Comments on: How To Win

By: Sabrina Matkoskey

Sabrina Matkoskey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:19:04 +0000

Coach Malinowski hi my name is sabrina could you email me at OurBigCocoa@aol.com to tell me when I could do spring training for softball because I am going into high school next year….

Thank You,
Sabrina

By: Sabrina Matkoskey

Sabrina Matkoskey — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:15:24 +0000

Hey Love Softball

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:25:09 +0000

I love <3 softball! i think they should definately put it back in the olympics. i will be bummed out if its not in the next summer olympics! any way i love softball!!, and hope to see the US team back again in the next 8yrs.

By: Coach Tina

Coach Tina — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:41:12 +0000

Although the USA team had lost the Gold, I sadly think that it was for the best. This time. Just because USA has be donmitating the softball field, it just meant that other Countries had to dig deeper for better players. Train harder & take the game seriously like we do. I’m very sad that the IOC will be taking away one of the BEST sports out there and hope that they take another look at softball and agree to keep in the Olympics!

By: Coach Poynter

Coach Poynter — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:28:42 +0000

I have to agree with Coach Scott. Lisa Fernandez was missed because of the leadership she brings. The best individual players do not always make the best team.

Defense is a constant while offense can come and go.

By: Kathy Turpin

Kathy Turpin — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:25:11 +0000

My daughter is convinced that team USA had to let Japan win for the future of the olympic softball. She truly thinks that they took one for the team. We read Stacie and Marc together and discuss what is in the e-letters, thanks for taking the time to put them together.

By: jamie gray

jamie gray — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:29:55 +0000

Maybe with the Japan team winning the gold medal for the Olympics, the IOC will finally open their eyes and see that the USA team isn’t as dominate as is claimed.
Maybe now we have the best chance for the reinstatemant of Olympic softball for 2016!
Join me and my quest for this, by visiting savesoftball.com. Please sign my petition and help spread the word.
Just because the Olympics are over for this year, doesn’t mean that we give up on this fight. With your help, we can make a diference, and that difference can change the minds of the current IOC members.

Thank you,

Jamie Gray

By: jamie gray

jamie gray — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:28:48 +0000

Thank you,

Jmaie Gray

By: steve

steve — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:18:26 +0000

love your site helps out alot have an 8year old an a 12 year old both play on summer travel teams.thanks for all the help.steve

By: Coach Scott

Coach Scott — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:08:01 +0000

Congrats to Team Japan on winning the gold. However, I think the game with Japan showed the two main weaknesses that Team USA was dealing with. One was a very suspect defense. On a number of occasions, Coach Candrea (who is 10x smarter than I will ever be at softball) said his best defense was his offense. This was evident late in the game against Japan when multiple errors were made. Secondly, there was no proven leader amoungst the players. Jessica Mendoza is a phenomenal player and huge for the sport itself, but she does not present to me the type of player that will get after a player that needs it or be able to reassure a player that might be down. This player would be someone that unfortunately did not make the trip – Lisa Fernandez. Just to have someone that has as much experience as Lisa sitting with players like Duran, Osterman, and Abbott would have been huge.