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You can play on a travel team and spend thousands of dollars.  You can play every year since you were 5 and you can take lessons every week but eventually, your success will be based on that time you spend working hard on your craft.  In the heat and the cold.  Inside or outside.  Fancy equipment or not.  It doesn't matter.  It is the work you do on your own that matters!  It is hard and it takes away from your tv time or friends time or social media.  It is lonely and it can be boring but without it, you can't truly achieve those dreams you have down deep inside you.   Does hard work guarantee success?  Not at all, but the lack of it will certainly contribute to your lack of success.   It is YOUR responsibility.  your work your dream.  You find a way to do the work it takes to succeed!  

Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429 GET LISTED ON OUR PROSPECT DIRECTORY  

College coaches are in search of top level players at their position and not players that can play a lot of positions.

Join Holly and Ron as they talk current Softball Events.   Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429  

I have heard this phrase often and as recent as yesterday from someone teaching a hitter to "take her hands to the ball".  I think most of us that teach hitting understand what this person is trying to say (I hope) but it is really not what we want to do with our hands in hitting.  Let me explain in this short podcast.    

I get it, most of you don't have a lot of time during practice to teach everything and there is a lot to teach but during the game instruction is usually ineffective at best and distracting at worst.  I wrote a blog about this a few years ago if you want to read it.  https://www.diamondacademyblog.com/2018/06/coaches-tip-during-game-instruction.html More information about the NFA Virtual Academy:  https://www.nationalfastpitchacademy.com/virtual-academy  

I say often, "Well, we did pick an outdoor sport that is played in the summer".  This is true but it can get really hot.  How do we best prepare and can you prepare?  Yes, the good news is that we can prepare to participate in the heat.  I will talk about the three things we need to know to participate in the heat. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GAP TO GAP RADIO AND NATIONAL FASTPITCH ACADEMY https://www.nationalfastpitchacademy.com/    

Well, we planned on talking about some new things but it looks like there are some new developments due to COVID-19.   Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429 GET LISTED ON OUR PROSPECT DIRECTORY    

Okay, we are back on the field but with some restrictions and adjustments.  We will talk about this past weekend and how things went and what changes we feel we need to make, if any. Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429 GET LISTED ON OUR PROSPECT DIRECTORY  

Many of you have already had some practices and some of you have had some scrimmage games and even a few of you have already played a few actual games. Well, a lot more of us will get back on the field this weekend in Indiana. Join Holly and Ron as they, and others, talk about getting back on the field is here! Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page Link:  https://www.facebook.com/gap.to.gap.radio/ You can also chat in here.  Just scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will see a chat window.  Let us know what you think or ask a question.   We are looking forward to hearing from you!   More about National Fastpitch Academy  Link:  https://www.nationalfastpitchacademy.com/ More about Future Stars of Sports Link: https://www.futurestarsofsports.com/ You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429   ARE YOU A COLLEGE PROSPECT?  GET LISTED ON THE NATIONAL FASTPITCH ACADEMY PROSPECT DIRECTORY https://www.nationalfastpitchacademy.com/prospect-profile  

Coach Thomas Thornton has been the head coach at Georgetown for 17 Seasons with a record of 508-280.  Georgetown is a NAIA School just north of Lexington, Kentucky and is a member of the Mid-South Conference.   GEORGETOWN COLLEGE SOFTBALL LINK http://www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com/coach/0/10.php   MORE ABOUT GAP TO GAP RADIO AND NATIONAL FASTPITCH ACADEMY https://www.nationalfastpitchacademy.com/  

Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429   GET LISTED ON OUR PROSPECT DIRECTORY  

I am very pleased to announce that my guest for the June 8th show will be Cheri Kempf.  Cheri has been the Commissioner of the National Pro Fastpitch since 2007.  We will learn about her and her amazing career on and off the softball field.   Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to Holly on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429 NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH WEBSITE  

Join Holly and Ron each week at noon eastern on Thursday's where we talk about all things Softball.     As some states are getting back on the field and others a bit later, there are new developments almost daily.     Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Gap to Gap Facebook  Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429      

As we get closer to back on the field in Kentucky and Indiana, things continue to get more and more clear as to what we can do and what we are not able to do.  Kentucky just released their new guidelines concerning softball practices and games.  So, we do have a lot to talk about still.  So, join Ron and Holly as they talk about getting back on the field. So, we would love to know your thoughts on all of this.  You can call in live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Text Ron at 502-541-0103 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page Here Don't forget to subscribe to this show here or on Itunes so you can get notification as soon as a new show is scheduled. MORE ABOUT GAP TO GAP RADIO COVID-19 GUIDELINES (STATE BY STATE)    

The process of getting our athletes back on the field is, of course, very complicated as we do want to get back to playing but our priorities need to be the safety of everyone concerned.  How do we do that?  What rules will change?  Is it worth changing the game completely?  How many rules do we change to just get back on the field?   Call in live or text us  

What are your thoughts on getting back on the field?  Is June too early?  Will you participate?  Let us know your thoughts or questions.  Join Ron Ray of Future Stars of Sports and Holly Knight of National Fastpitch Academy to talk about getting back on the field.   Call in live with your questions or you can send a message to us on our Facebook Event Page. Call in Live at 516-666-9488 Text Holly at 502-262-9195 Message us on the Gap to Gap Facebook Page We are looking forward to hearing from you! More about National Fastpitch Academy You can also subscribe to our show on Itunes here  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gap-to-gap-radio/id1511323429      

Join us as we get to know more about Coach Alan Jones and the highly successful Fastpitch Softball program at Ballard High School in Louisville, Kentucky. More information is available on our website at https://www.nationalfastpitchacademy.com/gaptogapradio  

Join us for the second phase of the discussion titled, "10 Things You Can Do to Increase Your Power at the Plate".  In this episode, Holly will talk about the Load in the Preparation Phase.  The stance through the load to the launch position.  This is part of our Sunday night series sponsored by the National Fastpitch Academy's Virtual Academy. Feel free to contact Holly with any comments or questions.  You can call in during the live show at the number on your screen or message us on the Facebook Event Page. Feel free to email Holly at any time at hollyknight@nationalfastpitchacademy..com More information about Gap to Gap Radio or National Fastpitch Academy can be found on our website at https://www.nationalfastpitchacademy.com/gaptogapradio NFA VIRTUAL ACADEMY DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR SHOW TO GET NOTIFICATIONS FOR ALL UPCOMING SHOWS    

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS Shonda has a very impressive record of winning programs everywhere she has played as well as coached.  In her playing days at UNC Greensboro, they won back-to-back Big South Conference Championships. Her winning ways started early in her career at Ashland University as a graduate assistant where they set the record for the most wins.  Quickly, she moved to the head coaching world at IUPUI with a 27-25 record and then to a very successful career at Marshal University of 18 years with 560-430-2 record.   Coach Stanton took the head coaching job at Indiana University in 2017 and then after a slow 2018 season, took the Hoosiers to a 36-21 record.  Then, the IU softball team was on their way to another good season with a 12-9 record before the pandemic stopped all softball. We are pleased to have Shonda as our guest on our Gap to Gap show as we will get to know more about her, the IU program and just some general softball talk including what changes she is making, or will make, due to the pandemic. The show will begin at noon easter time on Monday May 4th.  I hope you can join us and feel free to call in with questions or you can send me questions at hollyknight@nationalfastpitchacademy.com or you can join us on our Facebook Page and ask questions there.  More information about Gap to Gap Radio and the National Fastpitch Academy can be found on our NFA Website.   FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE COMMENTS    

This will be a series of four episodes with the first one discussing what is power and how you know you have it or not.   YOUTUBE BREAKING DOWN THE TOP HR HITTERS OF 2019 COACH LONNI ALAMEDA OF FLORIDA STATE MARCH 2019 INTERVIEW National Fastpitch Academy Lessons With Holly

Holly talks about the similarities and differences between the softballs swing and the baseball swing.   Holly also wrote a blog about this topic.  Click here to read the blog. Here are some links of Interest for this show: GAP TO GAP WEBSITE PAGE NATIONAL DIAMOND ACADEMY WEBSITE GAP TO GAP FACEBOOK PAGE  (LIKE OUR PAGE FOR SHOW UPDATES AND SCHEDULE) NATIONAL SOFTBALL PROSPECTS You can call in live by calling (646) 564-9536 Also, there is a chat option for live listeners by scrolling down to "Chat" Contact us with any questions or comments here. Don't forget too, you can follow Us by just clicking on the “Follow” Button. Coming Soon where you can subscribe and listen to all shows on ITunes. Thank you! Holly  

Kirk is currently in his seventh year on the UCLA coaching staff after being the Head Coach at Oregon State University from 1995 to 2012 where he compiled a very successful record of 554-113-1 record at Oregon State.  Kirk started his coaching career at UCLA in 1984 and remained for 11 years before going to Oregon.   We will get to know Kirk a lot better and talk about his softball coaching journey.   Here are some links of Interest for this show: GAP TO GAP WEBSITE PAGE NATIONAL DIAMOND ACADEMY WEBSITE GAP TO GAP FACEBOOK PAGE  (LIKE OUR PAGE FOR SHOW UPDATES AND SCHEDULE) NATIONAL SOFTBALL PROSPECTS You can call in live by calling (646) 564-9536 Also, there is a chat option for live listeners by scrolling down to "Chat" Contact us with any questions or comments here. Don't forget too, you can follow Us by just clicking on the “Follow” Button. Coming Soon where you can subscribe and listen to all shows on ITunes. Thank you! Holly  

Katie is the head softball coach at Noe Middle School in Louisville, Kentucky.   Here are some links of Interest for this show: GAP TO GAP WEBSITE PAGE NATIONAL DIAMOND ACADEMY WEBSITE GAP TO GAP FACEBOOK PAGE  (LIKE OUR PAGE FOR SHOW UPDATES AND SCHEDULE) NATIONAL SOFTBALL PROSPECTS You can call in live by calling (646) 564-9536 Also, there is a chat option for live listeners by scrolling down to "Chat" Contact us with any questions or comments here. Don't forget too, you can follow Us by just clicking on the “Follow” Button. Coming Soon where you can subscribe and listen to all shows on ITunes. Thank you! Holly  

9 things you should know about Individual Lessons.  I am sure there are more than 9 but I just like the number 9 so we can start there.  I have been giving lessons for about 20 years I guess.  I started giving lessons full time in 2004 and although I have had a few breaks since then I continue to give lessons today.  Here are some of the things the athlete and her family need to know about taking lessons. Here are some links of Interest for this show: GAP TO GAP WEBSITE PAGENATIONAL DIAMOND ACADEMY WEBSITEGAP TO GAP FACEBOOK PAGE  (LIKE OUR PAGE FOR SHOW UPDATES AND SCHEDULE)  NATIONAL SOFTBALL PROSPECTS You can call in live by calling (646) 564-9536 Also, there is a chat option for live listeners by scrolling down to "Chat" Contact us with any questions or comments here. Don't forget too, you can follow Us by just clicking on the “Follow” Button. Coming Soon where you can subscribe and listen to all shows on ITunes. Thank you! Holly    

Ron is the founder and owner of Future Stars of Sports.  FSS is a business that produces softball tournaments for all youth ages.  He has been doing this type of work for years and we will talk about his journey in the creation of FSS and what he has noticed in the sport of softball over the years.

There simply is not enough space allowed to tell the Lonni Alameda story on this site.  So, let's summarize: 11th Season at Florida State UniversityTaken the FSU team to the Women's College World Series 3 of the past seasons.Won the National Championship last season (2018)Six ACC Regular Season Titles in a row.58-12 Record last season (2018)The FSU Coaching staff was named the 2018 National Coaching Staff of the Year See her Complete Bio Here Here are some links of Interest for this show: GAP TO GAP WEBSITE PAGE NATIONAL DIAMOND ACADEMY WEBSITE GAP TO GAP FACEBOOK PAGE  (LIKE OUR PAGE FOR SHOW UPDATES AND SCHEDULE) NATIONAL SOFTBALL PROSPECTS  

Join me as I talk about metrics and what is metrics and the importance of these numbers.   What Are Metrics?  Why should a coach or an athlete pay any attention to these metrics? We will be taking live callers by calling the number (646) 564-9536 which is also on the show page.  Also, if you want to make comments please feel free to do so on the show page or on this shows event page on our G2G Facebook Page. More information about metrics is available on the National Diamond Academy Website Details about Gap to Gap Radio Gap to Gap Facebook Page National Diamond Academy Testing Center Having difficulty listening?  Contact us here