to season and the overlap. This week we discuss dealing with players that play other sports that coincide with softball and the problems that creates.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Coaches want a smaller player to use a 33" bat. Is this the right decision? (@14:52)
- Paige's Power Play: Don't be afraid to go first! (@22:13)
- Good player is not a good practice player. What can I do? (@27:06)
- Club Softball in College is a good option. (@39:13)
- Unseen leaders in softball and business (@46:29)
Many softball players play other sports and seasons overlap now more than ever. We need to take this into consideration and plan activities for the individual player based upon what they are doing in another sport. You have to help them during transitions and overlaps to prevent injuries, fatigue and just being tired.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: How much will allowing leaping change the game? (@12:38)
- Paige's Power Play: How to avoid having a mistake turning into a bad day.(@18:17)
- Are there any places that are softball dead spots? (@21:55)
- Coaches pay attention to changes in the game. (@30:27)
To be properly prepared, a coach needs a master list of everything that needs to be covered in getting a team ready for the season. Then they need to keep a punch list of things that need to be improved. This helps in creating a practice plan and to keep things from falling through the cracks.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Why are college coaches not very interested in 16U teams now? (@13:51)
- Paige's Power Play: Benefits of a year's mentorship. (@19:43)
- NCAA terms explained (@24:18)
- Impact of negative comments (@32:14)
- Developing players and employees (@40:35)
We need to understand a player's individual mental makeup and expectations. Their individual characteristics has to be considered in coaching and teaching players. We have to get them to understand the game fully and comprehend what is good and bad.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: On every team there are players that are prospects and some are suspects. Are they handled differently? (@13:57)
- Paige's Power Play: How to help you athlete feel empowered. (@19:01)
- D1 school adding Softball (@22:56)
- The game doesn't care about feelings. (@31:03)
- Problem players and parents and their impact. (@40:19)
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Sometimes coaches spend a lot of time talking about how to improve a skill or handle a situation. Talking can be helpful if it paints a picture for the recipient so that they can visualize it, otherwise it is of minimal benefit. The message is - spend more time performing the skills than talking about them. And learn how to explain things better.
Support the showThis week's lineup
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Is it a waste of time at practice for outfielders to practice in the infield or vice versa?(@12:18)
- Paige's Power Play: Notes from an interview with a former collegiate soccer player. (@22:24)
- Interview with Tommy Moffitt, one of the nation's premier strength and conditioning coaches . Bio: @28:17)
- Doing better next time! (@1:20:06)
A small physical adjustment sometimes is a useful tool to help a player that is struggling. The coaches discuss how to help players understand this concept.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: What's the best way to announce a lineup? (@10:10)
- Paige's Power Play; Trust, Trust, Trust (@15:57)
- Second part of interview with Justin McLeod (@21:08)
- Fundamental changes in College Recruiting (@34:16)
- Keeping enthusiasm with a struggling team (@44:21)
We have finished our tour around the field discussing coaching the different defensive positions. But we need to consider the importance of the DP/Flex and bench players and how we need to train them.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Once I have contacted a college coach, how long should I wait for a response? (@12:03)
- Paige's Power Play: Building trust in myself (@27:02)
- Interview with Justin McLeod (@30:17)
- The aging of umpires (@57:48)
We continue our series on coaching defense for each of the positions with right field this week.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: Key college player transfers after the fall season. What is your opinion? (@13:21)
- Paige's Power Play: Struggling mentally in the recruiting process (@19:33)
- Development of players has to be the main objective of coaches. (@23:52)
- Playing on more than one team. Is this a good idea? (@33:37)
- Trust the Process. What does it mean? (@41:31)
We continue our series on coaching defense for each of the positions with center field this week.
Support the showThis week's Lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: How do you rebuild a players confidence? (@18:25)
- Paige's Power Play: Who I Am(@24:47)
- Rec League decision making;. (@28:28)
- High School Ball is important (@40:48)
- Networking (@49:16)
We continue our series on coaching defense for each of the positions with left field this week.
Support the showThis week's lineup:
- Warmup Segment
- Listener Question: My daughter is not in the best physical condition. Our team does a lot of conditioning exercises and my daughter takes it personally. Any tips for helping her out? (@09:41)
- Paige's Power Play: Preparing mentally is just as important as team warmups. (@24:42)
- Discussion about relationship between parents and their child's performance. (@27:58)
- Should cell phones b...
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