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Inside the Circle with Coach Pat

Inside the Circle with Coach Pat

著者： patrick burns
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Youth sports can be one of the greatest experiences of your family's life. It can also be one of the most overwhelming. Between the recruiting pressure, the tournament schedules, the team drama, and the constant noise about what your kid should be doing next, it's easy to lose sight of why you started in the first place. Inside the Circle with Coach Pat cuts through all of it. Coach Pat is a youth and travel softball coach with over 20 years of experience and a track record of helping dozens of athletes reach college softball. Known for his calm, firm coaching style and his belief that sport is one of the best classrooms life has to offer, Coach Pat brings the inside perspective that most people in youth sports don't want to say out loud. Every episode features honest conversations with college coaches, tournament directors, travel ball organizations, and people who've built programs that last. We talk about team culture, player development, coaching fundamentals, the recruiting process, and the mindset that keeps families grounded when the pressure gets loud. This show is for the parents sitting in the bleachers trying to figure it all out. It's for the new coach who wants to do right by their players. And it's for the athlete who is starting to take the game seriously and wants to understand what the journey ahead really looks like. Every kid's journey is unique and this show exists to help you navigate yours. New episodes every other week. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.Copyright 2026 patrick burns 社会科学 野球・ソフトボール
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  • 007: The Injury That Almost Ended Olympic Gold Medalist Michele Smith's Career | Coach Pat

    007: The Injury That Almost Ended Olympic Gold Medalist Michele Smith's Career | Coach Pat
    2026/09/01
    Michele Smith is a two time Olympic softball gold medalist, ESPN's lead college softball analyst, and one of the loudest voices in the fight for equal opportunity under Title IX. If you are a softball parent watching your daughter's team practice on a shared field while other sports get brand new stadiums, this conversation explains why that funding gap still exists and what Michele believes softball communities need to ask for next. Coach Pat, a 20 year travel softball coach and founder of Coach Pat Fastpitch Academy, sits down with Michele to trace her path from a Title IX baby on the 1996 Olympic team that won gold in the first ever Olympic softball game, through the accident that doctors said would end her pitching career, to the 16 years she spent playing professional softball in Japan. Michele also answers a question sent in by Briley Watson, a 14 year old catcher recovering from her own injury, using the same one word lesson in perseverance a mentor gave her at 17. Whether your family is dealing with a setback this season or just trying to understand why softball still fights for equal facility funding, this episode gives you a two time Olympic gold medalist's answer, straight from the circle.You’ll learn:Why Michele calls herself a Title IX baby, and how the 1972 law directly funded the training that helped Team USA win gold in the first ever Olympic softball game in 1996. Why softball still struggles to get public facility funding compared to sports like basketball and volleyball, and what Michele believes softball communities need to ask for next. What Michele told Briley Watson, a 14 year old catcher who wrote in about her own injury, after a doctor once told Michele she would never pitch again. Why Michele walked into her first Olympic softball game exactly 10 years to the day after the accident that nearly ended her career, and what that timing taught her about perseverance. How the preparation, performance, recovery triangle Michele built after studies showed her 1996 Olympic team was overtrained now shapes how she thinks about pitch counts for young arms. What 16 years playing professional softball in Japan taught Michele about practice culture, and why she believes being the nail that sticks out is a good thing. How Michele became the first woman to call a nationally televised Major League Baseball game in 2012, and what that moment meant for women in sports broadcasting.We talk about:00:00 Meet two time Olympic gold medalist Michele Smith 02:30 How Title IX built the 1996 Olympic softball team 06:00 Why softball still cannot get equal facility funding 11:40 A 14 year old catcher's letter about her own injury 16:00 What do you tell an athlete told she will never play again 20:30 The one word a mentor named Crazy Jack gave her at 17 29:00 The preparation performance recovery triangle explained 35:30 How many pitches is too many for a young arm 38:15 What 16 years playing professional softball in Japan taught her 44:00 How she became ESPN's lead softball analyst while still competing 49:20 Calling the first nationally televised MLB game as a woman 58:20 Inside Clearwater for Youth and Title IX VineyardsNew episodes of Inside the Circle with Coach Pat drop every other week. Subscribe so you catch the next one, and follow Coach Pat Fastpitch Academy on Instagram for training tips between episodes.Connect with Michele SmithWebsite: https://michelesmith.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelesmith32/ X: https://x.com/michelesmith32 Title IX Vineyards: https://titleninewine.com/ Crush for a Cause: https://crushforacause.org/ Connect with meInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/coach_pat_fastpitch Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/19C1qWzufS/?mibextid=wwXIfrYouTube - https://youtube.com/@coachpatfastpitchTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.patfpX (Twitter) - https://x.com/CoachPatFP#MicheleSmith #TitleIX #OlympicSoftball #TravelSoftball #FastpitchSoftball #SoftballParents #SoftballMom #SoftballDad #TeamUSASoftball #SoftballHistory #SoftballInjuryRecovery #14USoftball #SoftballCoach #WomenInSports #ESPNSoftball #SoftballMindset #TravelBallParents #CollegeSoftball #SoftballFamily #InsideTheCircleWithCoachPat
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  • 006: Dr. Dot Richardson: What No One Tells Softball Parents | Coach Pat

    006: Dr. Dot Richardson: What No One Tells Softball Parents | Coach Pat
    2026/08/18
    Travel softball for parents means finding guests who have lived every version of this journey, and Dr. Dot Richardson has lived nearly all of them. Rejected for being a girl, told to cut her hair and go by the name Bob just to play Little League, she still became the youngest player in women's major fastpitch softball history at age 13. If you're a travel softball parent watching your own kid face rejection, an odd age cutoff, or a rough stretch of strikeouts, Dot's path is proof the setback is rarely the whole story.Coach Pat, a 20 year travel softball coach who has helped guide dozens of players toward college opportunities, sits down with Dr. Dot Richardson, a two time Olympic gold medalist, orthopedic surgeon, and 13 year head softball coach at Liberty University, to talk about believing in a dream before anyone else does. Dot breaks down the mental approach she used at the plate, grouping every 10 at bats to manage confidence through slumps, and explains why she considers softball one of the hardest sports to play because it is built around more failure than success. She also traces the origin of the Spring Games at Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont, Florida, the college softball showcase she founded in 2008 that has grown to as many as 500 teams a year. If this softball season has felt like one long string of setbacks for your family, this conversation is the reset.You’ll learn:Why Dot turned down the chance to play Little League baseball disguised as a boy named Bob, and what that decision taught her about not hiding who you are.How grouping every 10 at bats became Dot’s mental strategy for staying confident through a slump, a tool any travel softball parent can pass along to a struggling hitter.The story behind the first home run in Olympic softball history, hit by Dot in the 1996 Atlanta Games, 30 years before this episode aired.Why Dot tells young players that softball is built around more failure than success, and how travel softball parents can help reframe strikeouts as part of getting better, not falling behind.How the Spring Games at Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont, Florida grew from one college team in 2008 to as many as 500 teams a year, and what that means for softball recruiting exposure.What Dot tells athletes about finding their identity outside of wins, losses, and how well they played that day.Why Dot believes a missed all-star tournament, an age cutoff, and even a childhood injury were each part of a bigger plan for her softball career.We talk about:00:00 Introducing Dr. Dot Richardson, Olympic gold medalist and Liberty softball coach00:43 Meet the youngest player in women's major softball history02:34 Why Dot turned down the chance to play as a boy named Bob06:56 The tryout that put her on a women's softball team instead of baseball11:38 An injury before the all-star tournament and the setback that followed15:27 The at bat that made her a big leaguer at 13 years old26:00 What people told her in high school she would never do33:03 Why is softball built on more failure than success36:36 The story behind the first home run in Olympic softball history44:35 What does it mean to show your faith on and off the field49:37 Inside the Spring Games and Legends Way Ballfields in Clermont58:14 Where to find Dot’s own podcast and closing thoughtsConnect with Dr. Dot RichardsonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drdotusa1/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dot-richardson-815773249/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDotRichardson/ Podcast: https://dotrichardson.com/pages/podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDotRichardsonShow Website: https://dotrichardson.com/ Connect with meInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/coach_pat_fastpitch Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/19C1qWzufS/?mibextid=wwXIfrYouTube - https://youtube.com/@coachpatfastpitchTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.patfpX (Twitter) - https://x.com/CoachPatFP#TravelSoftball #SoftballParents #FastpitchSoftball #YouthSoftball #SoftballMom #SoftballDad #OlympicSoftball #DotRichardson #LibertySoftball #SoftballRecruiting #SoftballMindset #14USoftball #SoftballFamily #TravelBallParents #CollegeSoftball #SoftballCoach #FaithAndSports #InsideTheCircleWithCoachPat
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  • 005: Coach Stef Ewing on Five-for-Five, Roles and Team Culture | Coach Pat

    005: Coach Stef Ewing on Five-for-Five, Roles and Team Culture | Coach Pat
    2026/08/04
    Travel softball for parents raises one of the toughest questions in the sport: how do college coaches actually decide who gets recruited? On Inside the Circle with Coach Pat, University of Montana head softball coach Stef Ewing pulls back the curtain on the college softball recruiting process, from reading a tournament schedule the right way to understanding why rosters are expanding under the NCAA's new five-for-five eligibility rule. If you have ever wondered why one player gets seen at a showcase and another gets missed, this conversation breaks down exactly what recruiters are watching for and when. Coach Pat, a 20-year youth and travel softball coach with a proven college placement track record, sits down with Stef Ewing, now entering her third season as head coach of the University of Montana Grizzlies in the Big Sky Conference. Ewing walks through the recruiting board her staff builds before tournaments like Colorado's Sparkler and IDT, explains how the transfer portal and the five-for-five rule are reshaping roster sizes, and shares her mudita based approach to team culture and player confidence. Parents and coaches walk away with a clearer picture of when to contact a program, what college coaches actually notice between innings, and how to help a young athlete build confidence that outlasts any single game. You’ll learn:How the five-for-five eligibility rule is expanding college softball rosters, and why Stef Ewing is holding two roster spots open while she waits to see who returns for a fifth year.Why sending your tournament schedule to a college program the night before you play is already too late, and when the college softball recruiting process should actually start. What college coaches are really watching for between innings, including outfield throws and infield reps, when they show up to a showcase game to see one specific player. How the transfer portal is changing college roster building, and why Stef Ewing still prioritizes recruiting high school players over transfer additions on her own team. Why Stef Ewing built a Colorado recruiting board covering 46 games a day across three coaches, and how her staff decides which players get direct communication first. How mudita, finding joy in a teammate's success, shapes team culture at the University of Montana and helped turn a last-place Big Sky team into a near champion. Why confidence, not results, is the biggest factor Stef Ewing coaches for, and how she teaches college athletes to communicate honestly when they are struggling.We talk about:00:00 Welcome to Inside the Circle with Stef Ewing 00:53 Meet Montana head coach Stef Ewing 02:27 How Stef Ewing started playing softball at age 12 03:53 Landing her first coaching job at Butler 10:21 What makes a player fun to watch when recruiting 16:23 How does the five-for-five rule change college rosters 19:59 Why a late tournament schedule costs you a recruiting look 26:23 What is five-for-five and how it affects recruiting timelines 33:00 Why rosters are expanding and how the portal changes roster turnover 35:48 Building team culture through mudita 41:14 How to help a young athlete build real confidence 53:41 Meet Stef Ewing's Montana coaching staffConnect with StefLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanieewingWebsite: https://gogriz.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/stef-ewing/1891 Connect with meInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/coach_pat_fastpitch Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/19C1qWzufS/?mibextid=wwXIfrYouTube - https://youtube.com/@coachpatfastpitchTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.patfpX (Twitter) - https://x.com/CoachPatFP#TravelSoftball #CollegeSoftballRecruiting #FastpitchSoftball #SoftballParents #SoftballCoaching #RecruitingProcess #MontanaGrizzlies #BigSkyConference #SoftballShowcases #TransferPortal #NCAAEligibility #SoftballCulture #YouthSoftball #SoftballConfidence #D1Softball #SoftballFamily #TravelBallParents #SoftballJourney #CoachPat #InsideTheCircle
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