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The Heart and Soul of Fastpitch Softball

If you are a fan of our facebook page, it is obvious that fastpitch softball reaches a ton of girls from all over the country, who play at all levels of the game. On any given Saturday, a fan of ours is playing anything from a 7 game guarantee select ball tournament 2 states away…

3 Tips for Boosting Self Confidence in Your Softball Player

It has been said, over and over again “Girls need to feel good to play good,” where as boys “Need to play good to feel good.” And for many fastpitch parents and coaches, and girls – one of the biggest obstacles to success is self-doubt, or a lack of self-confidence or insecurity. The question therein becomes,…

“WE” versus “HER” – Softball Parenting

We got perhaps the BEST fan question ever last week. A fan question, that each of us as adults, and parents HAS to at least ask ourselves from time to time. When it comes to softball, and softball parents and players – most of us identify the it as a “WE” relationship. But is it REALLY…

Keeping Your Fastpitch Softball Girl Healthy!

One of the forgotten aspects of fastpitch softball players is the importance of conditioning and over all health not just DURING the season, but as part of a lifestyle. Even more important is that the payoff for a young girl who is TAUGHT to pay attention to her overall health and wellbeing ALL THE TIME is…

The Human Side of Girls Softball

A few days ago, we had a coach write in to us, torn about the fact that one of his players failed a drug test at her school and was removed from the softball team. Should he do the same thing, and remove this girl – one who had been playing with him for three…

Softball is For Girls is THANKFUL

Today is Thanksgiving – and most of us are setting aside our bats and balls, bat bags and cleats to spend some time with family, friends and loved ones. As the weather gets colder (for many of us), we will soon be suffering from fastpitch withdrawals – eager for the sun to warm the frost…

Suzy Speaks Softball & Money

Meet Suzy. Suzy is a 12 year old 6th grader who because of mad skills graduated from Rec ball to travel and tourney ball. Suzy’s parents are like any other girls parents – hardworking, honest and trying to keep bills paid and food on the table. The transition to travel and tourney ball was not…

Softball Girls – YOU ARE Beautiful!

I think one of the easiest things about having a daughter that plays softball, is that come game day – or tourney day, there really are no worries about what they will wear, or how they look. Most girls I know, get up that morning, slumber into their uniforms, and arrive at the fields with…

Softball – Bloom Where You’re Planted

Lots and lots of questions appear in our inbox EVERY DAY, about folks who aren’t sure their daughter is on the right team. “Should ‘we’ try out for a better team?” “This coach doesn’t see my daughters potential.” “The team we are on has some drama attached to it.” “Another team wants my daughter to…

Dear Softball Girls – YOU CAN SWIM

Just today, I was reading some material about a monkey island in a zoo. This particular zoo-island is home to dozens upon dozens of monkeys that live on islands and as an exhibit, zoo-goers can take a boat tour around the islands to view the monkeys. Mostly, these monkeys live on their own, or in very…

Fastpitch Softball! Reasons Why We Lost.

It’s Sunday, and for many of you that means you are trying to get through the day with what we refer to as the ‘softball hangover.’ Lost voices from cheering, sore legs from running, and exhaustion from what was hopefully a long and successful day at the park. Some of you may have come home with…

Softball Player Responsibilities

Get your HOLIDAY SHOPPING DONE WITH SIFG GIFTS and Shirts! You play softball, right? Your mama and daddy don’t play. YOU PLAY! If so – then chances are your parents have taken on a lot of the responsibility to ensure that you can play. Driving you to practice, buying your equipment, showing up at games,…

Softball Beauties & BrickDust

You notice a lot of things when you sit at ballparks during girls softball tournaments long enough. And this weekend, I noticed beauty. Not just regular beauty, or the kind that we see in magazines, but beauty that comes from a purely honest and authentic place. Softball beauties meet brick dust and miracles happens! Confidence abounds,…

Dear Softball Girls – Be the Solution!

Today, we take a short detour from our softball affirmation in the hopes that we can reach our girls on the field in a different way. Reminding them that they are all more the same than different. Reminding them that the choices they make every day in their life, from what they text others to…