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To The Coach Who Made Me Hate Softball | Softball is for Girls
Today, an open letter from a player to the coach who made her hate softball! Dear Coach; It has been a couple of years since I walked off your field for the last time. And sadly, it was the last time I ever played softball. And I have you to thank for that. Despite being…
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Fastpitch Softball Translator
What we say, and what we mean are often two entirely different things. In our efforts to remain politically correct, it becomes important for coaches, fans, and parents to read between the lines – especially with all the tryouts and the upside-down basket turnover of players and teams that are quickly approaching as summer season…
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How to Make a Pitcher Mad!| Softball is for Girls
Pitchers. They do a hard job. In front of so many people to boot. And to be successful they have to put in hours during practice and after practice. It’s not easy and not every softball player is cut out to be a pitcher. Today, we discuss the 5 easiest ways to make a pitcher…
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What Makes an MVP?
When you think of an MVP, you may think of a pitcher who pitches lights out. Or a catcher who throws out 5 runners trying to steal. You may think of the over the fence homerun that won the game, or the singular player who made the ONE BIG play. Truth is, that each of…
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Put Me In Coach | A Letter to My Coach
How can I learn if I do not play,
Why did you give me a jersey just to sit me out on game day?
You are the coach, and it’s your job to treat the team as a whole
to realize that beneath every jersey lies a child with a soul.
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Outside the Foul Lines
Obviously, we talk a lot about hitting stances, and proper mechanics and recruiting and winning and losing and all the fun and games and stress and excitement that comes along with playing fastpitch softball. We don’t care, have never cared what level of ball you play. That is not our journey. We have the same…
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An Open Letter to the Softball Snobs | Softball Is For Girls
Oh, we know who you are. You are the moms and dads who feel superior because your 10-year-old is playing on some fancy schmancy organization team where you are shelling out big bucks to make sure she is up against the best competition for her age group. There’s lots of money, and lots of travel…
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Tips for Preparing for the New Softball Season!
If the rain ever stops, we will be in the midst of a new softball season. We know that teams everywhere have already been preparing and practicing and getting ready for the new spring season for a couple months now, because as you know there isn’t much of an off season for softball. Today, we’d…
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What Players Should be Doing on “The Bench” | Softball is for Girls
The Bench! Punishment or opportunity? See What Cheri Naudin, President of CSA has to say about it and what your athlete should be doing while on “The Bench”
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My Daddy Is My Coach | Softball Is For Girls
My daddy is my coach. I am a pitcher. Cliche, I know. But the truth is being the coaches daughter is not always the easiest thing in the world.
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5 Things to Do More of in 2019
Cheers to 2019! There is nothing quite as exciting as a New Year to get us all motivated to do more of what we love, and improve ourselves tenfold. Here at Softball is For Girls, we believe the keys to happiness lie somewhere between the foul lines. So we have made a fairly simple, sharable…
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Check out the Best Softball Uniforms for 2019 | Softball is For Girls
Today we share what we think are the Best Softball Uniforms for 2019! We LOVE Two FIve Apparel and are pretty sure that you will as well.
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Best Softball Bat of 2018 | Softball is For Girls
She Threw with Me First | Softball is For Girls
She may have new people to play catch with now, BUT, it will always be YOU who showed her HOW.
For the rest of your life it’ll make your heart BURST to know you were the one she threw with FIRST!
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The True Spirit of a Softball Christmas | Softball Is For Girls
Softball is for Girls has been working hard online, to empower and support the families of fastpitch for over 9 years. It is TIME consuming, and our dedication and reason to continue is because we are not only passionate about the SPORT, but about female athletes.
