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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
Responsibilities when injured, Interview with a Certified Mental Performance Coach, Have faith in a coach's decision
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Coach Tory and Coach Don McKinley introduce episode 444 of Everything Fastpitch, recognize the passing of Georgia fastpitch leader Ernie Yarbrough, and name Spokane, Washington as City of the Week. They take a listener question about whether an injured travel player should still attend practices and games, concluding that, health permitting, injured players should remain involved to learn and contribute. In an interview, mental performance coach Ron Schmittling discusses teaching performance psychology skills through routines, evidence-based confidence, handling failure, and involving coaches and parents; he shares resources including his books Winning Starts Within and Into the Storm, his podcast, and website. The coaching tip focuses on creating “blind faith” in coaches’ decisions so players execute team strategies without distraction, with postgame discussion used to build softball IQ.