We are missing the mark a bit when it comes to our youth athletes. Actually, we are missing it a lot. One of the most important aspects of our children participating in sports is keeping them active. We all know that exercise is important for the body and mind. Recreation programs have the number one goal of getting kids up, outside and active - and teaching them the fundamentals of the sports they offer. And yet, go to any softball tournament on any given weekend, in nearly any part of the country and what you will find is an alarmingly amount of kids who play softball are not very … [Read more...]
To the Girl Having a Bad Game | Softball is For Girls
Today is not your day. Balls seems to be finding holes between your legs, finding every pebble in the infield causing the high bounce and bobble. If you're a pitcher, you feel like you have a sudden case of the YIPS, and your best pitches just aren't working. Maybe you are struggling at the plate, striking out - LOOKING.... That great pop fly that looked like it was coming right to your glove took a wrong turn at the end, or did you close your eyes and just miss it? You finally get on base with a good hit for a double and you trip and fall on your way to second... Sigh. These days happen. … [Read more...]
Take the Gravel & The Shell | A message to Coaches
Coaching. For some, it is a true calling. For others, it starts as an act of citizenship where you volunteer for a season because no one else has - or the Rec department calls you and begs you to coach so that the local girls can have a team. But regardless of why you start, how you start - the reality is that coaching puts you in a position to make a difference in the lives of others. Today, we want to challenge YOU! We believe that the VAST MAJORITY of all coaches - volunteer or otherwise do their very best to do what is best for the team, despite what the naysayers may say. Sure, there … [Read more...]
Hurricane Harvey Softball Help
First, we want to reach and out to all the people that have reached out to us, and to Gary Guitterez with Galveston Little League, for the massive (and we mean massive) outpouring of support for our softball families affected by Hurricane Harvey! The response has been unbelievable. We are currently receiving hundreds if not thousands of emails per day. (If you have emailed us in the past week or so, please be patient as we are working our way through the inbox!) And please know, that even if you cannot donate or send any items sharing the information does amazing things! The reason we … [Read more...]
What Does Your Softball Players Food Plan Look Like?
I've been working with softball players for a very long time and throughout my time with them I've seen parents and players struggle with how to develop a correct eating plan. It's a very tough subject to talk about but it needs addressing. Far too often, we are concerned with every aspect of training and leave out the most important aspects of health and wellness. If you’re having a hard time deciphering real food truths versus myths you are not alone. I'm currently working with a few players that are leaving for college and now they must learn how to eat correctly since they will be on … [Read more...]
Fundraising for Your Softball Team
Fundraising. It's hard. And it's so necessary. Whether we are raising funds for our own player, or for a whole team - there is no doubt that it takes a lot of time, effort and patience. At Softball is For Girls, we have been involved with fundraising for our own four daughters and for the multiple teams that they have been on for many years. Some have worked, and some have failed. And sometimes, its just been easier to write the check. Living in a small town, there are only so many people to ask to buy candles or sheet sets, or pies, or candy bars. What typically happens is that I end up … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to All The Upcoming Softball Seniors | Softball is for Girls
In many parts of the country, school has started. And for many of you - this means that your senior year is on the way. This also means that at some point in the next 365 days, you will step on your school field for a very last time as a player, wearing a school jersey. To you the player, and certainly to the ones that love you, it seems like it was just yesterday when you first made your school team.... And this brings us to share our first piece of advice. Time doesn't wait for anyone! It won't wait for you, it won't wait for your friends, it didn't wait for your parents...it … [Read more...]
Tips For Coaching a Type 1 Athlete | Softball is For Girls
It's no secret that here at SIFG, we are extremely passionate about our type 1, or T1D athletes. They amaze us. They inspire us. They are true warriors who wake up every single day of their lives to a sea of unknown. We know, because three years ago our own daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. She was 61 pounds soaking wet, blood sugars over 1000, sitting in a bed at Children's Hospital and the only question she asked the nurse attending to her was, "Will I be able to make middle school softball tryouts this week?" The nurse, wearing an insulin pump was a Godsend, as not only was … [Read more...]
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