Life in the Fastpitch Lane
Thoughts, ideas, tips, and general musings on the game of fastpitch softball.
The real measure of an instructor [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, January 20, 2012 6:54 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Keeping an open mind on fastpitch drills [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, January 16, 2012 10:27 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Definition of a good day [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, January 11, 2012 11:36 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Finding time to practice [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:04 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Flip a coin [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, December 04, 2011 6:01 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Gotta love the boomerangs [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, November 20, 2011 4:56 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Book recommendation: The Score Takes Care of Itself [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, November 12, 2011 4:07 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Succeeding in an instant world [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, October 18, 2011 9:02 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
How to tell it's time to find a new coach [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, October 06, 2011 9:39 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Context provides incentive in softball training [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, September 25, 2011 1:27 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
It's never too late for the fundamentals [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:19 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The trouble with tryouts [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, August 13, 2011 4:13 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Moving to 12U - looking for players [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, August 04, 2011 9:21 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
A first for me [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, July 17, 2011 5:03 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Softball practice game [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, July 07, 2011 9:32 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Fastpitch coaching: The yelling and screaming school [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, June 30, 2011 10:26 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Love playing NSA fastpitch [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, June 24, 2011 8:36 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
An exercise in communications [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, May 22, 2011 8:32 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Congratulations to Stephanie Youngman, all conference [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, May 18, 2011 7:00 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Coaching, playing and the success delusion [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:13 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Pitch calling -- you have to mix it up [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, March 18, 2011 9:32 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Product review: A Coach's Guide to Training Catchers DVD [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:51 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Success requires patience [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, February 23, 2011 4:09 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Getting players to move from static to dynamic stretching [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, February 11, 2011 3:37 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Book review: The Talent Code [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, January 16, 2011 9:51 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
So, what did Softball Santa put under your tree? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, December 29, 2010 11:09 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Difference between coaching boys and girls - part two [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, December 20, 2010 4:40 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Difference between coaching girls and boys [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, December 18, 2010 1:33 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Day Three at the NFCA Coaches College [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, November 08, 2010 10:29 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Day two at the NFCA Coaches College [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, November 06, 2010 5:02 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Day one at the NFCA Coaches College [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, November 05, 2010 8:27 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Your role as parent v coach [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, October 29, 2010 1:59 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Technology doesn't replace the human factor [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, August 14, 2010 7:27 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Things that make you proud as a coach [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, July 28, 2010 9:33 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Game to make batting practice more interesting [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, July 14, 2010 9:29 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Live by the change, die by the change [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:10 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
What's in your coach's bag? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, June 20, 2010 8:18 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Coach learns a valuable lesson about the men in blue [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, May 25, 2010 8:18 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
I love it when the training takes hold [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, May 16, 2010 7:13 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Is Softball a Team Sport? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, May 12, 2010 9:31 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Coaching and adversity [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, May 05, 2010 6:55 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
A very different experience [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:14 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
It's not what you know or did, it's what you can teach [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, February 20, 2010 10:15 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
A feelgood week [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, February 05, 2010 9:54 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Working with the young 'uns [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:38 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Your body can lie to you [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:29 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (1)
The heavy ball reveals all [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, January 15, 2010 9:23 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Choosing tournaments that are appropriate [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, January 09, 2010 12:43 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Defining failure [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, December 29, 2009 12:23 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Sometimes the toughest thing is keeping your mouth shut [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, December 26, 2009 3:56 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The reality of windmill pitching and over use injuries [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, December 11, 2009 4:01 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Coaching is a lot like doing improv [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:44 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The "big dog" system of measurement for aggressiveness [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:57 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
What is the deal with all these injuries? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:54 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Don't let the pursuit of perfection stand in the way of execution [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, October 14, 2009 12:00 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Where do coaches come up with this stuff? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, October 06, 2009 7:50 AM | View Comments (8) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The wonders of life [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, September 22, 2009 10:01 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Team-supplied lessons [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:11 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
If you're thinking too much you're not practicing enough [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, September 06, 2009 9:20 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
USSSA pitching distance moving to 43 feet [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:22 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The quiet wheel gets the shaft [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, August 03, 2009 7:46 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Nice problem to have [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, July 20, 2009 8:27 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Cindy Bristow on coaching female athletes [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, July 14, 2009 8:43 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
When is it too much? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, June 19, 2009 2:12 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
"We have standards" [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, June 12, 2009 12:00 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Ignorant v. petty [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:28 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Learning to judge a fly ball [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:15 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Playing on the edge instead of where it's safe [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:56 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The illogic of over-pitching [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, May 15, 2009 8:39 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Bunting yourself out of an inning [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, May 14, 2009 8:42 AM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Shortening the stride for the drop [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, May 12, 2009 2:59 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Learning v. relearning a pitch [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:41 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
What a little experience and confidence can do [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, April 21, 2009 2:22 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Where can I buy the Book? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, April 18, 2009 3:47 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Screaming doesn't help [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, April 17, 2009 10:01 PM | View Comments (7) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Everybody's a pitching coach [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, April 15, 2009 12:06 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
More than one way... [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, April 09, 2009 12:24 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Excellent article on coaching today's young athletes [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, April 03, 2009 9:00 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Your favorite game and/or practice ball [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:18 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Sharpening the rollover drop [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, March 27, 2009 10:12 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Deja vu all over again [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, March 17, 2009 9:22 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Be careful of over-reliance on video [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, March 15, 2009 8:40 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The nicest compliment a coach can get [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, March 09, 2009 10:01 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The jerk factor [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, March 06, 2009 11:48 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Embrace adversity [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:08 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Does the grip matter? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:11 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
You just never know [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, February 16, 2009 10:10 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Lesson cost (a bit of humor) [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:26 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Love the breakthroughs [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, February 03, 2009 10:18 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Attitude may not be everything... [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, January 23, 2009 12:38 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
NFCC class - day three [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:48 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
NFCC class day two [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, January 10, 2009 11:38 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
And oh yeah... [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, January 09, 2009 10:38 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
NFCC coaching class on offensive strategies - Day One [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, January 09, 2009 9:43 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Get quicker earlier [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, January 06, 2009 10:08 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Lighting a spark [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:21 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Half-day college clinics [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, November 14, 2008 1:27 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
What to work on during the off-season [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, November 07, 2008 8:19 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Glove work for catchers [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, October 31, 2008 1:22 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Bringing pitches back down [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, October 24, 2008 10:51 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
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