23/06/2020 9 Minute Read

#8 pass the pen - Road to Bronze Medals

Road to bronze medals

04/06/2020 2 Minute Read

#7 pass the pen - Positive Pressure

Positive pressure Caroline Hardy, volunteer assistant coach at Georgia Tech Softball and former player of Alabama Softball, taught us a fun drill: the ladder. Fun, competitive and a good exercise to practice with "positive pressure".

03/06/2020 6 Minute Read

#6 pass the pen - 6 Steps to Make a Team Better

Hello Coaches, After messaging Petra Cizmic what topic to cover she asked if I would cover my time with the Olympia Haarlem Women's team. As this is for ESCA it makes sense. So here are six steps that made Olympia Haarlem Women from 2015-2018.

25/05/2020 2 Minute Read

#5 pass the pen - Survive and Advance Day

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE DAY!

25/05/2020 1 Minute Read

ESCA & COVID19

ATTENTION CAMPERS:

18/05/2020 5 Minute Read

#4 Pass the pen - How to Make a Team Successful

#4 Pass the pen - How to Make a Team Successful

07/04/2020 3 Minute Read

#3 Pass the pen - Coachable Coaches

Coachable Coaches How do I adapt to our new reality?

18/03/2020 4 Minute Read

#2 pass the pen - How this Pandemic Can Improve Your Softball

How this Pandemic Can Improve Your Softball

05/03/2020 1 Minute Read

Meet ESCA Director Craig Montvidas

Letter from ESCA Director Craig Montvidas

05/03/2020 4 Minute Read

#1 Pass the pen! - Expectations

Every two weeks, various Softball coaches from around the world will take turns writing an article especially targeted for ESCA members. These coaching "nuggets" are meant to be shared with Softball coaches interested in accumulating more knowledge about the sport of Softball. The title of these stories will be known as "pass the pen". At the conclusion of each article, the pen will be passed on to another coach who in turn will write a story and then pass the pen on to another coach. Our first "pass the pen" article has been written by Craig Montvidas, coordinator of the European Softball Coaches Association training camps. Craig is the former Head Coach of both the Netherlands and Great Britain National teams. He also coached two years in the National Pro Fastpitch league (USA), as well as the past two seasons for the Italian League "National Champions", Bussolengo. Craig is currently a board member of coach development for the WBSC.