From Then 'Till Now

Just this evening I had a number of thoughts come to mind about how things have changed in the past 20 years. My daughter is playing in Bobby Sox tournaments as I did 20 years ago. She's also playing ASA, but we gave Bobby Sox try this year and that's primarily what's bringing about all these thoughts on change.

Of course, Bobby Sox, in and of itself is one of the major things that crossed my mind. Bobby Sox is nothing like what it used to be. In Hawaii, from a league that had a number of different associations with multiple teams per age division per association to a league with where just 3 districts participate locally. It's just much smaller than it used to be and the age divisions and minimum play rules have changed a little bit too.

Now-days ASA is a huge deal. When I was growing up, I had never really even heard of ASA until I was older. Yet 20 years later, my 7-year-old has played ASA for 3 seasons already.

Okay, I just realized, this post is going to make me feel old...LOL.

...but I'll go on...

Tonight I saw a base bag for the first time in a looooooong, long time. I remember having to help our coaches put away bases after every practice. We had to get all those bases with straps and pegs into that big duffle with the pin that secured the top portion of the bag shut. I don't think my daughters would even know what to look for if you told them to go get the bag for the bases.

Then there's the face mask requirement. I've gotten so used to seeing young ladies play with face masks that, now, when I see a player without one it looks so "dangerous." Yet, when the face mask became mandatory for batting helmets in youth leagues, I was right there with the girls feeling all the frustration of having to switch over. I was glad that change hadn't been made when I was playing because I really wouldn't have wanted to hit with a mask on. As a mother though, I'm so glad my girls are wearing one.

We can't forget those racer back jerseys so many players love. There was none of that around when I was playing. Even playing in a sleeveless jersey was a stretch for my imagination. When I saw all the teams coming out with the racer back jerseys and shorts, I seriously began to think that, one day, girls would be playing softball in those skimpy volleyball-type uniforms.

After the popularity of the racer back came the emergence of those little black velcro things that scrunch up the shoulder or back of the jersey. I don't even know what they're called and I've been searching can't find them online without knowing what the proper term for them are. If you know what they're called, please post a comment here and fill in the blank for me. I'm sure it'll come to me later, but if you get to it before me, please, post it in a comment here.

Oh yes, and we can't forget....Under Armour! I used to wear those 3/4 sleeve undershirts and think it was so cool. But now, it's all about the even "cooler" (and more expensive) Under Armour that the players HAVE to have. I don't even know if my daughters realize that Under Armour was unheard of when I was their age. Eeek!

And, of course, the bats! Gosh, I can only imagine what kind of stats I could have had if we had today's bat technology when I was playing! My hands certainly wouldn't have stung as much that's for sure...and I probably would have had more than 1 home-run per year in high school. Maybe some of those hard hit grounders would have made it through the infield. Whenever I see a young lady hit a towering line shot, I always think of how fun it would have been to use that type of high performance bat during my career.

Anyway - those are just a few of the things that come to mind tonight as I think about what has changed since I was playing as my daughters are now. Other things include offensive/defensive strategy, pitching technique, attitudes of players, perspective and philosophy on strength training/conditioning/stretching, the whole "travel ball" concept, and I'm sure there's more, but I'll stop there because all that's getting a little too serious for me. We could probably get into all kinds of good discussions along those lines. But back to the "lighter" side of this topic...What else do you have to add?

Celebrating the 4th

We have a long weekend ahead! How will you be celebrating the 4th?

As for me, and I'm sure many others out there, I will be at the softball field. This weekend, my 3 daughters are all participating in Hawaii's Bobby Sox State Tournament. Of course, less than 3 days away, and we still have no schedule. I still don't understand why tournament schedules are set up so last minute. Why don't the tournament people all get together the week before the tournament (instead of 1-2 days before) and set up the schedule so that parents and team members can do some planning? I guess we're simply supposed to plan to be at the park all weekend from start to end; details not all that necessary, but will be provided later.

Anyway, while others are out bar-be-quing, beach going, firecracker popping/watching, and celebrating the 4th of July, my family and I will be at the park. Softball....the story of a lot of my life. But that's just fine with me.

So - what are you doing this weekend?

Phew - Long Tournament Days!

My daughter just played in the ASA State 12U Tournament. Unfortunately, her team decided to lose their first game in elimination play which made for a VERY long day on Saturday. We were at the park at 7:30am and, 4 games later, didn't leave until about 9:30pm. The did make it to Sunday, but lost their first game that morning.

I forgot how energetic young people can be. This team only used 2 pitchers (one of which was my daughter and she only pitched about half a game total) and 1 catcher. Yet at the end of the day on Saturday (in the 4th game) they were still showing enthusiasm and energy. The parents and coaches, of course, were quite tired.

It was definitely easier to play 4 games in one day back when I was playing than it is to coach or watch 4 games in one day now. I know, it probably has something to do with age right?

Anyway - great job to all the 12U teams that were in this weekend's tournament!

Here's a picture of my daughter (the little one) and her teammates in the Sunday game...still showing a little pep in their step....and, yes, my daughter's hair is colored red......and blue (see bottom pic).

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Don't Assume They Know It

I think there's something that amazes me every time I watch a softball game. The other weekend it was my oldest daughter. No, she didn't amaze me with her unbelievable talent, LOL. It was something else. She was pitching that day. You know how sometimes during an umpire timeout the pitcher rolls grounders to her infield to keep them on their toes and keep them from getting bored? Well, I guess my daughter has seen other pitchers do this, so during a break in the action during her game, she rolled a grounder to each of her infielders. I know, not that amazing. But the thing was.....it was a rainy day. The ground was WET!

My daughter has to be the only pitcher on the face of this earth that I know of that purposefully rolls the ball she's going to pitch on the ground when it's wet (and not just once either). When play resumed, guess what happened. She walked the next batter on 5 pitches. *sigh*

I discussed this with her after the game and let her know that if the ball ever feels too slippery, she is allowed to ask the umpire for another ball. Of course, I also advised her that she probably shouldn't roll grounders to her teammates to pass time if the ground is moist.

Fun 8U Moments

Here are the pictures I promised in my last post. It's from the first game of the season for my two daughters who play 8U. They were all excited because it was their first game and they had just gotten their new helmets, uniforms, bags, and jackets. They hadn't seen their uniform jerseys until that day, so at the end of this post I'll tell you what they told me about their uniform after I got home from my game that day.

But first, there are the pictures...

Two sisters at the field early on a Saturday morning




Big smile from my 8-year-old


Hmmm...looks like my 6-year-old is giving signals LOL


When I got home from my game that day, my girls were already out of their uniform. I hadn't seen it yet because they got it right before the game. So after I got home the both wanted to show my their uniform. My 8-year-old goes,

"Mom! You wanna see our jerseys?"

Before I could finish the word "Yes" she's off and running to go get her jersey.

My 6-year-old runs after her while she yells out, "Oh yeah! You wanna see our jerseys? They're so (now I'm waiting for her to say cool! or awesome! or something, but she says) preeettyyy!" *sigh*

I have a feeling that one will be choosing a bat based on color and appearance some time in the future. LOL

I'm Not Ready

As I've said before, I'm so glad to have 8U softball in my life for now. It's always so refreshing to see the excitement of the players at this age! This past weekend, two of my daughters participated in their first 8U games of the season (I'll share a few pictures later this week).

Just a few weeks back I mentioned a few Sue Enquist Video clips. In one of them she talks about how preparing for a game helps take away anxiety and nervousness. I had just talked to the high school players I coach about this topic not long ago as well. So I found it quite interesting when, on the way to school on Friday morning (the day before my daughters first games), out of the blue my 6-year-old says,

"Mom, I'm not ready."

"Not ready for what?" I ask her (we weren't even on the subject of softball, we were just listening to music, riding in the car).

"For my game tomorrow," she says.

I didn't know what to say. My first thought was that it was obviously bugging her if she was thinking about it when we weren't even in a softball setting. Then I immediately began wondering what it was that was making her feel like she wasn't ready. I just couldn't imagine what would be going through a 6-year-old's mind to make her think that she wasn't prepared enough for her first game of the season.

All I could think of to tell her was that she'd been doing lots of practicing in all these weeks leading and that I was sure she would do fine. I was just surprised that she would give any thought to whether or not she was "ready."

She ended up doing quite well though. She played outfield so she didn't have any action on defense, but out of the 3 times she went up to bat she got on base twice. I have no idea if she got on on actual hits or on errors because I wasn't able to make the game since I had a game of my own. My husband was there, but he didn't exactly give me all those types of details. He said she was 2-3, but he's not exactly a "real" scorekeeper and I don't even know if he knows all the rules about how to figure out hitting stats and such. I imagine there was some kind of error along the way in at least one of those plays, but it doesn't really matter. My husband did take a bunch of pictures for me so that I could "see" some of that day so I was happy about that.

This weekend, my game doesn't overlap with theirs so I'll be able to watch be there this time. I can't wait!

Bill Hillhouse in Hawaii 2008

Yep, we're doing it again. Bill Hillhouse is coming to Hawaii in September. I know a LOT of people here in Hawaii were asking about whether or not he was going to come down again last year, but we just couldn't swing it for 2007 but we ARE doing it for 2008.

We're looking at September 20-21 for the clinic sessions (2 - 2 1/2 hours) and the following Saturday (27th) for small group sessions. Just like last time, in order to attend a small group session, you MUST attend a clinic session first.

I'm not quite sure on location yet, but we're looking at the CORP again and possibly another field in town. Ideally we'll be able to do CORP one day and the town field another day to make it easier for pitchers from different parts of the island to attend a session.

Most likely will run something similar to what we did two years ago. Clinic sessions will be offered by age group. One session will be for ages 10-12, another will be for 13-15, and the last for ages 16+. We'll run those 3 sessions on Saturday (20th) and if you can't make the Saturday date, we'll run them again on Sunday (21st).

Clinic sessions will be limited to 10-12 girls EACH. This is part of why we are running it for two days because 10-12 spots per age group will fill up FAST. So one session of 10-12 girls will be available on Saturday and another will be available on Sunday. Last time we had 14-16 per session and that was too much. This year, we're only allowing 10-12 per session so that your pitcher will get more attention during the clinic and get more out of it. Also remember, all pitchers MUST bring their own catcher.

As we get closer and closer to the clinic I will provide additional information (finalized location and pricing). Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the clinic. All clinic sessions will be FREE for ANY coaches or parents that want to attend. Bill's demonstrations during his clinics are very cool, so please come by if you have the chance. There is no charge to anyone who wants to come to see the demonstration and instruction. Only the pitchers that actually go out onto the field and go through drills and get instruction from Bill pay the clinic fee.

Cost to the pitchers will probably be about $40 to attend a 2-hour clinic session in the appropriate age group on the 20th OR 21st. Small group sessions (27th) are one hour long and Bill will work with just your group (up to 4 pitchers) for that full hour. These sessions will probably be about $140. Small group sessions will be VERY limited as we will only run them on one day, so once we finalize location and start taking applications, please don't wait too long.

Learn more about Bill Hillhouse at www.houseofpitching.com.

Finally Getting Heads Up Baseball

Yes! I finally did it. I finally ordered my very own copy of Heads Up Baseball. It's the book that many, many AAF Members swear by and give their team as required reading. It's the book that I have people write to me about. These people often attribute at least a part their team's success to their players having read this book. So, since my taxes are done and I have a little extra spending money, I'm finally getting the book for myself. None of the local bookstores had it and I couldn't find it in the library, so I had to order it online. But, it's on it's way to me as I type, so I can't wait to get it.

I'm also getting Tom Hanson's new book, Who Will Do What By When, which is a great book for anyone trying to lead a team, whether on the field or in an office. I'm actually getting a few extra copies of this one so that the other coaches I work with can read it too.

If Tom Hanson sounds familiar, he is the co-author of Heads Up Baseball and he is also the guy that runs the Confidence website. He helps players and coaches get up to par with training for the mental aspect of the game. You can check out his website and sign up for his free newsletter at www.GetSoftballConfidence.com. He's got some other cool freebies there as well (look for the "Free Stuff" link), like the 5-day course I just finished "5 Steps to Unstoppable Confidence." Go check it out.

The College Information I Promised

If you're waiting for the college recruiting information, it's right here in this e-mail.

Again, this is something I truly feel every high school softball player and their parent and their coach NEEDS...unless, of course, the player does NOT want anything to do with softball at the college level. But if you took time to sign up to get these e-mails, chances are the players in your life want to go as far as they can OR you would like to help the players you know get as far as they can with this game and with their education. That said, I'll cut to the chase. Get the college recruiting information you need from one of the best in the business, Dynamite Sports...

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But won't my counselors do the college stuff for me?
To some extent, yes. I was fortunate enough to go to a high school where there were 3 counselors per class. Each one had less than 175 students to keep track of and work with. My counselor was the one who made sure I was registered with the NCAA Clearinghouse which was just starting up. She gave me the form to fill out and send in. Our counselors did a lot to help us get ready for college, including walking us through the application for the University of Hawaii. Line by line, they told us what to write in. But as good as they were, I was not given even HALF the information about the college recruiting process that I got from Dynamite Sports in that one 2-hour seminar.

I don't know how it is in other parts of the country, but the public high schools in Hawaii have ONE College and Career Counselor for the whole student body. The high school I coach at has 600+ students in some classes. So that's over 2000 students for one counselor to track. Don't leave everything up to the counselors when there's so much you can take control of yourself.

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Have a great week!

The Ultimate Clinic with Mike Candrea

If you are not on the mailing list or if you missed the online presentation with Mike Candrea, the replay is now available! Listen in at www.baseballconfidence.com/aaf.html.

Dave Feinberg Steps in to UA Asst Position

Dave Feinberg is not a new face to the Arizona softball team, but he will be stepping in to a paid assistant position this season. He's been a volunteer assistant for the past two years, but with Nancy Evans leaving the staff, Feinberg will be filling a more prominent role this year.

Feinberg brings a passion for education, more than 15 years as an elite fast-pitch softball player, and 20 years as a softball and baseball coach to his new job. Learn more about Dave Feinberg at azstarnet.

Have You Had a Parent Meeting?

Yep coaches, it's that time of year. Time for pre-season meetings to let your team, your staff, and your parents know what to expect and what is expected during the upcoming season. If you need some help with your plan for the season or what to cover during your parent meeting, grab a free copy of our Special Coaching Report today.

Get your season off to the right start by following a few of the guidelines in this free report for coaches. Have a wonderful 2008!

18U Gold Nationals

Good luck to all the teams participating in this year's upcoming 18U Gold National Championship. The tournament is scheduled for August 5-12 in Oklahoma City.

Teams from 21 different states will be represented in Oklahoma City during the ASA Girl’s 18-Under Gold Fast Pitch National Championship. California leads the way with a total of 21 teams earning spots in the championship field. Texas is a distant second with nine while Arizona is a distant third with four teams. Oklahoma, Washington and Georgia will each boast three teams in the field.

Should be some good softball!

More information at the ASA Website.

NPF Championship Passes Go On Sale

Single day passes for the National Women’s Pro Fastpitch World Softball Championship Series, scheduled from Aug. 24-26 at Kimberly’s Sunset Point Park’s lower diamond, will be sold beginning Monday, July 30th.

The top four teams in the National Pro Fastpitch league advance to the Championship Series at Kimberly.

Games will be played at 6 p.m. and approximately 8:15 p.m. on Aug. 24 (Session 1), 3 p.m. and approximately 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 25 (Session 2), and noon and approximately 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 26 (Session 3).

If a seventh game were necessary in the double-elimination event, it would begin at approximately 5 p.m. on Aug. 26.

The tournament will also be held at this site in 2008 and 2009.

Parking will be $5 per night with proceeds going to the Kimberly High School softball team.

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USA Women's Team Advacing Through World Cup

The USA National Team started off the KFC World Cup of Softball with a bang and continues to move on with wins over Japan and Canada.

USA defeated Japan 4-1 on Saturday. Monica Abbott and Jennie Finch teamed up in the circle while the USA offense continued to produce the runs necessary to win the game. Read more about the USA vs. Japan game here.

Yesterday, Team USA secured a spot in the World Cup Championship game with their 7-0 run rule win over Canada. Jennie Finch earned her first win of the World Cup pitching 6 shut out innings, allowing only 3 hits, and striking out 8.

USA will face Japan in the championship game tonight which is scheduled for 8pm CST. Catch the game on ESPN2 - also available in High Definition. I already have my DVR set just in case something comes up and I'm not home for some reason. ;)

Coaches - Start Your Season Right

I know many teams are just starting this season. Coaches, I just wanted to remind you, if you haven't yet had a chance, head on over and pick up our report on What Players Really Think About Coaches. This will help put you in the right mindset when heading into your season. Maybe you'll come up with a few ways to do things differently so that you can be a more effective coach!

Wishing you the best on your upcoming season! If you're just starting out as a coach and want to make sure your players have a great experience, don't forget to check out Keeping Softball Fun!

Congratulations to the Baldwin Bears!

Congratulations to the Baldwin Bears of Maui for winning this years Hawaii High School State Championship! Baldwin had a perfect record this season and defeated the Mililani Trojans 2-0 in the championship game on Saturday. Not only did the Baldwin pitcher, Nicole Alconcel, shut out the Trojans, but she also drove in her team's only runs with a 2 run home run. She also did the same thing in the semi-final game (held the opponent to 1 hit, no runs and hit a 2 run homer for the only score of the game).

Great job to all the high school teams this season! I'm already looking forward to next year.

Sometimes your best isn't perfect...

...and that's okay. All season long we ask for the best from our players. I don't expect perfection, though we try to get as close as possible, but I do expect maximum effort every day.

In a game of 8 innings, which is what our team endured tonight, there are soooooooo many chances, so many plays that could turn the game. Even if, in the bottom of the 7th, with the score tied and a runner on second and third, just one more hit through the infield would have won the game, it still wasn't the on play/at bat that lost the game. There were so many close calls that could have gone either way...so many choices that maybe could have made a difference - a game is never won or lost on just one play.

And even with all those chances, and all those opportunities not cashed in upon, I can still walk away from this game unbelievably proud of our girls. All season we talked about leaving it all out on the field. All season we talked about how it's not the mistake that matters, but what you do after that counts most. Tonight they did it. They left everything they had out on that field. And yes, mistakes were made, but not due to lack of effort, not due to lack of focus, not due to lack of heart. I can accept those. Yet even after those mistakes, those opportunities missed, the girls still came back and came within one ball through the infield or one ball past the catcher of winning the game. They did not go down without fighting to the very last out and there's not a whole lot more that you can ask for than that.

If you'd have told me beforehand that the girls would finally play a game where they give everything they have, with more heart than ever, and together 'till the end, I would have never thought in a million years that the game would end in a loss for us. But as well all know, on any given day, anything can happen.

For those of you who know me and the team I coach, you know I'm talking about the Kapolei/Mililani game in the state tournament.

Kapolei girls, I'm proud of you and they way you played tonight No, we weren't perfect. No this wasn't the best game that we've played skill wise, BUT all those intangibles, the characteristics and qualities you take from the softball field into life, those were all there tonight at the highest level. Play and live like you did tonight and you'll have no regrets.

On the other hand, hats off to the Mililani Trojans for playing an excellent game tonight. Again, not perfect, but you did what you needed to do when you needed to do it to pull through in the end and earn that win. We sure as heck didn't give that one to ya. Good job all around to all the players involved in the game. That's how softball should be played.

Ouch! My Finger

Sorry I haven't really posted anything in a while. On Monday my 9-yr-old was tossing me some balls and I was bunting while we were waiting for the team I coach to warm up. Well, one of her tosses went awry and came for my head. I ducked and was just going to use the bat to keep it away, but at the last second I decided to hold up my hand in front of the bat and block the ball. Yeah - wrong move! The ball did hit my hand, but apparently my hand was too close to the bat because the tip of my ring finger got caught between the ball and the bat.

I could NOT believe how much that hurt. She wasn't even throwing very hard at all. Anyway - the tip of my finger got all bruised and swollen. I could feel my pulse in that finger tip for 2 days. It is getting better now, but for someone who normally types 50+ wpm, I have been slowed down significantly because I haven't been able to use that finger. Therefore, I am only about half as productive on the computer (because typing takes soooooo much longer right now) and have only been typing when necessary. BUT, I'm glad to say that my finger is feeling a bit better and I should be back up to speed and updating this blog more frequently by the end of this week. I'm hoping to be able to put my hand back into my glove within the next few days too.

It was my left hand that got caught - I was bunting from the left side, so my right hand was down my the bat handle and my left was the one that went up to block and ended up between the ball and the barrel of the bat. *sigh* Never gonna do that again.

Hawaii High School Post Season Heats Up

The Hawaii High School OIA playoff tournament is well under way. The OIA is comprised of all the public schools on the island of O'ahu (biggest conference in the state). The OIA playoff tournament starts off as a 12 team tournament (top 6 from the East and top 6 from the West). Yesterday all teams that had a first round bye (top 2 from each side) had their first playoff game and all 4 won.

So #1 & #2 from the East and from the West make up today's OIA semifinal match up. Campbell (#1 West) will face Kailua (#2 East) and Mililani (#2 West) will face Moanalua (#1 East). All 4 of these teams have already secured a berth in the Hawaii State Championship tournament which runs from Jan. 31st through Feb. 3rd.

The 4 teams that lost yesterday will play today to try to advance to tomorrow's 5th place game. Winners of the games will advance, losing teams end their season. The ones that do make it to the 5th place game will also secure a spot in the Hawaii Softball State Championship Tournament.

Newspaper coverage of yesterday's games can be read HERE.

Interview with Rockford Thunder GM

Next week Monday, January 8th - Fastpitch Talk Radio Epsiode 7 will be ready for you to listen to. This episode will include an interview with Aaron Moore, General Manager of the Rockford Thunder (NPF). To listen, simply to go www.fastpitchtalkradio.com and click on the Listen Now button.

Again, this interview will be up and ready for you to listen to on Monday, Jan. 8th.

Happy Holidays!

Aloha from AllAboutFastpitch.com. I'm just stopping by to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Please be safe while you enjoy this holiday season and I wish you a wonderful 2007. May the New Year bring us all great things.

Don't forget, the next show of FastpitchTalkRadio.com will not be until January 8th. We're giving you time to recover from the New Year celebrations before getting back into the swing of things. Again, Happy Holidays from AllAboutFastpitch.com!