I ran across a pod cast with Pat Burns who coached in the area when my daughter played 14u. He seemed like a decent guy and I see he now has a fastpitch podcast call inside the circle or something like that. He seemed to have some good college and travel coaches on that are talking about good subjects so for those looking for information it might be worth looking into. Best of luck to everyone.
Re: Interesting pod cast
Posted by Pat Burns on August 5, 2026, 8:22 am, in reply to "Interesting pod cast"
Blue beetle a friend of mine back in Chicago sent me your post, Thank you.
The podcast is new and geared toward travel ball.
Mike Candrea , Bill Conroy and Rick Fremin(coach from Se Louisiana who has since joined the staff at Univ of Texas ) were nice enough to give their time, thoughts and perspective.
Yesterday, the Univ of Montana coach Stef Ewing episode dropped on youtube, apple podcast and spotify. She talks about what she looks for when watching recruits and how they get on her radar, her thoughts on the new age based 5 for 5 rule, a typical day for a college staff recruiting at a tournament like Colorado, among other topics
In two weeks, the episode with Dot Richardson, coach at Liberty University, as well as Olympic gold and NCAA championship fame fame drops.
In September, the episodes will include Vicki Galasso who coached D1 and played professionally; as well as an episode with a sports mental performance coach. September will be about the mental side of staying calm and the mental side of softball on the mound, at the plate and in the field.
