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Friday’s “SOFTBALL” FAVORITE THINGS – Part 1| Softball Is For Girls
Oprah has her version of favorite things, and Softball is For Girls has Friday’s “Softball” favorite things that we think every fastpitch family should know about. There are tricks to this gig, and special tools, and lessons you learn after being in the fastpitch lane for over a decade. So today, we share them with…
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10 Ways to Tell if Your Team is the G.O.A.T (Greatest of all Time)
10 Ways to Tell if Your Team is the G.O.A.T (Greatest of All time!) It’s that time of year again when the upside down turn over of teams and athletes starts taking place. Spring and summer ball is over – and tryouts are posted everywhere for teams looking for players. Local recruiting tactics take over…
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6 Tips to Make Sure Your Daughter Quits Softball | Softball is For Girls
They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. And parents, are certainly proof of that. We collectively all want what is best for our children, worry obsessively about their successes and failures, and lie awake at night worrying about making sure we are making the right decisions for them. And even so,…
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The Life of a Pitcher | Softball is For Girls
When they show up on the field, any given Saturday With butterflies and excitement, they are ready to play. They take a look at the circle, and inspect the mound Where the deep trenches from those who came before them are found. They warm up their snaps, their grips and their throws And say a…
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How Not to Be a Sucky Softball Coach | Softball Is For Girls
Coaching. It’s a hard gig and can be a cocktail for disaster. Between parents, and dealing with players, and trying to make decisions for the greater good of all, that will certainly not be agreed upon by everyone involved – being a softball coach is not an easy feat. So first… We want to thank…
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Confessions of a Travel Ball Softball Mom | Softball Is For Girls
I am travel ball softball mom, and my daughter has been playing since she was 7. This year, she graduated High School and will be off to college to play softball.
At least, THAT was the PLAN! Now, I am not so sure. And today's confession is my apology to my daughter.
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The Final Chapters – Millie 19 & 20
Part 19 Cooler weather. The dark period. Somehow, this year it seemed more dark than ever. Chillier. The leaves crunching under my feet seemed so loud. Summer had ended. I walked up to the front door of Coach Mike’s house just as the sun was setting. A perfect and inviting wreath hung on the door,…
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How Not to Freeze Your A$$ OFF!
It is absolutely no fun watching your kid play if you are freezing your bootie off. We got the bomb diggity of products that will keep you warm!
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Travel Ball in the Early 80’s | Softball is for Girls
Sat around thinking about all the things….all THINGS we as parents do to enable them to play their sports. Travel ball, in nearly every sport is now the ‘norm.’ Where I grew up, there was no such thing as travel ball, unless you counted taking the game to another weed infested field in a neighborhood…
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The Final Chapters – Millie 19 & 20
Part 19 Cooler weather. The dark period. Somehow, this year it seemed more dark than ever. Chillier. The leaves crunching under my feet seemed so loud. Summer had ended. I walked up to the front door of Coach Mike’s house just as the sun was setting. A perfect and inviting wreath hung on the door,…
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Millie (Explaining Mama)
The thing about broken people is that they don't need OUR forgiveness. They need their own. There is a big misconception about all of that. My mama was not a bad person, not a bad mother. I know what you are thinking.
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How Not to Freeze Your A$$ OFF!
It is absolutely no fun watching your kid play if you are freezing your bootie off. We got the bomb diggity of products that will keep you warm!
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Travel Ball in the Early 80’s | Softball is for Girls
Sat around thinking about all the things….all THINGS we as parents do to enable them to play their sports. Travel ball, in nearly every sport is now the ‘norm.’ Where I grew up, there was no such thing as travel ball, unless you counted taking the game to another weed infested field in a neighborhood…
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The Final Chapters – Millie 19 & 20
Part 19 Cooler weather. The dark period. Somehow, this year it seemed more dark than ever. Chillier. The leaves crunching under my feet seemed so loud. Summer had ended. I walked up to the front door of Coach Mike’s house just as the sun was setting. A perfect and inviting wreath hung on the door,…
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