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When The Cleats Come Off, 257 episodes. Page 1 of 3.

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Megan Rembielak: The Habits and Standards of Highly Effective Athletes and Coaches

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5 spooky things happening in softball right now

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Jen Schroeder: More Than a Catcher - Finding Your Voice & Owning Your Role

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Your Goals Don’t Care If You’re Motivated

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“Born Ready”: The No’s, Heartbreak & Faith Behind Aubree Munro Watson’s Olympic Journey

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Lead With Love: Rhonda Revelle on Leadership, Faith & Building Nebraska Softball

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Colleen Fozkos: Train Her Like an Athlete - Strength, Speed & Movement

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Bonnie Tholl and Carol Hutchins: What the elite of the ELITE are doing different

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Duke Baxter: How to LOVE being a coach, and be pretty good at it

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Kali Heivilin: Embrace who you are when you play the game

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From College Baseball to Softball's Biggest Fan: Agent P's Mission to Impact the Next Generation

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Rachel Becker: The most humble and consistent lead-off hitter of all time

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2026 WCWS storylines, predictions, and how to LEARN the game while watching

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The Joy Behind the Dominance with UCLA All-Time Great Jordan Woolery

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THE BEST OF SEASON 5

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Training Tools My Hitters Love—and Why They Work

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Train Your Mind Like You Train Your Body: Body Mirroring, Gratitude & Visualization with Mental Performance Coach, Amanda Schaefer

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Let’s recap World Series Game 7…shall we?!

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Chris Vasami: Finding your non-negotiables as a player and leader

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You become who you’re surrounded by

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How your RECOVERY will help you reach peak performance

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4 discoveries I’ve made in the cages lately

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Rob Crews: Building a COMPLETE hitter

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6 ways to attack your next practice

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Taylor Shumaker: Freshman dominance and playing free

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No journey is cookie cutter [Re-Air]

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Trisha Hyde: Why softball needs more female coaches

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10 things I miss most about travel ball

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Gray Robertson: The voice of Alabama Softball

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It’s not my time…

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Erin Coffel: Even the best get BETTER

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Alliance All-Star Game Recap!

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Keirstin Roose: Overcoming hard things in pursuit of becoming your best self

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Do it scared

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Trust your instincts

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Lilly Fecho: What a strong leader looks like on the field and beyond

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10 minute post-game reflection

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Cricket

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Cydnee Schneider: Postseason bliss and finding joy when you compete

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8 lessons the 2025 WCWS teams can teach us

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Regionals 2025 recap and transfer portal madness

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Dad Chats w/ Scott Burkhardt: How he’s “serving the game” as an umpire

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Dad Chats: Raising three D1 athletes with Scott Burkhardt

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Dad chats: Coaching experience and practice planning with Scott Burkhardt

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Justin McLeod: Way too early D1 softball predictions, Part 2 of 2

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Justin McLeod: Way too early D1 softball predictions, Part 1 of 2

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An open letter to my first born…

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Sports Performance Coach Paige Rose: From D1 softball pitching to the U.S. Marine Corps

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How to practice to COMPETE at the plate (and beyond!)

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Skylar Wallace: Mastering the voice inside your head

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Morgan Stuart “The Real Work”: Failure can be a TOOL rather than a fear

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Body Language: It matters more than you think

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Jami Lobpries - Travel ball NEEDS to get back to this

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A pulse of the D1 College Softball world right now…

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Megan Rembielak (Meg Rem): Drills, drills, drills and getting the MOST out of your practices

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Building a successful at-home practice SYSTEM to achieve your goals

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Why I LOVE MLB Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki…and why you should too!

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Kevin Shelton - Texas Glory Founder: From “softball dad” to creating high standards and a premier culture in travel ball

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3 ways to increase your competitive edge in 2025

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If at first you don’t succeed… (FINAL episode of Season 4!)

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Anna Laible: From softball player to sports journalist at the Olympics

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Parents - 3 things your daughter needs from you

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How to effectively communicate with a college coach (over the phone!)

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3 (easy) ways to work on baserunning in practice

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[Re-Release] Delaney Spaulding: From ACL tear to an Olympic Silver Medalist

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Your goals should have you OBSESSED - here’s why!

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Coach Lindsey Nadler: Building confidence and a Mental Edge

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Signs you may be a helicopter parent

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Alex Storako: Playing with a chip on your shoulder

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How to hit the high pitch (and other locations) better

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Aubree Munro Watson: Softball is BACK in the Olympics in 2028 but…in Oklahoma City?

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Hitting Mentality: Do’s and Don’ts

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6 mentalities to help you stand out this summer (inspired by the WCWS)

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Odicci Alexander: Women’s College World Series work ethic

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JP Nerbun: How coaches can better work with sports parents, and create an extraordinary team culture Part 2 of 2

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JP Nerbun: How coaches can better work with sports parents, and create an extraordinary team culture Part 1 of 2

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Pre-game journaling, physical and mental preparation tips, how to work on the high pitch and more!

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Justin McLeod: 2024 Postseason Predictions

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Lizzy Ristano: Swing fundamentals and how to build your competitiveness

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12 things I’ve learned about being a parent

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Keke Tholl: Dominance and leadership behind the plate and in the box

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Ever grateful.

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Nicole Mendes: How to LOVE competing in the big moments and selflessly lead your team to Championships

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5 ways to be a GREAT parent from the stands

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Erin Coffel: Dreaming BIG, handling pressure effectively and what it truly takes to be the best at what you do!

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You can let adversity define you or shape you (you choose!)

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Amanda Scarborough: The life of a softball analyst

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A little encouragement before tryouts

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Kevin Hinde: Breaking the stigma of travel ball

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Morgan Zerkle: The tough get tougher

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5 reasons why college softball should be on your TV this weekend

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Get to know how an umpire thinks with Pro Victor Canales

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The key to boosting your athlete’s confidence and problem-solving skills

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Donnie Danklefsen: Winning teams, cultures and leaders leave clues

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5 hitting tips to make 2024 the best year yet at the plate!

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Coach Carol Hutchins: The secret sauce to successful teams

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Conquer your BIGGEST fear…& a BIG announcement!

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How to consistently add mental toughness into your training

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Asia Mape: How to enjoy the game more WITH your athlete

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