Mike Candrea
Mike Candrea
Mike Candreais the head softball coach at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was the head coach of the United States women's national softball team in 2004, when Team USA won a gold medal, and in 2008, bringing home silver...
against balls buy game goes good great hard hat hit needed people played southern threw tomorrow tough
In the first game, Osterman threw a great game and we did what we needed to win. Against Japan, we played a good game and Southern was tough for us, but we just couldn't buy a break. We hit a lot of hard balls right at people and my hat goes off to Japan. They look good, but tomorrow is a different day and we have to go right back at them.
seen
I don't think I have ever seen that.
gun coaching use
We have been so impressed with the Pocket Radar that it has become the only radar gun we use for coaching and scouting.
softball weather play
It's not the most conducive weather to play softball in, but you've got to come out and play it.
games trying break-out
That's the thing about this game -- you get a little monkey on your back. You go 0-for-3, you go 0-for-6, pretty soon you start pressing. You keep trying a little harder, and the harder you try, the worse it gets. So, anytime you can break out of it by getting a base hit, it feeds confidence.
play practice games
Practice like it's a game; play the game like it's practice.
softball running games
It's a game of making great pitches at the right time, being opportunistic by getting a run at the right time and playing good defense.
kids thinking games
I want kids who are going to go out there and compete, lay it all on the table. I think the big thing about this game is you have to care a lot about it.
softball sports motivation
I will never sacrifice my morals and ethics for anyone or any win.
kids giving trying
I don't want to deal with problems, and so you want to make sure that you don't give yourself problems by not doing your homework and maybe trying to take a kid that's got great ability but isn't going to get it done in the classroom.
care pay pitch smart
If you make mistakes, they will make you pay for them. But if we're smart and pitch to them carefully, we can take care of that.
came exciting great
She came back in great shape. It's exciting to see,
team together matter
We found out that no matter how good you are you can't go out there and compete against teams that have been together for quite some time.