CoachPrep: Cut-offs and Relays

Our game has many different ways that a player can injure themselves. As coaches we can't prevent the freak accidents. Even professional athletes get hurt and they have expert coaching staffs. But we can be aware enough to help our players do things correctly and understand any current issues they have that must be taken into consideration with our plans.

This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Footwork for right handed first basemen (@14:05)
• Paige's Power Play: We can be too humble (@20:12)
• Why have we gotten so combative in games lately? (@23:29)
• Helping catcher's adapt to different pitchers (@31:43)
• Learn from your peers (@39:53)

Newton's first law of motion states that “an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion".  This applies to softball and the coaches discuss how players should be moving into a  ready state instead of reacting from a stationary position. 

This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: Batter/Runner and Catcher's obligation on a dropped 3rd strike? (@13:15)
• Paige's Power Play: Why taking a break is bad is a myth (@19:00)
• Interview with EAS recruiting service (@22:31)
• Please call the strike zone (@39:46)
• Work your A's off (@53:53)

The coaches discuss the impact of equipment on the game of softball. Their decades of experience give them a unique perspective to the changes.

This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: How much should my daughter warm up before each game? (@12:21)
• Paige's power Play: Free Parent Training (@19:05)
• Part 2 of Interview with Justin McLeod of D1Softball (@21:38)
• Observations from games I've seen at the beginning of the season (@42:25)
• Quote from Usain Bolt and how it applies today (@54:55)

We often hear from students and former students that their coach wants everyone on the team to do something the same way. In this episode we discuss that all players are not physically and athletically the same and maximizing their performance may mean that having a set philosophy is not the best thing.

This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: My daughter was called out after being hit with a batted ball while standing on second base. Is this the correct call? (@8:39)
• Paige's Power Play: Free Parent Training (@12:21)
• Interview with Justin McLeod of D1 Softball (@15:17)
• Infield Fly Rule (@42:30)
• Action Coach Tip: Story telling (@50:48)

This is a podcast that every coach and parent of a team should listen to. The financial situation of a family plays a part in the dynamics of a team. Coaches are not expected to investigate a family's financial situation, but they have to understand that a family commits to a team based upon the coach's plan during the formation of the team. Every team will have families with a diverse range of financial abilities and every one on the team needs to understand and respect that. It is the head coach's duty to stay within the financial boundaries set during the commitment time or have a plan to finance extras.

This week's lineup

• Warmup Segment
• Listener Question: What is you reaction to this survey of parents on their expectation of playing softball? (@10:10)
• Paige's Power Play: How to stop worrying about what others think. (@17:50)
• "How do you coach in an environment where the players feel they owe you nothing and you owe them everything" Geno Auriemma  (@21:21)
• Maximizing your coaching staff. Do everything or spread the responsibilities? (@33:05)