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I’m Afraid of the Ball

by Stacie Mahoe

*************************************** QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS Our 21-Day Food Challenge starts tomorrow! Are you in?  Check back tomorrow for details. LAST DAY: Today is the last day to enter our 10 Commandments Contest!  Submit your entry at the Fastpitch World Forums ************************************** I’m afraid of the ball…Did I just say that? Well, not terrified of the ball like [...]

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One Way to Get More Outs

by Stacie Mahoe

***Make Better Throws*** Focus on having your defenders make throws that are easy for the receiver to catch. This includes: using a snap throw/flip instead of a full windup in close situations when players are already moving toward the target lessening side arm and encouraging players to throw more “over the top” making one-hops easy [...]

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3 Reasons You Don’t Want to Blast the Ball

by Admin

As a coach you want your players to be as prepared as possible for anything. You want them to be ready for any situation the game might throw at them. Coaches talk about making practice tough so that the game seems easy. I totally understand all that and I get it. But one thing you [...]

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