During one of the last fall tournaments, the team had a pretty bad showing. There were a lot of emotionally turbulent things going on within the team and among the members. You can only imagine how this affected 10 normally competitive and adept softball players. (It wasnt pretty!) When it comes to coaching girls teams - emotional drama CAN play a pretty big role in how well they play on the field. It's easy for parents and coaches to sit back and simply tell the girls to "get over it!" But the truth is that strategy 'aint going to work.' One of the biggest differences between … [Read more...]
Fastpitch. Not Just a Game
I have met a lot of girls who play fastpitch. It seems to me, that nearly every girl I meet, expereinces some sort of emotional high when they are standing on the field. Maybe its the dirt. Or maybe its the generalized excuse of the game that allows girls to get aggressive and mean for once in their life. Or maybe its the simple thrill of trying to hit an optic yellow ball as far as they can and running from base to base that makes so many girls fall in love. Whatever IT is, I know first hand that for the girls that play fastpitch - it is not just a game. Fastpitch softball is a way … [Read more...]
Silly boys….Softball IS for Girls
As a parent of four girls, it is often frustrating to see how much emphasis is placed on baseball, while fastpitch players seem to get thrown in the background. The girls work just as hard, sweat just as much, spend as much time at the field as the boys, yet never seem to get the recognition that they deserve? Why is that? It seems that in 2011, we have come to a point that girls and women's athletics should take centerstage in the same manner that boys sports programs do. Recreation departments should offer just as much opportunity to girls as they do to boys, and leagues and players … [Read more...]
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