Stress. Trauma. Anxiety. Those are the costs of elite performance. Every player wants to be elite until they experience what elite actually costs. Summer baseball exposes everything. This is the …
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Every year, my hitters go through a four-phase development process. Each phase has a purpose. Each phase builds on the next. And now, we’ve entered the final phase: The Application Phase.This is the …
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I remember seeing Charlie Culberson when he was 10 years old at East Cobb. He was small. Not the biggest. Not the strongest. But you could feel him. The way he moved. The way he competed. The …
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May, June and July mark the Application Phase. This is where development is no longer theoretical. It is visible, measurable and judged. It is not about playing the game. It is about performing under …
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April is a powerful month. Not because it’s the beginning, but because it’s the end of a phase. February, March and April represent what I call the Empowerment Phase—also known as The Zone. This is …
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On April 10, I turned 50. Fifty. Half a century. In football terms, I have crossed the 50 yard line. And while that might sound like I am closer to the end than the beginning, what I feel more than …
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