Posts Tagged ‘fastpitch’
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…
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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…
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Three Things Coaches Say (That Players Can’t Stand)
We talk to a lot of fast-pitch players round here. And one thing is for sure, fast-pitch softball players have opinions and are emotional little creatures. I’m sure there are plenty of coaches in this world who get down on one knee before a practice or game and just pray that the ‘regular non-hormonal, happy’…
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Fastpitch Fan Fare Friday – Bremen Middle School
It’s Fastpitch Fan Fare Friday! Which means its time to share the Fastpitch Fan Fare Team of the Week. This week, we travel all the way to a little town nestled deep in West Georgia called Bremen, and pay some homage to a group of hardworking girls from Bremen Middle School. As most of you…
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Softball Lessons From Team USA
Last weekend, we attended the 2-day TEAM USA fastpitch camp in Chattanooga. It’s an amazing, surreal thing for young players to meet their athletic idols, to see them interact and learn from the girls that they watch play the game they love on television. To be face to face with the best of the best!…
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Crying in Softball?
We’ve all seen it. Crying in softball. Typically speaking, many folks think that girls are just criers, and that since softball is such an emotional game – the crying is just par for the course. Then, of course there are all the quotes and sayings that say things like, “There no crying in baseball,” or…
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Softball Wars
Running a Facebook page, we hear from parents, fans, coaches, umpires and players that color the entire gambit of softball players. We have the 8U and 12U Rec ball players, who play for a few short months and have one game per week. We also have the girls that practice several times a week, put…
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My Daughter Plays Outfield
You or your daughter is an outfielder. Congratulations to you! That means that your daughter is likely extremely athletic, quick, has an amazing glove, and has proven herself to be quite the hustler. After all, how many other positions on the field are required to cover such a vast amount of green space. There’s like 5…
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Character in Fastpitch Softball
As parents, fans, players and coaches of fast-pitch – the reality is that we are often faced (and hear about) the negative side of the game. Softball is a passionate game, and as human beings, we can suffice it to say that it doesn’t always bring out the best in everyone. Here at Softball is…
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An Open Letter to My Fans
Dear Fans on MY Sidelines; I am a 15-year-old pitcher. I have spent many, many hours struggling against the pitching rubber, trying to get my pitches right, relying on the relentless (and often frustrated) support of my dad in the hopes that I can stand in the middle of the brick-dust, on a slab of rubber,…
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The Duality of a Softball Chick
If you keep up with the Softball is For Girls Facebook page – (which you should) you will notice that we receive hundreds of pictures of girls of all ages, playing softball. We, at SIFG love these pictures – and are completely in love with our fans. Recently, we received two pictures – which have…
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Are We Pushing TOO Hard? Fastpitch Softball
It’s Nationals week. All over the United States, girls – young and older are traveling far away from home to play in what is seen as the most competitive venues in softball. It’s like the Women’s College World Series for travel leagues, whether they play USSSA, ASA or any other type of competitive league…
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It Won’t Be Long – And Fastpitch will Be Over
It won’t be long. Before your daughter outgrows her cleats, weekends are spent at home instead of at ball fields, boys replace the love of the game, straightened hair and roller skating becomes more important than skidding across brick dust and busted up knees. My advice, take it all in. Fastpitch is a way of…
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Making the Team – School Ball Softball
Here in Georgia, thousands of girls are gearing up for ‘school ball’ tryouts and workouts. Each girl has a dream, to make the coveted school ball team, win over the coach and adorn a jersey in their schools colors. It’s a beautiful dream, one which can motivate the average player to step up her game, which…
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Softball. It’s Really About the Girls
My daughters have been playing softball for many years now. We encourage them to play, coach their teams, and take on the added financial stresses and time consumption associated with involving children in sports for one reason. To offer a life environment to our children that fosters the healthiest growth. Playing sports, being involved with…
