So once upon a time, 100 years ago, ok it’s really about 30 years ago ( wow, writing this I realize it may as well be 100 years ago), I played on a really good travel ball team. We weren’t the best there was but we were really good. In fact, we should have won…

Celebrating reaching 170K Fans on social media! With a little reminder about what matters most! When the day comes that you fold up your folding chair for the very last time, no matter where you have traveled, how many trophies or medals you have won, regardless of how many tournaments you have played in or the awards that you have gathered - it will be the PEOPLE and the relationships that you have met and made along the way that mattered most.

We are collectively losing our focus, and along the way - this loss of focus is causing several things. Today, our fan question talks about just this!

The first time I start training new teams or players, I ask “is anyone injured?” You should see the number of hands that go up. I would say I’m guaranteed at least 3-4 in a team setting. These injuries range from knee pain, shoulder pain, chronic injuries to hips, or back issues. You name it,…

But it is in those cleats, that my daughter has lost herself and found herself a hundred times over, that she has learned when to walk and when to run, that she learned to trust her hands and her heart, that she learned the true meaning of friendships, and that the undying passion and love for a game that has been a huge part of growing her into the young fierce woman she is today, was first sprouted beneath her feet, wearing those cleats.

Softball is such a unique sport. It is the only sport where players must be proficient in two completely different skill sets. We very rarely discuss the fact that there’s an incredible amount of learning and development on the road to becoming an elite softball player. The learning curve that transitions a good hitter into…