Want your players to get FASTER? Start jumping.... I’ve worked with many players that want and lets be honest, need to get faster to be a threat on the bases. The problem is that most coach and parents aren’t versed in proper speed mechanics. It’s hard to teach something you don’t have a background in. I get it. I don’t go around trying to cut peoples hair. It’s not my job. Well, speed is my job and there are some out of the box ways to develop speed in players. One of the most efficient training methods to develop speed is to teach your players to jump properly. Here's why; when a … [Read more...]
4 Types of Leaders on the Softball Field | Softball Is For Girls
Good teams have good players and coaches. Great teams have great LEADERS on the team and in their coaching personnel. The definition of a leader, is "one that leads or guides," and we have found that there are many different styles of leadership examples among coaches and player on and off the field. One of the most fundamental aspects of leadership, is that in order to lead...the person leading must have established a level of respect from their team. Leadership is earned. This is why we believe that appointing leaders or team captains on a team - often backfires. Leaders … [Read more...]
Under Every Softball Jersey Lies a SOULS (Or Two)
Call it what you want, but this game is one of emotion. Emotion for ALL Of US! This fanshare from the inbox is a perfect dose of reality, and honestly...because after all we are ALL HUMANS first and foremost. If you ever get to the point where this is just about a game, its time to reflect and remember that underneath every jersey lies a soul.... (First let me just say, this is not my first rodeo. I have an older daughter playing competitive ball, but she has not had to change teams.) WE left our team a few nights ago. I say we because that's what it is. She's 9. She does not drive … [Read more...]
What Matters Most | Softball is For Girls
Yesterday, we reached 170K fans on Facebook. We can remember when we just started all of this - the website, the store, the social media campaigns - never really knowing what it would lead to - tons of naysayers at our backs.. Just knowing that as a family raising 4 daughters, who loved softball - the inequities in community and resources were astounding, we wanted to make a difference. So, Six years ago, Softball is For Girls was launched, with just a few hundred followers and today we are a huge community of people who share the love of the sport, and one another. Our tagline "empowering … [Read more...]
Fan Questions at 5pm | Softball is For Girls
Today's Question: I have a question as my team moves into fall. Is it really a bad thing to just be okay with having a "C level" team? I have a couple players that could definitely make a "B" team and maybe even an "A" team but the girls all get along and have fun playing together and so do the parents. I realize that we won't be able to compete with the higher level teams so we would only play in "C" or maybe a "B" level. Is that a bad thing? The numbers of girls playing softball, is GROWING. And it is GROWING because more and more because there are more and more teams and more and … [Read more...]
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