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The Softball Moms Prayer | Softball is for Girls

Sit back and listen, and you will see a lot of folded hands, and prayers going up at the ballfield. Whether for a hitting slump to end, the hopeful prayer that an injured player is not too injured, that the rain will not come and ruin a tournament mid-day along with a million others things.…

Mistakes Even GOOD Coaches make | Softball is For Girls

Coaching is hard. There are a zillion things that go on after practice, and on the hours and days when the team is not meeting at the field or playing a game or in a tourney. Seriously. Until you have done it, been responsible for orchestrating the menagerie of managing 11 different family schedules, personalities…

Accountabili-TEE

Sat at hitting lessons the other night, watching softball player after softball player of all ages, walk into the gym, bat in hand ready to get in some cage time with a hitting instructor for $45 per half hour session. Parents eagerly paying half a weeks grocery money (myself included) in order to improve their…

She’s a Shortstop Dangit! | Softball is for girls

Free Shipping ALL Weekend LONG! Use Code Freeship at www.store.softballisforgirls.com Let’s just speak hypothetical for a moment. Your daughter is a junior in High School and the head coach of (insert any of the best SEC Division 1 schools names here) watchers her play. Your daughter played a great game at short stop. After the…

17 Inches…. | Softball is For Girls

We have been doing this youth softball thing for a long time now. And it doesnt matter whether you have a child that plays softball, lacrosse, baseball – one who plays in the band, or who is a spelling bee champion. This post applies. (This is gratefully shared by the Clinton Hitters Club from Facebook) …

Should Pitchers Throw Batting Practice?

This is one of the most common fan questions we get in regard to pitching. It comes in several forms. The first being, “Our pitchers dont throw batting practice during team practice. Shouldn’t our team learn to hit off live pitching?” The second being, my daughter throws multiple times per week, and then at practice…

Things only a Fastpitch Catcher Would Understand…

Being brave enough to sit behind the dish, is no easy task. Basically, you are inches away from some chick swinging a bat in your face, are being hovered over by an umpire, are the protector of home plate (which means some folks will try to take you out), and have to squat down in…

Any Coaches Favorite Player – Makensie Foreman

This weeks softball player of the week Coaching girls can be a hard thing. Coaching girls that you absolutely think the world of, that show character, have self-worth, and are dedicated to working hard – however is a gift. At the end of the day,they end up teaching YOU more about life and this sport,…

She Thinks We’re Just Playing Softball | softball is for girls

**NEW** CHECK OUT THE BRAND NEW SHIRTS UP AT THE STORE I can remember the unveiling. Cutting open a cake many many years ago, revealing a robust pink cake. It’s a girl. I was having a girl. I honestly didn’t know what to think. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t disappointed. Just terrified.…

Why I Wish She Wore a Facemask – A fanshare

My name is Zoe, and I am 16 year old fastpitch player. I am a power hitter. I normally hit in the 3-5 spot, because my coaches pretty much trust me to hit the ball HARD, and move runners around. When I am not hitting, I play catcher and as you may know, I wear…

Does Your Team Look This Good? | Softball Uniforms

It’s February. And while many of you may not be playing softball at the moment, because well….brrrr it’s old outside – it is the time to start thinking about softball uniforms. In fact, you really should have been thinking about them before the holidays. Every spring, there is the big rush. As players move from…

February FACEMASK Awareness Month | softball is for girls

It’s February. And February means that many of us are starting our new seasons, whether it be for recreation leagues, travel and select ball or school ball. (Or all of the above) The smell of fresh-cut grass, and having our hair full of brick-dust from sitting by the dusty fields – morning sunrise and sunsets,…

Meeting Mrs. Judy | softball is for girls

If you’ve spent more than 30 minutes at a softball tournament, then you know first hand that it’s pretty easy to recognize the team camps. Usually set up in the early hours of the day, and dedicated by team colors, these camps move seamlessly from field to field during the day. By midway through the…

An Open Letter to My Daughters 10U Coach

Dear Coach; Although we have not had the pleasure of meeting yet, I wanted to first thank you for taking the time to volunteer to coach the girls softball team. I know firsthand from coaching my son just how much time and effort and the commitment it takes to do such a thing. I am…

An Open Letter to Those NOT Signing ON Signing Day

For those of us in the softball community, softball is a blaze with pictures of smiling senior softball players sitting down with their high school coaches and proud parents – signing their way into their collegiate softball career. In the beginning, getting to THAT coveted place, seems like such a far away dream. So much…