Pitchers Are Players Too Defensive Strategies Pitchers Need to Field Their Positions   Most of the content on our Fastpitch Foundations online academy is focused on pitching mechanics, and safe and efficient best practices. There is so much that goes into the mechanics of pitching a softball that we often forget other important aspects of becoming an elite...

Finding The Right Coach & The Right Team Join Mike & Rich as they discuss how pitchers can find the right coaches, right travel team, and eventually the right college. They explore ideas on how to do your due-diligence, and find the right fit for you and your daughter.

Learning: The Hansen Principle In this session the Fastpitch Foundations Team explores certain principles of learning and measuring ideas against the best in the world. It's great to have a curiosity into new techniques and ideas, but we should always bounce those ideas against the way the best pitchers' in the world perform. In this...

Style Vs. Substance Fastpitch Foundations members have submitted many questions to us and we want you to know we are listening!  Pat, Rich, and Mike took the time to host a round-table discussion to answer some of these questions. One of these questions was: Is it important to separate stylistic choices a pitcher makes, and instead...

Diversity VS Specificity An interesting conversation between Pat, Rich, and Mike regarding Diversity vs. Specificity. They explore some tough questions regarding pitching, and some insightful experiences they have had with pitching students. Don't forget to use the pause button to take notes!

Intake Assessment During this roundtable, our Team discusses how to assess new students, and the importance of doing a thorough evaluation of each student before establishing an individual course for development. Join Pat, Rich and Mike as they talk about methods they have developed over years of instruction to make this process as efficient and...

Get Started – Set your Expectations Before you seriously begin to invest time and money into your recruiting process you need to do an honest evaluation of your expected level of play.  This evaluation usually is most productive when it involves your parents and your current coaches. Everyone wants to play at the highest level...

When to Learn a New Pitch Fastpitch Foundations members have submitted many questions to us and we want you to know we are listening!  Pat, Rich, and Mike took the time to host a round-table discussion to answer some of these questions. One of these questions was: When is a good time to add a new...

"Get 'Em Out" This year marks my 18th year of coaching girls fastpitch softball, and a lot has changed in our sport. Players are bigger, faster, and stronger, and as a result we are seeing higher scoring games. Since moving the pitching rubber from 40 to 43 feet, our sport has become more about offense...

Recruiting Preparations: When Should I Start? When Should I Start? New NCAA Legislation passed in 2018 prohibits all types of communication and contact between DI coaches and prospects before September 1 of the athlete’s junior year. DII Coaches can contact prospects a couple of months earlier starting June 15th following their sophomore year. DIII and NAIA...