The mental is such a big part of our game. It's often the determining factor between success or failure. (...)

Today, I was talking to the coach of a 14U team who is struggling at the plate. They haven't been hitting well this year at all. (...)

It's the Thanksgiving break in the US. Notice the word "break". At some point, the body always need a break to "recover and regenerate". (...)

Tonight, while driving back from practice, I was listening to my voice messages on my cool new iPhone.  One of the messages was from one of the elite members of my Softball Performance Achievers Club. (...)

I've coached at pretty much all levels of the game going from rec 8U to college and international softball in the ast 20 years. I've coached and watched a lot of softball games in my life. (...)

The best hitters in the world (those with great batting averages) have extremely good bat control. They may not have the most power but they basically can do what they want with a bat. (...)

Today was an interesting experience. I took my entire 16U team  to a sports training  facility in downtown Montreal to be assessed  and screened by certified athletic trainers. (...)

Coming back to coach at the 16U level is  an interesting experience. I realize more than ever than kids today want results now. If it doesn't work right away, it's no good! (...)

I'm a firm believer is shifting the odds in your favor. Softball is somewhat of a complex game. Yet, to be successful, it comes back to accomplishing a few very simple things. (...)

 Earlier this year, in the spring, I was working with  a young hitter who also happened to be a very good pitcher. Let me rephrase that. (...)