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How to Follow College Softball on Twitter

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About a year ago I noticed a lot more softball people on twitter. Along with that I also noticed quite a few College Athletic Departments using Twitter to keep people updating with what was going on with their sports teams.  This year I’m happy to see lots of College Softball Teams with their own dedicated twitter account.  This way I don’t have to read about all the sports news from a particular school and I can just stay up to date with and communicate with the softball teams themselves. Pretty cool stuff!

If you’re not on Twitter yet, it’s very easy to sign up.

  1. Go to Twitter.com
  2. Click on the sign up button.
  3. Follow the directions.

You can literally have your own twitter account within minutes!

Once you have your account, the easiest thing to do to find a lot of cool softball people to follow is go to My Page, then click on the “following link.”

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That will show you all the people I’m following, then you can simply go down the list and click on the “Follow” button for the people or teams you want to see updates from.

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Oh yeah, and don’t forget to follow me too! ;)

Enjoy!

Blog Update: Softball Talk on Twitter

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twitterTWell, if you are here on the blog, you may have noticed the small “twitter stream” over in the sidebar.  I know a lot of softball people are unfamiliar with twitter and what it’s all about, so I just figured I’d showcase a little of the softball talk that’s going on there.  Obviously, I can’t show a whole lot in the sidebar, but if you click on the “View More” link, you will be taken to this page where you can see a few more of the recent tweets that have been posted by some of my favorite softball tweeters (or twitterers – I’m not sure what the exact term is).  lol

You’ll notice that if you click on any of the names in the display of twitter posts, it will take you directly to that person’s twitter page and you can “follow” them on twitter from there.  However, you’ll need your own twitter account to do that.

Honestly, signing up for twitter is VERY simple and can be done within a few minutes (maybe even less).  Just go to Twitter.com and click on the green “Sign Up Now” button.  You’ll be joining in the conversation with us on twitter in no time.  If you’re having trouble finding people to follow, you can do a couple of things…

  1. type “softball” into the Search field at twitter and see who’s talking about softball (or any other softball related term).  You may be able to find some people that way
  2. check out the list I made of some cool softball people on twitter in this blog post
  3. when you do find a cool softball person on twitter: check out who they’re following OR scroll down their page and see who they’ve been talking to

Those are some simple tips for to getting started on twitter and finding cool softball people to follow.  And don’t forget, you can also follow me as well at twitter.com/staciemahoe ~ see you there!

College: Yet Another Reason You Should be on Twitter

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If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve heard me talk about Twitter.   Even if you haven’t, you’ve probably heard about Twitter through some other source.  Many major news stations, radio stations, newspapers, celebrities, and softball people are ALL on Twitter.

Now you have another reason to jump into the fun – COLLEGE.

Earlier this week, ESPN published an article about how colleges and college coaches are tapping into social networks like Twitter and Facebook for recruiting and exposure.

Some coaches use Twitter as a way to allow fans and potential recruits to see what the program/coach is like.  Others utilize it as a way to “stay in front” of a recruits face (and at the forefront of their minds) without breaking NCAA contact period rules.  According to the article:

“Currently, the NCAA allows coaches to direct-message recruits from Twitter or send them a private message on Facebook.”

If you’re looking to attend college and play sports – this is HUGE!!!

Like me, there are coaches out there who prefer Twitter over Facebook “mostly because of the ease of posting.”   Of course, there are others like my husband who prefer Facebook because there are more pictures and it’s similar to MySpace which he’s already familiar with.  Twitter does have a different sort of layout/format and does take a little while to get used to, but once you do, you’ll love it!

The ESPN article also talks about why Twitter is so super popular:

“It’s the reason why USA Today worked. It’s the reason why people want to see the ticker on ESPN. [People] don’t want large bites. Give me a small bite; make it fast, I’ll see what it is, I’ll laugh and I’ll move on to something else.”

Another important point…

“The one thing I like is that it’s a little bit of an unobstructed view,” Calipari said. “They (fans/recruits) get to know what you are and how you are and how you think without someone telling them who you are, what you are and how you think.”

So you don’t have to take someone’s word for it. You have a way to judge for yourself what a program or coach is like. This is a very important part of choosing the right college for yourself or helping your child do so.

Signing up for Twitter is super easy…

1.  Go to Twitter.com and click on the green Get Started – Join! button at the bottom of the screen.

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2.  Fill out the fields on the next page and click Create My Account

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3.  Choose the options you want on the following pages (add contacts from e-mail or follow suggested users) and you’re all done!

Once you’re in, here are some softball coaches you can follow…

AuburnSBCoach

coachjaymiller

UFCoachWalton

UACoachMurphy

…and you’ll probably also want to check out the other cool softball people I listed in this post and this post.

Happy Tweeting!

Even More Cool Softball People on Twitter

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Gosh, I just found even more really cool softball people on Twitter.  Check this out!

@jfinch27, @catosterman, @EricaBeach, @kempf5, @CaitlinLowe

@UACoachMurphy, @ProSballTrainer

Yes, that’s Jennie Finch, Cat Osterman, Cheri Kempf, Caitlin Lowe, Pat Murphy, and ProSballTrainer is Erin (Former Pro Softball Coach of the New England Riptide & Washington Glory, Private Instructor, Director of www.thesoftballnetwork.com).  Erica Beach is a 29 year old Assistant Softball Coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes and former Pro softball player!

And that’s in addition to all the great softball names I shared in this post.

See what these people are talking about, what their up to, possibly get into real time conversations with them too.  If you’re not on twitter yet, it’s free!  Lotsa WCWS talk this past week.  Join in the conversation by signing up for a free account at Twitter.com.

Awesome Softballers On Twitter

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Twitter is a real time social media network that allows users to post short updates about what they’re doing to a timeline.  When you join twitter for free, you can see all the updates posted by people you “follow.”  Twitter is very simple and straightforward without the “fluff” off applications, games, photo albums, and other add-ons that other social media networks like MySpace and Facebook have.

It does take a little time to get the hang of the conversation and community there, but once you do, you can meet some great people and learn things you would have never known if it wasn’t for twitter.  The best way to do it though, is to just jump in and try it.

Here’s what you need to do to get started:

  1. Go to Twitter.com
  2. Click on “Get Started-Join”
  3. Fill in the form and click “Create my account”
  4. Input your account/profile/settings information
  5. Then look for cool people to follow

To help get you started, here’s a bunch of softball people I’m following (after you’re logged in to your account, click on the links below then click on the “follow” button on these twitter people’s pages):

NCAA WCWS: http://twitter.com/NCAAWCWS

DI Coach Bill Vasko: http://twitter.com/CoachBook

Marc Dagenais: http://www.twitter.com/coachmarc

Steven Anderson: http://twitter.com/ATumblebug

Jessica Jobes (MittMate): http://twitter.com/JessicaJobes

Angela Tincher: http://twitter.com/ATinch1

STATE the Movie: http://twitter.com/statethemovie

We Play: http://twitter.com/weplay

Philadelphia Force: http://twitter.com/PhilaForce

ASA Softball: http://twitter.com/ASASoftball

Ringor: http://twitter.com/ringor

Big West Softball: http://twitter.com/BigWestSoftball

Barry Lovelace: http://twitter.com/barrylovelace

Fastpitch News: http://twitter.com/FastpitchNews

Oh yeah, and you can follow me at http://www.twitter.com/staciemahoe ;)

There are also some pretty cool softball parents on twitter as well.  You may see me talking to them every now and then.  Any time you see me talking with other twitter users about softball, I’d suggest clicking on their twitter name to go to their page so you can see if you’d like to follow them too.  If so, just click on the “follow” button on their page.

I’m seriously thinking about doing some short tutorial videos to show you some twitter basics.  I’ll certainly let you know if I get those made!

Pitch Count Obsession is Silly

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s12upitchforwardSo, I’ve been having this conversation on Twitter with a baseball guy about pitch counts.

If you’ve never checked out Twitter, it’s a pretty cool “micro” blogging community. Basically it’s short updates about what people are doing all around the world. If you have a f*ree account, you can login and see the updates from all the people you are following. There are even some cool softball people on there. Like I said, there’s no cost to use this tool – check it out at www.Twitter.com – follow me at Twitter.com/staciemahoe

Anyway – back to the story about my conversation…

One day on twitter I mentioned that I think that baseball people seem to be overly obsessed with pitch count; that they seem almost “religious” about it. Of course, this baseball guy responds that it’s not religion, but science. He said that if I’d seen the injuries to young pitchers arms (bone spurs, rotator cuff issues, damage to growth plates etc) that I’d understand.

I completely understand wanting to prevent devastating injuries to young athletes. I’m all for that. I just don’t think pitch count is an effective way to do that. In my discussion with baseball guy I talked about how I feel too many coaches are using pitch count as a “rule” rather than as a guideline. I think that there is sooooo much obsession with “pitch count” in baseball that coaches put too much emphasis on it and not enough on proper training, proper mechanics, proper care, proper warm-up, and listening to your body.

I feel that pitch counts are excellent…as a GUIDELINE!

Baseball guy said that rules have to be used when people don’t know how to properly use a guideline. However, I feel that if coaches are overlooking those other critical issues and just using pitch count as a rule, they could HURT their pitchers with their pitch count “obsession.” Continue reading →