We do things a certain way because I used to not let myself get away with anything- (And by “used to” I mean, I’m still learning how to take things less serious all the time...) • We do updates and it’s mandatory to speak in class because I used to HATE speaking up and I for sure needed to be pushed to get more comfortable by just DOING IT. • We film ourselves and try to do cool things, but if we mess up we laugh about it together- because if you’re trying new things or trying to go as fast as you can- failing means you’re actually pushing yourself • We compete. In the end, we are learning skills so that we can FORGET about doing it right in the game and just focus on being aggressive to the ball. I’ve watched too many games when it looked like I was swinging in slow motion to get the movements “right” when looking back I just want to yell “ SWING HARD.” Freedom from perfection > timidly approaching each rep in fear. Go for it and see what happens. #softball #girl #compete #perf...