The Fundamentals Fast Pitch Softball

Exciting News! Fundamentals is starting a brand new 14s team and looking for a few more players to round out the roster. Please private message to let us know your coming 🥎 ♥️ 💙

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Why is it that every time I say stop chasing wins and develop your players, there’s always someone in my comments acting like that means we don’t want to win?

Let’s clear this up:
Developing players and winning are not mutually exclusive.

When you actually focus on developing your players — teaching them the game, pushing them to get better, building real fundamentals and confidence — your team gets better. And when your team gets better, guess what?
YOU WIN MORE.

But if all you care about is the trophy pic for Facebook, you’ll shortcut the process. You’ll pitch kids too many innings. You’ll neglect mechanics. You’ll chase players just to fill a roster and rack up rings… all at the cost of actually making them better.

It’s the same as a hitter saying “I’m gonna hit a home run” and then popping up. Or a pitcher thinking “just don’t miss, just throw a strike” and losing velocity. When you obsess over the outcome, you miss what creates the outcome.

You might place 5th in a tournament but play great softball and get better.
That’s a WIN.

You might not go home with a ring, but if your players learned to handle pressure, fix a mistake mid-game, or come back after an error, that’s a WIN.

Because no college coach is ever going to ask what your kid did in 10U. They care if she’s coachable. If she has solid mechanics. If she works hard and pushes through when things get tough.

That’s what you build by focusing on development first.
The rest takes care of itself.

And by the way… all those trophies you’re chasing?
They’ll end up in a box in the attic — or the trash. Trust me.

(The only trophys I have left are my first one and college ones)

Classy players and teams do this! ⬇️ When shopping for club teams ask questions and do your research…some just feed you lines they think you want to hear!

Great to see a Fundamental recognized. 🥎❤️💙

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We field quite a few questions about why our 16s would practice with 14s? Or why would 14s practice with 12s? Or why do you let 16s warm up at the same time as 12s? Well there you go ⬇️. That’s the main reason. If athletes are confident in their own skills they give back. Our coaches are also volunteers and softball isn’t their livelihood so it’s hard to justify why the need for separate practices when “bigs” are used as examples, role models and teaching someone else also helps them learn mechanics. We are a program not built on fluff, air time, and big talk. ❤️💙🥎

Fundamentals Softball would like to Thank Jo-Ann Zebrowski/ReMax Integrity for their support!

Tryouts next week: Tue and Thur 6-8pm pitchers after at Bob Keefer Turf Complex in Springfield.

Fundamentals Softball Tryouts Fall 2024/Summer 2025 Tryouts will be at Bob Keefer Sports Turf Complex at 250 S. 32nd St. Springfield, OR 97478. August 13th and 15th from 6-8 pm. If you are unable to attend these dates please email [email protected] for a make up try out date. Fall Dues are due on or before September 1.