If you had the chance, what would you ask Team USA’s Monica Abbott?

March 7, 2011

Monica Abbott will be stopping by the Softball Sales offices this Tuesday, and she has agreed to sit down for a quick video interview with us.

Monica AbbottBut rather than make up all of the questions ourselves, we want to know what you want to know.

If you got a chance to meet Monica — the Team USA star and one of the most dominant pitchers in the history of college softball — what would you ask her?

Would it be something like “What was it like playing in the Olympics?” Or would you ask something along the lines of “What’s the best piece of advice to give a young softball player starting out?”

We’ll take some of the questions that readers have submitted, and we’ll post a video with her answers later this week.

You can post your question in the comments section below or on our Facebook page. You can take a look at her impressive list of career accomplishments and stats here.

Related: Worth’s Monica Abbott Fastpitch Glove was specially designed for the Olympic medal winner.

One of our favorite commercials from the 2008 Olympics

August 26, 2010

The US Women’s National Team prepares to go to Beijing:

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Softball tips: Nutrition tips from the US Women’s National Team

August 16, 2010

How do you eat like a member of the US Women’s National Team?

Eat a lot.

In this short video, Team USA strength trainer Brandon Marcello discusses the basics of keeping the Women’s National Team fueled and ready to play. Because they train so frequently, Marcello emphasizes post-workout meals and snacks every few hours during the day.

Related: Swing like a Team USA player with the Louisville 2010 TPS Mendoza Fastpitch Softball Bat.

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Jennie Finch says goodbye to international softball

July 28, 2010

Jennie Finch played her final game as a member of Team USA on Monday, helping the United States defeat Japan 5-1 and win the 2010 World Cup of Softball.

A dominant player on the field and an icon of women’s sports off, Finch will be missed the next time the Women’s National Team is in competition. But she won’t disappear completely.

From the Associated Press:

Finch done playing, but not finished with softball

OKLAHOMA CITY — Pausing one last time to smile and wave to the crowd, Jennie Finch walked away from the sport she helped to spread around the world.

With one final championship to add to her sparkling resume, Finch retired from international softball Monday night following the United States’ 5-1 victory against Japan in the championship game of the World Cup of Softball.

As Finch placed her cleats at home plate in a gesture symbolic of her retirement, she left a set of shoes no one may ever fill in the same way in the softball world.

Beyond being one of the game’s most dominant pitchers, the blonde beauty has become recognizable even to those who didn’t follow softball — attracting attention to the sport at a time when it is desperately needed. Softball has been dropped from the Olympics for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, drying up one primary means for funding the sport around the world and taking away its main platform to spread the game.

But while Finch doesn’t plan to play for Team USA ever again, she isn’t leaving the sport in the lurch. Through her own camps and whatever ambassador role she can fill, she plans to campaign to get softball back on the Olympic program — whether that’s in 2020 or beyond.

You can read the entire story here.

Related: Shop our selection of Jennie Finch softball gear.

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