My coaching philosophy is that practice prepares you to perform and performance prepares you to practice. My four phase development strategy starts in August each year with a commitment to assessment …
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Assessment before teaching is like a baby learning to walk before running. With more than 25 years of experience developing some of baseball's top players, I have learned a lot of great lessons the …
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As Jay-Z once said, “I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man.” August is “National Black Business Month.” My wife, Kelli, and I have been business owners in the baseball industry for over 25 …
#earntheA is a part of the rebranding of L.E.A.D. Center For Youth, a sports based development organization that uses the sport of baseball to help Black boys overcome three curve balls that threaten …
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I was recently in Jamaica for a vacation with my wife and two daughters. I was able to work out and read every day. I also was able to swim in the pool and/or the ocean every day. As a child, I …
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Noted author Alfie Kohn once said, "Assessments should compare the performance of students to a set of expectations, never to the performance of other students." I just love this quote. It is so …
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