NE Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Forum

Great organization - check out their tryout information for 2024-2025.

Great camps this summer / call Korey and schedule today.

Summer camps at The School Baseball and Softball Academy

It's that time again. Tryouts are right around the corner. Stressful yes, so here are a few hints and tips to stand out

1.) Arrive early and be confident and ready when tryouts begin.
2.) Look like a Player –. Make sure to wear softball attire. Possibly wear a shirt that has your name on the back so coaches remember your name.
3.) Be Self-sufficient –. Stay away from and avoid all communications with your parents. If you came with softball friends, cheer each other on but keep your focus on your performance.
4.) Hustle –. Whenever you’re going through assessments, make sure you’re giving 100% and always running on and off the field.
5.) Talk and Smile –. Introduce yourself and talk to coaches; engage with other players on the field. Show your positive personality and why you would make a great teammate.
6.) Take Risks –. Don’t play it safe! Dive, lay out for balls, and always be in attack mode. This will show you’re aggressive. Miss a ball - ask for another try.
7.) Look Good Failing –. Don’t show emotions when you make mistakes. Showing 100% effort while failing can be impressive.
8.) Ask Questions –. Be sure to ask questions if you are unsure of something in order to get a better understanding.

and most importantly…

9.) HAVE FUN! –. There should be no doubt that you enjoy being on the field and that you love playing the game of softball.

Good luck to everyone over the next few weeks and hope you all find a great team and organization to continue your softball development whether you are 8u or 18u.

Have a great day.

Happy holidays to everyone !! Hers wishing everyone a joyous and happy holiday season and a great start to 2022

Tryouts are right around the corner. Stressful yes, so here are a few hints and tips to stand out

1.) Arrive early and be confident and ready when tryouts begin.
2.) Look like a Player –. Make sure to wear softball attire. Possibly wear a shirt that has your name on the back so coaches remember your name.
3.) Be Self-sufficient –. Stay away from and avoid all communications with your parents. If you came with softball friends, cheer each other on but keep your focus on your performance.
4.) Hustle –. Whenever you’re going through assessments, make sure you’re giving 100% and always running on and off the field.
5.) Talk and Smile –. Introduce yourself and talk to coaches; engage with other players on the field. Show your positive personality and why you would make a great teammate.
6.) Take Risks –. Don’t play it safe! Dive, lay out for balls, and always be in attack mode. This will show you’re aggressive. Miss a ball - ask for another try.
7.) Look Good Failing –. Don’t show emotions when you make mistakes. Showing 100% effort while failing can be impressive.
8.) Ask Questions –. Be sure to ask questions if you are unsure of something in order to get a better understanding.

and most importantly…

9.) HAVE FUN! –. There should be no doubt that you enjoy being on the field and that you love playing the game of softball.

Good luck to everyone over the next few weeks and hope you all find a great team and organization to continue your softball development whether you are 8u or 18u.

Have a great weekend.

I wanted to share this from a great friend LF mine, former college coach and trainer of thousands of young ladies annually.

“PLEASE READ AND PASS ON

Not a day goes by that I don’t get a phone call or an email asking if I can get one of the girls I’ve trained through college to help coach teams. Let me make this clear. Over the years I have referred many great young women to help coach. It brings me great sadness to say that it lasts a couple of years at most and then they leave the game. They leave the game that they love!!! Why? Why do they leave the game? Why do they leave the kids? Why aren’t there more great female coaches out there? For that matter why do male coaches leave too? There’s a lot of great male coaches that are fed up. I try to remind them that they are in it for the kids not the stupid parents. I try to talk them off the ledge of quitting.
It’s simple. There’s one main problem that has gotten worse and worse over the past 10 years. I talk about this every summer. THE PARENTS!!

I am so disappointed when I get emails and texts about parents yelling at umpires and degrading young women/men that are giving up their summers to help your children! Honestly you should be ashamed. You are embarrassing yourself and most importantly your children! Your kids learn from you! Your actions and words help shape them. If you are out there acting like an ass PLEASE STOP!!!

These coaches put in time and money out of their own pockets to get treated like crap from people that think they know the game better than them. If you do, why aren’t you coaching? Just for one second put yourself in their shoes. It’s extremely hard to please 12-14 sets of parents every game.

Last time I checked softball and baseball were team sports. That’s right TEAM!!

T = TOGETHER
E = EVERYONE
A = ACHIEVES
M = MORE

That means we put WE BEFORE ME! It’s about all the kids. NOT JUST YOURS!! How many of you actually take the time to send a text or email thanking people for the time they spend with your kids? A teacher? A coach? A trainer? They are the ones trying to be good role models for your children!! They are doing the job that some of you are not!! You are the first to bitch about things when they don’t go your way and brag when your kid is the star. Of course we are happy when they do well but remember your kid wouldn’t be the star if it wasn’t for the people helping them along the way.

I thought this pandemic would change our outlook a little on life. Make us realize what’s really important. I love that you wanna be there to watch and support your kids but I’m begging you. Be the male or female role model that your children will look up to! Be a great Team parent not just an advocate for your child. Cheer on other kids as well. Show good sportsmanship on and off the field. Take a moment to thank your coaches for taking time away from their families to help yours! We need more of those kind of people in the world.

THANK AN UMPIRE. offer them a bottle of water! Do you know that 70% of them are quitting the profession!! Quitting because of nasty people that degrade them!!
Please understand that your actions and words have a direct impact on your children and the program that you are playing for. If you have nothing nice to stay go sit in the car with the air conditioning on and read a book. Maybe a book about anger management or how to be the parent that children love, respect and look up to.

I will always be grateful to my mom. My number one supporter still at 83 years old. She is the one that instilled compassion, good morals, and shaped my character. I hope down the line your children will say that about you.

You can’t change the past, but you can change today and tomorrow. The question is...WILL YOU!!

Please think next time before you open your big mouth! Think about the little kid out there that needs his/her mom or dad to be supportive not a spectacle of negativity!!

Wishing all of you a Happy 4th of July!! 🎇 🎉

This can’t be said enough. Simple preparation and advanced communication makes a big difference. Develop, cultivate and maintain relationships with prospective coaches. Don’t expect them to find you - get noticed and get recruited.

Sorry everyone for the lack of posts. Busy with the winter training and recruiting season. Lots going on but excited about the upcoming HS and college softball seasons kicking off.

Weekly I get several calls and emails from local coaches at all levels asking about 2020 graduates who are not yet committed. Unfortunately my team is now fully committed for the 2020 graduating class. This makes over 50 girls from our team and program over the past 4 years committing to local schools across the Midwest and beyond.

These girls have become value added players on their college rosters from the graduating classes of 2017-2019. Coaches respect the opinion and recommendations and I have gained a coaching network that ranges all levels of collegiate play.

As such I would love to connect with anyone who is still looking for an opportunity this coming season (2020) or girls from the 2021 class that I can help introduce and make these connections where coaches have a need.

If you know of any uncommitted athletes please have them contact me at 312-307-5840 and I have help in their recruiting process.

Thanks

Brian Ollech
13 year A level travel coach

Happy Thanksgiving !!

Have a great one.

Fall Softball Time. College camps, ACTs, homecomings etc. Due to some of these items we have a unique opportunity for someone at 16u/18u to come and sub with our A Level College Exposure time next Saturday in the Kenosha area at the PGF King of the Hill tournament. This is an opportunity to play with the best against some of the areas best and be seen by local area college coaches. If you interest please email me at [email protected] for more information or call at 312-307-5840.

PS - our program and coaches have placed over 50 girls in just the past few years at local and regional college programs, have a great coach following at our games and your daughter will have a lot of playing next weekend to showcase her skills with a competitive team if she is looking to have a coach see her in a competitive tournament situation.

Just a little reflection. New season, new goals.