How do you eat an elephant? One piece at a time. This is an example of what coaches say when we are stuck on simplistic. To be simplistic is to treat complex issues and problems as if they are simpler …
Your guide to ‘Progression To Performance’
According to ScienceDirect, students with a task orientation feel successful when they apply effort and learn something new. Students with an ego orientation define success in terms of performing …
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Where does your work ethic rank?
“Problem is, y’all got league dreams with a backyard work ethic. And your parents applaud it.” This may be one of the most convicting quotes I’ve ever read. Convicting people hurts. But being made …
Hitting happens in the blink of an eye. Are you ready?
Did you know that it takes .5 of a second for an average fastball to leave the pitcher’s hand and cross the plate? That’s faster than the blink of an eye. This means you cannot watch the bat hit …
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The 6 core values you need to be coachable
Talent, habits and skills are not the same thing. When I was young, people talked about how much talent I had. Hearing it so much made me stop working as hard as I should have because I thought that …
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Do you want to buy the ticket or be the ticket?
I am a strong believer in teaching people how to think so they can teach themselves how to hit. That was the case in my coaching relationship with New York Mets' slugger Peter Alonso. He and I …
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