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Do you hate to lose more than you love to win?
As we are smack dab in the middle of the NCAA collegiate season here in 2021, I’m sure many of you have had occasion to watch some of the outstanding matchups in D1 softball on ESPN or maybe even the Big 10 Network.
Preliminarily, before I dive into the main topic at hand, I want to point out the fact that there are numerous games on television multiple times a week broadcasting softball on ESPN and individual conference networks. This in and of itself is an astronomical win for our sport.
A few years ago, my cousin Erica was interviewed on a an NFCA podcast called The Dirt about pitching, and I wrote this blog to highlight some of her best insights. At the time, she was coaching at DePauw University—today, she’s brought that same high-level knowledge to Practice Pro, where she leads our Elite Pitching Classes.
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I heard that when you go into a job interview, you should tell the boss that your biggest flaw is perfectionism because it isn't really a flaw. As a pitcher and instructor, I know for a fact that it can be a flaw, and I believe sports can help people overcome it.
I think the pitching position tends to attract perfectionistic people. While I doubt any pitcher can be a complete perfectionist—otherwise she'd probably quit after a week because of all the walks, errors, and hit batters—I do think this is a topic that deserves attention. Please remember that I possess these qualities myself, so I'm writing out of an affinity for my fellow pitchers.