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My Failure in Development - How I Finally Started Coaching
Rachel Folden
  • May 8, 2019
  • 8 min

My Failure in Development - How I Finally Started Coaching

Let me take you on a journey. It's about to get weird... Over the past year, I have made some MAJOR changes to the way I train hitters. ...
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Want Better Pitch Selection? Stop Worrying About Balls and Strikes!
Rachel Folden
  • Jul 25, 2018
  • 1 min

Want Better Pitch Selection? Stop Worrying About Balls and Strikes!

-RF
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How to Beat an Elite Pitcher
Rachel Folden
  • May 17, 2018
  • 1 min

How to Beat an Elite Pitcher

Want to beat an elite pitcher? Use their strengths against them. Here's how to give yourself the best possible chance to succeed. -RF
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A Story About Failure
Rachel Folden
  • Jan 3, 2018
  • 1 min

A Story About Failure

Here is a personal story about attending the Team USA Open Tryout, not making the cut, and what it taught me about enjoying the process.
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How We Coach Female Athletes
Rachel Folden
  • Dec 13, 2017
  • 1 min

How We Coach Female Athletes

What we say to female athletes is CRUCIAL to their development into the badass women we all want them to become. Watch the video below...
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Hitting with a Purpose: Stop Playing Defense with a Bat in Your Hands
Rachel Folden
  • Jul 9, 2017
  • 0 min

Hitting with a Purpose: Stop Playing Defense with a Bat in Your Hands

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Hitting on Game Day: Internal vs. External Approach and Making Meaningful Adjustments
Rachel Folden
  • May 5, 2017
  • 6 min

Hitting on Game Day: Internal vs. External Approach and Making Meaningful Adjustments

"Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you can't get it wrong." One of the greatest challenges as a full-time hitting...
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Fearing the Fly Ball
Rachel Folden
  • Mar 22, 2017
  • 1 min

Fearing the Fly Ball

This month's blog post is actually a vlog. In this video I tackle a common myth that a ground ball is better than a fly ball. Check it...
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Beyond Mechanics: Teaching Hitting Between the Ears
Rachel Folden
  • Feb 14, 2017
  • 7 min

Beyond Mechanics: Teaching Hitting Between the Ears

As most of the country embarks on the college and high school seasons, it is important that we switch our focus in practice from...
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Know Your Role: How to Get and Keep a Team-First Mentality
Rachel Folden
  • Nov 4, 2016
  • 6 min

Know Your Role: How to Get and Keep a Team-First Mentality

If you have been following my blogs, you know I have been keeping up with the MLB Playoffs. Since I live near Chicago, it has been Cubs...
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4 Reasons Softball Players Should Watch the MLB Playoffs
Rachel Folden
  • Oct 6, 2016
  • 6 min

4 Reasons Softball Players Should Watch the MLB Playoffs

It's October! Do you know what that means? If you just screamed "PUMPKIN SPICE LATTES!!", then you clicked on the wrong blog post. Of...
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Coaches, 3 Ways You Are Limiting Your Players' Potential
Rachel Folden
  • Sep 9, 2016
  • 6 min

Coaches, 3 Ways You Are Limiting Your Players' Potential

First and foremost, this article is directed at coaches at the youth level, or pre-college, when players have multiple coaches in their...
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