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Coaching, Customized: Why Softball Needs More Than One-Size-Fits-All
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From early injuries to burnout, softball pitchers are facing new challenges at younger ages, and many coaches are struggling to keep up. As the physical demands of the game grow, understanding your body isn’t just helpful – it’s essential to staying healthy, improving performance, and building a long-term future in the sport.
In this episode of Athletic Intelligence, OGX co-founder Krista Stoker joins GameChanger’s Aman Loomba and Anna Nickel to explore how technology, data, and biomechanics are reshaping softball training from the ground up. Krista, a former Division 3 athlete and longtime coach, shares her journey from relying on grainy video to creating a modern, player-first training system. Her experience shaped OGX’s mission: to help athletes track their physical progress and give coaches the insights to support them.
You’ll hear:
- What makes youth softball different from baseball, and how does that distinction impact player development
- Why injuries and overuse are sidelining young players before they even reach high school
- How Krista’s experience as a D3 athlete and coach inspired OGX’s mission
- How OGX helps athletes become experts on their bodies and mechanics
- What puberty, fatigue, and long-term development mean for performance – and how to support players through it
- How OGX is helping coaches, parents, and athletes play the long game
About GameChanger:
GameChanger empowers athletes, coaches, and families to stay connected through live streaming, scheduling, statistics, and scorekeeping. Available on iOS, Android, and the web, GameChanger covers over 9MM+ games annually and 1M+ teams a year. The live streaming and scheduling technology is available for all youth sports, with deep stats and scorekeeping capability for baseball, softball, and basketball. GameChanger is based in New York City and is owned and operated by DICK’S Sporting Goods.
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