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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.
Episodes
667 episodes
Can we save college sports? / High School Politics / Rec and travel issues / Greatest coaches of all time
Warmup SegmentListener Question: Can we save college sports? (@10:55)High School Politics (@18:29)Rec and travel issues (@27:41)Greatest coaches of all time (@35:19)
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41:57
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Comments on lack of pitchers / Feedback on Rec League participation / California players / Pre-game routine
This week's lineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Comments about lack of pitchers (@8:24)Feedback about travel ball players participating in Rec Leagues (@16:12)Why so many California players in college (...
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35:46
Mental training for players and psychological intervention for parents / 11 inch ball to the 12 inch ball / Rec ball / Plan for all player's needs
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Statement: Mental training for players and psychological intervention for parents (@12:57)Transitioning from the 11 inch ball to the 12 inch ball (@21:47)What...
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51:47
Impact of NCAA changes / Great Mechanics-Poor Performance / Parents to parents politics / Rundown disasters
This week's lineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: What impact will all the new NCAA changes on the horizon have? (@18:35)Great hitting mechanics, but fails in a game (@30:51)Managing parents to parents po...
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1:07:47
Tirades don't work
Coach Tory shares a situation where he had to listen to a coach go into a tirade with his team. This is not how to coach especially early in the season. Listen as the coaches discuss this type of behavior.
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8:46
Age cutoff changes and tryouts / College observations / Spend wisely / Teach skills correctly
This week's lineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Age cutoff changes may be affecting tryout situation (@14:44)College season observations (@24:00)Spend your money wisely (@38:29)Teach skil...
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53:21
Have a plan to handle your roster
In today's environment in the travel ball world, it is imperative that a coach have a strategy/plan on handling their lineup. And it needs to be communicated to the players and parents and be adhered to if you want to have to a better experienc...
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14:53
Can tryouts already be a problem? / Playing in a football stadium / Eating better / Do they understand us?
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Fallout from trying out for next year's team already this year (@16:04)Stanford playing in football stadium (@27:57)Eating better at tournaments (@3...
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52:30
Player Communication
Coaches - You must have a player to player communication system, practice it and make sure it is implemented.
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10:38
Take a called first strike? / Cool idea for softball / Observation at the ball park & glove care / Teaching pitchers to attack the zone
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Taking a called first strike? (@12:58)Cool development in college softball (@24:08)Observations at the ball park and glove care (@39:03)Teaching ...
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50:54
A coach's dilemma
We teach our players to wipe off/forget a mistake and not let it affect our performance in the game. But we don't really want them to forget it, because mistakes are how we learn and identify what we need to practice. The discussion today is ho...
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14:46
SEC have all 8 teams at CWS? / Reaction-Does any player chose to become a pitcher only? / Helping catchers improve throwing / Patience
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Could the SEC have all 8 teams at the CWS? (@13:27)Reaction to the question Does any player chose to be a pitcher only? (@21:15)Helping catchers to improv...
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44:49
Hitters and pitchers need practice against each other
Especially early in the season our pitchers need practice against hitters and hitters need to see some live pitching. The coaches discuss the need and some options to make this happen.
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13:20
Pitchers are hitting! / Reverse daddy ball / Bracket ready pitcher / Compete with yourself
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Feedback from "praise loudly, criticize quietly" (@17:11)Pitcher's are hitting (@28:56)Follow up to reverse daddy ball (@29:58)What is a bracket ...
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1:00:49
Teach your players the basics of field maintenance
All fields have to be maintained. A lot of players think that it just happens and don't understand the things that have to be done to keep the field playable. By teaching and having them perform some field maintenance they will have more respec...
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9:01
2 Different Pro Leagues / Win the right way / Good use of limited practice time / Environment where it's save to make a mistake
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Are 2 different pro leagues good or bad? (@8:30)How to win the right way (@14:02)Make use of limited practice time (@20:39)Create environment whe...
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36:03
Being truly ready is a skill that has to be taught
There are many different ways to be ready to play a defensive position. We have to teach our players how to move to ready so they are not stationary. A lot of players, especially younger players do not understand this concept.
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7:30
Unusual situation with a dad coach / Recruiting Questions / College Season starts / Learning by Watching
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Unusual situation with player handling the pressure of playing for dad coach(@8:20)Recruiting Questions (@16:05)Kickoff to the college season (@21:47)
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35:43
At what point do you work on pickoff and trick plays?
Where does working on pickoff and trick plays fit into practice? Coaches need to evaluate the skill level of their players and make a determination how much time they should devote to these type of drills.
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10:16
Advice on recruiting /Forcing a player to be a pitcher / General Hitting Advice / Coaching check list
This week's lineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: What is most important in college recruiting?(@12:04)School ball team has no pitchers, advice on forcing a player to be a pitcher. (@21:08)General hitting...
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48:57
Coaches, continue to gain knowledge
Coaches need to always be working on improving themselves. Clinics are are great way to meet other coaches and share knowledge.
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9:28
Do women's sports make any money / Correlation between team rankings and player recognition / Feedback on the shortage of pitchers / Know the rules before you argue
This week's lineup:Warmup SegmentListener Question: Do any women's sports actually make any money for their school? (@14:50)Correlation between team rankings and player recognition (@23:09)Feedback from li...
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1:01:13
Make a decision on your use of stats
How a coach is going to use stats in making game decisions is unique for each coach. But how important they are and the impact on decision making must be communicated to your players. Otherwise discontent and questioning will occur.
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14:16
Question about top 25 list / Interview with Val Alston / Pitch Calling Guidance
This week's LineupWarmup SegmentListener Question: Saw top 25 list, what do you think about the SEC dominating the list? (@11:42)Interview with Valerie Alston, mental coach, speaker, author and podcaster (@19:29)
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1:01:29
Baserunning practice has to include getting back to a base
The more efficient we are the less likely we get picked off a base and more likely to be able to advance a base. Baserunning practice has to drill down to the small details of footwork to be the more efficient. It's not just take your lead and ...
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