Life in the Fastpitch Lane
Thoughts, ideas, tips, and general musings on the game of fastpitch softball.
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 (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
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 (0) | 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 (0) | 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)
Good article on coaching the Millennial athlete [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, September 03, 2008 7:31 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Some after-thoughts on USA v. Japan [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:50 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Team USA's take on the ITB [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:30 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The quality of mercy [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, August 18, 2008 12:14 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
'Tis the season [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, August 08, 2008 3:08 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Excellent article on coaching females v. males [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:33 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Maintaining that even strain [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, July 29, 2008 3:24 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The intentional walk [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:24 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Wise words from Bertrand Russell [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:38 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The challenges of being head coach [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, July 05, 2008 6:55 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Pitching speeds and reality [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:44 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
National Fastpitch Coaches College schedule is now online [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, June 20, 2008 8:54 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Pitchers hitting [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, June 16, 2008 8:33 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Are we having fun yet? [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, June 09, 2008 5:37 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
You're either moving toward or away from your goals [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, June 06, 2008 11:20 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Identifying elite pitchers [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:52 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Focusing on fundamentals [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, June 02, 2008 8:48 PM | View Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Softball performance program [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:41 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The principle of interchangeable parts [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, May 12, 2008 2:35 PM | View Comments (3) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Sometimes ignorance is just...ignorance [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, May 08, 2008 7:18 PM | View Comments (14) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Blasting balls at fielders [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, May 01, 2008 11:16 PM | View Comments (6) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Outs are the clock in softball [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, April 25, 2008 9:22 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
What it's all about [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:58 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
More on the sacrifice bunt [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:54 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Playing hurt - a coach's dilemma [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, April 21, 2008 9:25 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
A drop is the same as a fastball to a blind horse [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7:45 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Bunts, outs and strategy [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:45 PM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
A well-executed short game [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, April 06, 2008 9:21 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Giving more than a little hint [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, April 04, 2008 9:54 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Motionview! video analysis software [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, March 22, 2008 5:04 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Willing and able [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, March 14, 2008 9:51 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Keeping up with the game [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Saturday, March 08, 2008 5:11 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Practice v. instruction [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, March 06, 2008 2:20 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Bill Hillhouse and the PCM [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Tuesday, March 04, 2008 11:21 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
You can never hear this enough [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, February 28, 2008 12:01 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The three-legged stool [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:27 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
The Bob Knight school of coaching [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, February 15, 2008 12:55 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Confidence game [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Sunday, February 10, 2008 2:40 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Managing v. leading [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:27 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Fear of failure, fear of losing drives bad decisions [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Monday, January 28, 2008 1:16 PM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
From the bad ideas dept.: ASA forcing coaches to take their instructional program [Read Article]
Posted by Ken Krause at Friday, January 18, 2008 11:39 AM | View Comments (2) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
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