Archive for December, 2008

Is Your Daughter Following This Checklist?

Ah, yes, this is cool stuff. I’ve been focusing on getting coaches ready for the upcoming season with the bootcamp, but of course, players can do lots to get ready too!
Here’s a great article from Dan Huff at Baseball Strength:
To help you get your pre-season training set up properly, I’ve developed the following checklist(s) [...]

Tips for Coaching Your Own Child

Ah, yes, this is one tough job and often times a controversial subject. Should parents coach their own kids or not. I don’t even know if there is a “blanket” answer to that question that would apply to every family. I also know that in certain situations, there aren’t very many other [...]

What to Look for in a Fastpitch Coach

Here is something that comes up quite a bit. After all, your child’s coach has a huge impact on the type of experience your child (and you) have while playing fastpitch softball. I know, and maybe you do to (though I hope not) how rough it can be when your child doesn’t have [...]

The Role of the Youth Athlete

Ah, this is something interesting the think about. We often think about the role of the coaches or the role of the parents, but what about the role of the players? Are you giving them guidelines each year? I personally don’t think the responsibilities of the player are emphasized enough. Even [...]