Who has been your best coach? For me, a great coach transports people from where they are to where they need to go. Great coaching must happen with competency and the capacity to care. Competency …
Embracing the power of aptitude
Aptitude is that ability to learn and apply. A lot of colleges and universities still use the Scholastics Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) to determine which students will be successful. The goal is for …
Why Practice + Training = Success
What if we have to get artificial intelligence (AI) robots to play baseball because boys won’t work? Hope, luck and chance are the best strategies for boys who won’t work. When I was playing …
Your game plan for J. U. N. E.
It's June, or as I will call it here, J.U.N.E., i.e., Just Unplug Negative Energy. To unplug is to pull out and disconnect. There are a lot of teams—everything from youth baseball teams to Fortune 500 …
Finding the people—and means—to do great things
People before places. Advocacy and coaching. Sponsorship after mentorship. Players lose out on opportunities because they are not aware or they don’t take action on these three things. These three …
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Why good coaching matters more than ever
I love summertime baseball because it is when the best players ages 5-18 come together to compete in various tournaments and showcase tournaments across the country. I was at the 7U baseball …
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