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6 Things Your Daughter Said in the Dugout | Softball is For Girls
I will sit out!” (Who said that? Is someone whispering?) We LOVE this one! You always have those girls that are the first to offer to sit out. Maybe it’s hot, or maybe they are tired, or maybe they just don’t wanna play and are perfectly happy cheering on their teammates from the bench. BUT…. as soon as the game starts you can bet your sweet butt that I will sit out’s kinfolk will breathing down the back of the dugouts neck asking their daughter they arent playing. And suddenly Ellie Sue turns into a liar and says, “I dont know” because she certainly is NOT going to admit that SHE is the one who asked, and offered to sit out. Next up, is a conversation where the parents complain about the money they are spending for their daughter not to play – and sometimes even a heated conversation with the coach, who typically will not tell Ellie Sue’s mom that her kid offered to, WANTED to sit out, because not only will the parents not believe them – but they also don’t want Ellie Sue to endure a long, wrath-filled ride home.
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Must Haves for the Softball Coaches Bucket | Softball Is For Girls
Words of Softball Wisdom From Amanda Scarborough
Just remember with every decision YOU make you are filling up your resume. Be responsible for your choices.
Remember that with every conversation you’re job interviewing – take care of the impressions you leave behind.
Remember, be open to new possibilities, you never know where they might take you.
You’re the one in charge of your own journey, control your destiny. You are in charge of figuring out what makes you happy. Listen to your heart…really listen, then boldly stand behind your decisions and the direction you take your life. When you know that direction, BE ALL IN!”
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My Daughter Plays “Silly” Softball | Softball is For Girls
A few weeks ago, we came across a parent rant about how so many ‘kids’ are playing what the ranter referred to as silly softball. It sounded like a fun thing to play, so we read more, wondering if my daughter plays silly softball too…. Turns out that ‘silly softball’ was a term dubbed about…
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Friday’s “SOFTBALL” FAVORITE THINGS – Part 1| Softball Is For Girls
Oprah has her version of favorite things, and Softball is For Girls has Friday’s “Softball” favorite things that we think every fastpitch family should know about. There are tricks to this gig, and special tools, and lessons you learn after being in the fastpitch lane for over a decade. So today, we share them with…
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10 Ways to Tell if Your Team is the G.O.A.T (Greatest of all Time)
10 Ways to Tell if Your Team is the G.O.A.T (Greatest of All time!) It’s that time of year again when the upside down turn over of teams and athletes starts taking place. Spring and summer ball is over – and tryouts are posted everywhere for teams looking for players. Local recruiting tactics take over…
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6 Tips to Make Sure Your Daughter Quits Softball | Softball is For Girls
They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. And parents, are certainly proof of that. We collectively all want what is best for our children, worry obsessively about their successes and failures, and lie awake at night worrying about making sure we are making the right decisions for them. And even so,…
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The Life of a Pitcher | Softball is For Girls
When they show up on the field, any given Saturday With butterflies and excitement, they are ready to play. They take a look at the circle, and inspect the mound Where the deep trenches from those who came before them are found. They warm up their snaps, their grips and their throws And say a…
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How Not to Be a Sucky Softball Coach | Softball Is For Girls
Coaching. It’s a hard gig and can be a cocktail for disaster. Between parents, and dealing with players, and trying to make decisions for the greater good of all, that will certainly not be agreed upon by everyone involved – being a softball coach is not an easy feat. So first… We want to thank…
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Confessions of a Travel Ball Softball Mom | Softball Is For Girls
I am travel ball softball mom, and my daughter has been playing since she was 7. This year, she graduated High School and will be off to college to play softball.
At least, THAT was the PLAN! Now, I am not so sure. And today’s confession is my apology to my daughter.
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When Personal Tragedy Strikes Twice | Keeping Up with Kristen
And in that singular moment, just days away from the start of her Senior Year, during a time where she wanted to celebrate where she should be able to celebrate – she knew. She knew. And she was devastated. Rocked to her core with disappointment and worry, feeling as though all she had worked for, tirelessly for the past decade was for nothing, and that all her dreams were shattered?
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How Not to Suck at Being a Softball Parent | Softball is For Girls
It’s no secret that there are a lot of rules for softball parents. For parents of any athlete in general. Apparently, we are supposed to sit down (not too close to our kid), relax, fork over money and our kids and be quiet and just smile ever so sweetly and only say, “I love to…
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How Not to Suck at Softball (For Players) | Softball is For Girls
How not to suck at softball (or life)! Always remember that pouring salt on someone else’s sugar won’t make yours any sweeter!
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Reasons You SHOULD Be Watching College Softball | Softball is For Girls
Are you watching? Are you paying attention to the battles going on? We hope that you are, and today we offer you some reasons YOU should be watching College Softball.
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An Open Letter to My Softball Loving Daughter | Softball is for Girls
Dear Softball Loving Daughter; You love softball, I get that. And I promise that there is nothing I would rather do than watch you play. I love it, too. Even on those days when it so darn hot that I am drenched with boob-sweat that stains my shirt and runs down my butt crack and…
