Get Out of Your Child’s Way?? | Softball is For Girls

Sport parents. They get a bad name. It seems every time we turn around we are given lessons, and advice and warnings about how we should and should not conduct ourselves when it comes to our kids. “Let them figure it ALL out on their own,” they say.  “Leave them alone,” they cry.  “Don’t get…

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Resistance Brands to IMPROVE HITTING | Softball is For Girls

Softball is such a unique sport. It is the only sport where players must be proficient in two completely different skill sets. We very rarely discuss the fact that there’s an incredible amount of learning and development on the road to becoming an elite softball player. The learning curve that transitions a good hitter into…

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And God Made a Softball Player

With just enough dirt from the earth, and a little sweat from the sea
Just enough soft from the clouds, and a sturdy branch from a tree.
A little grass stain here and some blood for a bruise
He made a girl who’d accomplish anything in life she would choose.

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10 Takeaways From the Track Field

High school track season has just ended for us. I will be the first to admit, that track meets are BORING, and that the experience is nothing like going to a softball game. But ya know…you do what you have to do, and watching our kids compete and do their thing is one of those…

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Mobility Must Haves for Softball Players

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We see all sorts of money being spent on lessons, equipment, and training – but less often – that same money and time being spent on MOBILITY and EXERCISES specifically for softball players and improved performance? Today, Kris shares some expert advice on making your player a better athlete.

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Softball Catchers Performance Training | Kris Massaro

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Catchers are some of the most athletic players on the field. As incredible as these players are, I find little true catcher specific performance training designed for their needs. Today, Kris Massara with Softball Strong gives CATCHER SPECIFIC WORKOUTS to improve endurance, strength and movement.

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Dirty Hands | Softball is For Girls

It’s her blood sugar. It has to be. Everyone as bad days, but when the bad days or the bad play just seems out of character and your kid is a type 1, you immediately go to the blood sugar. When you are a T1D mom, you go to the blood sugar. Not as an excuse, but because that feeling hits you that something just isn’t right with your kid.

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