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Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast
Everything Fastpitch is a podcast hosted by Coach Tory Acheson and Coach Don McKinlay. Tory and Don are former college coaches that are now full time instructors and travel ball coaches. Since retiring form active collegiate coaching they have committed themselves to providing educational materials to the fastpitch community. This podcast is one of the resources they are providing. Their website has 500+ blog posts and they have a YouTube channel. All of these cover fastpitch softball from coaching and training beginner athletes up through college athletes. It is a great resource for players, parents and coaches. Whether it be training tips, mental aspects, coaching methods, recruiting etc. it is all covered, hence the name Everything Fastpitch.
Everything Fastpitch - The Podcast
Latest Episodes
Brewers make it / Player Union / Insights with Tori Heyman / Sign Systems
Coach Tori and Coach Don preview episode 443, cover warm-up items including Tori's Milwaukee Brewers reaching their first World Series since 1982 and a documentary about the 1982 team. The City of the Week is Gainesville, Florida, linked ...
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Repairing Gloves / Navy SEAL training in softball / Hitting Adjustment
Coach Tory and Coach Don preview episode 442 of Everything Fastpitch, and open with a “Did You Know” about MLB’s first full ABS season in 2026 resulting in pitches overturned. City of the Week is Knoxville, Tennessee, with discussion of U...
Kyle Epps on Elite Mental Performance, Routines, You have to Fail in Practice and Why In-Game Hitting Advice Hurts
Episode 441 of Everything Fastpitch discusses NCAA Division I fall recruiting limitations that can affect travel-team scheduling while still emphasizing competition value. City of the Week is El Paso, Texas. A listener question addresses ways t...
Player focus on playing in college, in-depth interview about catching, and live hitting practice
Coach Tory and Coach Don preview episode 440, and share updates including Team USA traveling to Japan for the Japan Cup as part of preparation toward the 2028 Olympics and the City of the Week, Mustang, Oklahoma. They answer a listener qu...
ABS? School Softball Meets Travel Team, Phones in the dugout
Coach Tory and Coach Don outline episode 439’s segments. In “Did You Know,” they discuss the U.S. Women’s National Team playing in the World Cup in Oklahoma City and a longer-term evaluation plan toward the 2028 Olympics, citing the deep talent...