Oh, we know who you are. You are the moms and dads who feel superior because your 10-year-old is playing on some fancy schmancy organization team where you are shelling out big bucks to make sure she is up against the best competition for her age group. There's lots of money, and lots of travel and lots of pressure being put on her - being replaced is usually in the back of her mind because many of these organizations are always looking for the next best thing. And you snub, or thumb your nose at the rest of us, the masses playing local lower level tournaments that won't equate to making … [Read more...]
To The Coach Who Made Me Hate Softball | Softball is for Girls
Today, an open letter from a player to the coach who made her hate softball! Dear Coach; It has been a couple of years since I walked off your field for the last time. And sadly, it was the last time I ever played softball. And I have you to thank for that. Despite being blessed with an encouraging family, and people who supported me and my dreams of playing softball - the most lasting effect was left by you. Your words hurt. Your words wounded. Your actions caused softball to be such a stressful part of my life, that I felt it was best to just hang up my cleats and walk away. … [Read more...]
Fastpitch Softball Translator
What we say, and what we mean are often two entirely different things. In our efforts to remain politically correct, it becomes important for coaches, fans, and parents to read between the lines - especially with all the tryouts and the upside-down basket turnover of players and teams that are quickly approaching as summer season comes to an end.... Today, we offer the fastpitch softball translator. Here are 10 things you will at some point, (we promise) hear in the softball world, and what these phrases really mean! My daughter is a pitcher and has 6 pitches. Translation" My … [Read more...]
How to Make a Pitcher Mad!| Softball is for Girls
Pitchers. They do a hard job. In front of so many people to boot. And to be successful they have to put in hours during practice and after practice. It's not easy and not every softball player is cut out to be a pitcher. Today, we discuss the 5 easiest ways to make a pitcher mad. Not that you want a mad pitcher, because that's not good - but maybe more so you can just identify these behaviors and STOP them before they happen. Tell her to (and we quote) "just throw strikes!" This is #1 for a reason, because there is likely nothing else that makes a pitcher more irritated than to … [Read more...]
What Makes an MVP?
When you think of an MVP, you may think of a pitcher who pitches lights out. Or a catcher who throws out 5 runners trying to steal. You may think of the over the fence homerun that won the game, or the singular player who made the ONE BIG play. Truth is, that each of our kids are developing at different paces and levels. One of the great things about being a coach or parent is being able to see the things the kids work on in practice, translate to the field of play come tournament day. To others, they may not notice it. They may not notice the player who has struggled all year making … [Read more...]
Put Me In Coach | A Letter to My Coach
I came to your tryouts and made your team,I got a blue jersey with bright red seams. I was super proud, I wore it to bedDreams of playing travel softball danced in my head. The season started, we practiced a lotYou taught me things I had never been taught. My skills got much better, I could throw, field and hit I made new friends, they feel like family I admit. Now we are playing tournaments and games all the timeMy weekends are full, softball is always on my mind. The twelve of us girls are having so much funAnd to our surprise last weekend we won. Every … [Read more...]
Outside the Foul Lines
Obviously, we talk a lot about hitting stances, and proper mechanics and recruiting and winning and losing and all the fun and games and stress and excitement that comes along with playing fastpitch softball. Super Cute Rustic Wooden Wall Hangings or Your Softball Players! http://www.store.softballisforgirls.com We don't care, have never cared what level of ball you play. That is not our journey. We have the same respect for the girls playing Rec, as the ones we see making the Top 10 list at Extra Inning Softball weekly polls. In our eyes, they are all following the same dreams, … [Read more...]
Tips for Preparing for the New Softball Season!
If the rain ever stops, we will be in the midst of a new softball season. We know that teams everywhere have already been preparing and practicing and getting ready for the new spring season for a couple months now, because as you know there isn't much of an off season for softball. Today, we'd like to give you a few tips for making sure you are prepared for the upcoming softball season! Get your super cute, super amazing scoreboard from ScoreStix! Your score keeper will thank you, and they are AMAZING. For all the dads who threw with her first! (We have one for moms, too!) … [Read more...]
What Players Should be Doing on “The Bench” | Softball is for Girls
The “Bench” The “Bench”. Most players fear being put on the bench only because someone told them that it is not a good place to be. Why is it perceived as not a good place to be? I’ve said it for years, you can’t manipulate playing time so if 7 players never touch the ball and only the pitcher and catcher can be guaranteed playing time, why is it so bad to be on the bench? Here’s a new perspective that every softball parent needs to share with their players. If there are 12 players on a team minimum, then if the 3 on the bench come in to play they have to sub for 3 other players, that … [Read more...]
My Daddy Is My Coach | Softball Is For Girls
For the last 16 years, my daddy has been my coach. Some call it daddy ball, which I think is a stupid phrase considering if it weren't for moms and dads willing to coach - there would be a lot fewer softball teams. Today, I just want to set the record straight about what it really means when a dad is a coach, at least from the daughters perspective. I am a pitcher. Cliche, I know. But my dad did not start a team just so that I could pitch and get mound time. In fact, my dad expects more of me than any other pitcher on his team. And when we are home, and I am just relaxing, he is … [Read more...]
5 Things to Do More of in 2019
Cheers to 2019! There is nothing quite as exciting as a New Year to get us all motivated to do more of what we love, and improve ourselves tenfold. Here at Softball is For Girls, we believe the keys to happiness lie somewhere between the foul lines. So we have made a fairly simple, sharable and fun list to make sure YOU get the most out of 2019, by encouraging you to do more of the things you love. First and foremost, play SOFTBALL more! Yes, more! Even if you are at a family reunion and someone brings a plastic bat and whiffle ball, be sure to play 'softball' more! Go to … [Read more...]
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