Introducing Fastpitch FUEL: How to Eat Healthier

Summer is a great time for athletes and families to make HUGE steps toward improving your health and performance. Not only should you have more time to plan workouts, you should be able to eat healthier now that you have a home-field advantage. In this post you’ll learn how to become your own nutrition coach with our downloadable Fastpitch Fuel Scorecard.

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More On What Makes Pitchers Effective

I have developed quite a large client base here in Wayne, Pennsylvania. I continue to acquire new students, while still instructing the original group of girls I began working with a few years ago. I frequently get texts and calls from parents, updating me on the games my pitchers play in, which I love. I always enjoy hearing about how my girls perform in game situations because it is so different from how they perform during lessons.

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Speed loss: are you fighting gravity when you pitch?

Do you feel like you’re not getting the right amount of speed for the effort you’re putting into each pitch, and/or do you tend to miss high a lot? I’ve seen a number of new students lately, and noticed that most who are struggling with these issues have something in common: they release against gravity.

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Upper Body Strength Training: Exercises, Sets, and Reps

I received an email recently from a coach asking me to clarify my recommendations for upper body strength training for softball players. Specifically, he wanted to know how many sets and repetitions of exercises like push ups, pull ups, and rows his athletes should be completing. I think week’s article, I give you my response.

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

In our house and for softball fans everywhere it is “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” It is the beginning of the NCAA women’s college softball run to world series. ESPN and its sister stations have and will be airing many conference tournaments, regional, and super regional games all leading up to the final battle for the national title on May 29th through June 4th.

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What kinds of exercises are college softball players doing?

HI everyone, I’ve officially become Fastpitch Power’s Instagram guru! The other day, I was exploring Instagram and came across the official account for the Tennessee Lady Vols Softball team, one of the top colleges for softball in the nation. I was happy to see some pictures of their girls in the gym! Check out some of the photos below!

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