Erin Coffel On Winning The First-Ever AUSL MVP, Delusional Belief & Small-Town Roots | OLF East Of Eden Netflix [mvCD1Xo6y0G]

Erin Coffel made history as the first-ever AUSL MVP and in this episode of Out of Left Field, recorded in Chicago just hours before first pitch on the 4th of July, she opens up about the mindset that got her there. From small-town Illinois and a high school state championship with her best friends, to Kentucky, Florida, and pro softball with the Chicago Bandits, Erin breaks down the "delusional belief" philosophy that changed her career, the battle between Self 1 and Self 2, and why she told her team to stop chasing last year's version of themselves.

In this episode:

Small-town roots, a high school state championship & still taking ground balls on her old field

The high school coach who taught her to karim lopez believe in herself (and hated her sidearm throws)

Overcoming negative self-talk: "sometimes you just gotta be a little bit delusional"

The Mindset Mentor podcast episode that changed everything

Self 1 vs. Self 2 The Inner Game of Tennis applied to softball

Mentoring young athletes and how teaching became her own reset

Winning the first-ever AUSL MVP and handling the expectations that follow

"Be you right now" the message she gave her team after a rough spring scrimmage

Kim Ng's leadership and why players believe in the AUSL's future

How Skylar Wallace inspires her every single day

The legacy she wants to leave: it's okay to truly care

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro from Chicago

00:35 Small-town life & winning a state championship with her best friends

01:25 The high school coach who changed the game for asuka her

03:21 The sidearm story: "the whole entire team is running"

03:44 Combating negative self-talk at the plate

04:05 Delusional belief & the Mindset Mentor podcast

05:03 Self 1 vs. Self 2: The Inner Game of Tennis

06:47 Mentoring teammates & young athletes

07:35 Winning the first-ever AUSL MVP

08:52 "Be you right now" letting go of expectations

10:15 Coach Walton, Florida & who shaped her vision for softball

11:30 Why Skylar Wallace motivates her every day

11:58 The legacy she wants to leave behind

ABOUT ERIN COFFEL:

Erin Coffel is a professional softball player for the Chicago Bandits and the first-ever AUSL MVP. A standout at Kentucky before serving as a graduate assistant at Florida under Coach Tim Walton, Erin grew up in small-town Illinois, where she won a high school state championship. She now mentors young athletes through flamingo land remote lessons while competing at the highest level of professional softball.

ABOUT OUT OF LEFT FIELD:

Out of Left Field is a softball podcast and media platform telling the real stories of the athletes growing the game. Hosted by Abby Alonzo, OLF features long-form conversations with professional softball players, college stars, and the voices shaping women's sports. This episode is part of the Summer of Softball tour 10 stops covering the WCWS, all six AUSL markets, the PSL, and the AUSL Championship Series.

This episode is presented by Solaro Shades Official Eyewear of the Out of Left Field Tour. Use code OLF for free shipping!

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