Watching your child compete in a sport feels like a sport to me. My daughters, ages 16 and 10, play tennis and are pretty good. I thought that baseball required grit, until I experienced their …
Defining the ‘Maintenance Phase’ of your summer workout
I can just about enjoy a 20-ounce Dasani bottled water anytime of the year, and especially in the summer time in Hotlanta. May through July is the "Maintenance Phase" for my Diamond Directors' …
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Why there is no off-season for training or complaining
A slump is a prolonged fall in performance and being in a hitting slump sucks. Imagine that a hitting slump was a 500-pound boulder that you had to push to the baseball field everyday. Heavy, …
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The art of instinct and why it matters
Instinct is more important than intelligence. Instincts is a way of thinking in response to something and great baseball players have great instincts. Unfortunately, thinking isn't a given for many of …
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It’s summertime – start building your foundation now
As a coach, fall baseball (August-October) is the best time of the year. Why? Because it's the beginning of a new baseball development season. Remember the quarterly breakdown of our training …
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4 drills you can use to build habits and skills – Are you ready?
I have talked a lot in my blogs about the importance of understanding the essential times in building your hitting acumen. As a reminder, they are as follows: August-October (Assessment) …
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