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Learn Your "Why": Finding Your Motivation in Fastpitch Softball athlete development confidence goal setting mental toughness Feb 19, 2023

Experiment and get to know how your mind works. I find that beyond just thinking a thought if I explain it to someone, I get excited. That is my own self-motivation recipe. When I feel unmotivated about writing, for example, I explain an idea I have for some article to my wife. By the time I am done...

Softball player focused during practice while developing self-motivation, confidence, and a resilient mindset for long-term success.

Create Motivational Thoughts That Keep You Moving Forward in Softball athlete development confidence goal setting mental toughness Feb 18, 2023

“Making it your own” means experimenting with a good thought until you find a way to use it in your own recipe for motivation. Suppose, for example, you’re in a difficult situation and don’t feel like dealing with it. As you sit there, you play around with the idea of opportunity coming from difficu...

How to Improve Curveball Spin Using a Softball Spinner athlete development pitch types pitching drills pitching fundamentals Feb 16, 2023

Curve: Focusing on fingers, wrist, and forearm snapping together!

Spinner is linked on my website under “Softball Tools and Equipment”

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Softball player focusing before competition while developing confidence, mental toughness, and game-day focus through mental training.

Flex Your Brain: How Mental Training Improves Softball Performance athlete development confidence mental game mental toughness Feb 15, 2023

Just because your brain isn't a muscle, that doesn't mean you shouldn't train and flex it like one.

If we are not constantly working to better our mental health and mental game, adversity is harder and harder to push through come game time.

At the D1 level, my team did bi-weekly mental tra...

How to Set Up an At-Home Space for Online Softball Pitching Lessons athlete development online pitching lessons pitching fundamentals virtual lessons Feb 14, 2023

Thank you Mr. Travis for putting this video together! I've worked with his daughter Emmy (Indiana) via online lessons since fall of 2020!

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A great training space is only part of the equation. The FREEbies Course includes recordings of online lessons, pitc...

Young softball player practicing with confidence while embracing a growth mindset and focusing on long-term athlete development.

Don't Label Yourself Too Early as a Pitcher or Player athlete development confidence goal setting mental toughness Feb 13, 2023

To all my girls not verbally committed or signed to play in college yet, don’t settle yourself short as being a pitcher only. The more versatile you are, the more opportunities you can get.

You lessen your playing opportunities throughout travel ball/high school if you are settling as a PO.

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Drop Ball Spin Catch Drill for Fastpitch Softball Pitchers athlete development pitch types pitching drills pitching fundamentals Feb 12, 2023

I did 50-100 of these every single day when I was playing in college. I’d walk around the grocery store doing them…. I’d walk to class doing them…. I always found time in my day to crank out my drop spins. Especially as that was my #1 pitch to throw in games. I had to be able to control it in differ...

8-Pitch Tunnel Bullpen Drill for Fastpitch Softball Pitchers athlete development performance training pitching drills pitching fundamentals Feb 11, 2023

Watch the video hear how my pitchers complete this bullpen. Try this next time you throw a bullpen outside of your lessons!

Shout out to junior instructor Coach Meg for the explanation! She is currently working on Thursdays from 4:00-9:00 at the Prime Athletic Center in Canton, Georgia. Contact...

Softball player writing performance goals in a notebook before practice to build confidence, consistency, and long-term athletic development.

5 Common Goal-Setting Mistakes Softball Players Should Avoid athlete development confidence goal setting mental toughness Feb 10, 2023

Goal setting is a practice that allows us to achieve our desired success. However, there are some mistakes often made during the process of goal-setting. These mistakes can result in not achieving the goal, and questioning our ability to succeed. Below are five common mistakes:

People often set ...

Coach D attending the 2022 NFCA Convention to learn, collaborate with softball coaches, and bring new ideas back to the DR3 Fastpitch community.

DR3 Fastpitch at the 2022 NFCA Convention athlete development leadership parent education performance training Feb 08, 2023

First @nfcaorg convention complete!

I have been in softball heaven since the moment I got here! The little girl inside of me just could not believe I was in the same room with my biggest idols in this game! They have been and continue to be people I look up to throughout my playing career and now in...

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