Understood and managed correctly, the DP/FLEX can turn a good team into a great team, hiding weaknesses and emphasizing strengths. This article looks at various implementations of the DP/FLEX that I have used, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each type of pairing.

Having coached hundreds of games and watched many more, I am convinced that the Great teams all share 4 qualities. All good teams have good pitching, good infielders, and decent hitting. Read on to discover what else a great team has that puts them over the top.

Video killed the old-school coach. Come, join the 21st century and take advantage of digital video in your practices. I share my trials and errors using video and where it has been really beneficial.

I'm a big believer of using video as a coaching tool on the field. However, until recently, I did not realize that perhaps video's greatest asset to my practices was as a stopwatch. Read on to find out how this can give you a big edge!

A Pitching Machine is a great tool to help batters with their swing and their timing, if set up and used correctly. There is more to using a pitching machine than just feeding balls into it, and I provide some lessons-learned in this article.

Decisions made at the end of a timed Softball game can be the most important of the day, and may have more bearing on whether a team wins or loses than lineup decisions or who will pitch for the day. This article explores some of the different ways time can be managed in a Softball game.

3 stars. A good, but not great, drill book. It has good information in it, but actually finding it can be problematic. Don't make a face if you get it for Christmas, because there are worse drill books out there. The problem is, there are better ones out there as well.

5 stars. This is the best book I have seen on Fastpitch softball pitching, by far. It systematically removes the mystery clouding pitching and covers every single aspect of the position. An absolute must-buy for anyone serious about coaching or pitching Fast Pitch Softball.

Everything you wanted to know about the Infield Fly Rule per the ASA rule book. I also share an easier way to remember when the rule applies, as well as the hand signal that the umpire uses.

You'll get more out of your practices by ending a shorter practice on-time than you will by using the long, "just-one-more-drill" approach to practice. While this seems counter-intuitive, there are good reasons why this is so. Read on to find out why.