Coaches And Coffee: Fsu Softball Podcast

We are in the fall grind as Team 36 builds the foundation for the 2019 season. Coacha, TWil and Snider chat about the newcomers and how they are adapting and what they want to see from them, how the program creates its family atmosphere, and the offseason programs that the team utilizes to promote team building. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics include: Schools that post on social media about winning fall games 25-1 over junior colleges (Snider), Why does everyone needs to meet the home run hitter at the plate? (TWil), How is it still 90 degrees in October? (Coacha).

We are back with for a new season of Seminole Softball and talk with Coacha, TWil and Snider about their championship summer, getting the Championship rings and recognition at the Virginia Tech football game and new coaching hires around the country. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics include: How is there a 15-drink maximum on cruise ships? (TWil), People that rented a plane to fly to OKC to watch us play (Snider), people were lined up for blocks for the autograph session for Coacha and Jessie Warren (Coacha).

First year of the podcast and the first NCAA National Championship for the Seminoles! The crew talks about the week in Oklahoma City, Tessa Daniels winning the NCAA’s Elite 90 Award, breakdown of all seven FSU games, key players and their impacts through the tournament and what it means to win the first National Championship for Florida State and the ACC. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics include: Coach Snider getting a tattoo (TWil), Getting texts from people with tips and tactics while the game is going on (Coacha), Fans that send hateful messages/social media posts to student-athletes and coaches (Snider).

It’s a WCWS edition of the podcast as the Seminoles are preparing for their 10th trip to the Women’s College World Series! Coacha, TWil and Snider are heading back to OKC for the third time in the last five years (2014, 2016 and 2018) and the crew chats about the LSU Super Regional and previews the upcoming WCWS. ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics include: Dismissive attitudes and actions in the postgame handshake line (Coacha), There are only two SEC teams at the WCWS? (TWil), Why does the NCAA mandate the third base dugout to the “home team” in the postseason? (Snider).

It’s NCAA Tournament time in Tallahassee and Coacha, TWil and Snider breakdown the Seminoles advancing to the Super Regionals after winning the Regional. The crew chats about each of the Regionals and who they think will win Supers and reach the WCWS. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! are: Giving signs on every pitch as a third base coach (Snider), Striking out and then having a chat with the on deck hitter (Coacha), Making the last out of the game and then rolling the ball into the circle (TWil).

This is an ACC Championship podcast and the birth of the Cardiac Kids! The coaches talk about winning their fifth ACC Tournament title in a row, despite trailing in all three games of the weekend, culminated by Anna Shelnutt’s walk-off home run in the championship game. The crew chat about the upsets, surprises and locks for the upcoming NCAA Tournament, and FSU player awards. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics include: Interactions different in the postseason than in regular season (TWil), Fans/players that get so excited about obvious foul balls (Snider), Throwing equipment everywhere after game/during handshake line (Coacha).

This week, the coaches wrap up the regular season with a sweep at NC State and preview the ACC Tournament. One Big Thing is all about NCAA Bracketology and a breakdown of who the coaches think will make it out of each conference. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics include: The awkwardness of pregame handshakes with coaches and umpires (Coacha), Why do we run off the field after a win? (TWil), Recruits that send an email that start “Dear Coach” (Snider).

The Seminoles clinch their sixth ACC regular season championship and the coaches talk about that and the road trip to Florida and Notre Dame. A new Twitter Top 10 and a One Big Thing about the postseason. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics this week: Teams that take ground balls on the grass pregame (Snider), Still talking about the obstruction rule and those that don’t understand it (TWil), Catchers that frame to bring balls into the strike zone (Coacha).

In this explosive episode, we chat about the Louisville series and Senior Day, some big shakeups in the Twitter Top 10 and a One Big Thing about the new NCAA recruiting rule. And as always, wrapping up with an ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Topics: Teams that arrive to the field more than two hours before a game (TWil), Teams and fan bases that adjust the National Anthem to fit their school (Snider), Pointless communication on the field (Coacha).

In episode 11, the coaches recap the UF game and traveling up to play Boston College. This week’s One Big Thing is on travel and the effect on the student-athletes, and we wrap up with another Twitter Top 10 and ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Topics: Proper pitching change protocol (Coacha), Chants and cheering (TWil), Pitchers and catchers high-fiving after every strikeout (Snider).

On this packed edition we talk about midweek wins over Louisiana and the Paint It Pink Series versus Pitt, another Twitter Top 10, and a One Big Thing about injuries and managing your bench late in the season. The ARE YOU SERIOUS?! topics this week: Coaches not doing their own homework (Snider), Catchers that fling the ball in the air after inning ending strikeout/Respect the Game (Coacha), and Proper Coaching Attire (TWil).

In this episode Coacha, TWil and Snider talk about the Georgia Tech sweep, a new Twitter Top 10, more RPI analysis, and how recruiting has changed in softball. We also introduce ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Where each coach will give an example of something in the softball world that makes them go, “Are you serious?!”

The coaches recap of our games against Troy and Syracuse, breakdown a new Twitter Top 10 and chat about what a three-game series over three days has done to softball. Professor Wilson explains what RPI means and is this the year of the upsets?

It is the start of conference play and Coacha, TWil and Snider talk about Alumni Weekend and our sweep of Virginia Tech. Snider sings One Shining Moment, we have new Twitter Top 10, what the first NCAA RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) of the season means and how the RPI affects things throughout the sport of college softball.

In our spring break edition podcast, we talk about heading on the road for games against Penn and UNF, Coacha earning career win No. 600, a new Twitter Top 10, the new trend of pitching with three different pitchers, why slapping is going away and the One Big Thing of Softball coming back to the Olympics in 2020.

In episode five, the crew wrap up the Unconquered Invitational, the Twitter Top 10, recruit ranking systems, what softball may look like five years from now, and more!

This week, the coaches breakdown our road trip to Alabama, preview the Unconquered Invitational, introduce the Twitter Top 10, chat about FSU third baseman Jessie Warren and have a discussion about the Plus 27 (all schools outside of the Power 5).

In this third episode, Coacha, TWil and Snider will give a review of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the current state of the ACC, preview our road trip to Mobile and Tuscaloosa, upsets, and managing expectations.

Lonni Alameda (Coacha) and assistant coaches Travis Wilson (TWil) and Craig Snider (Snider) discuss Team 35's trip to San Marcos and the Bobcat Classic, preview the ACC/BigTen Challenge, and more talk about the new rule changes for the 2018 season.

Head coach Lonni Alameda and assistant coaches Travis Wilson and Craig Snider give their opinions on the 2018 summer and fall for the coaching staff, new rule changes in softball, and finish out with their One Big Thing: the recruiting age in softball.