Professional coaches like me use a clear, concise and consistent baseball development philosophy, methodology, phases of development, educational content and success to prepare hitters for games.
These games prepare them to come back to my Hitting Lab to learn information. The Hitting Lab is place to figure things out. Failure in baseball is inevitable and required, so in order to ever be considered successful, failure must happen.
Check out this stat: Seventy strikeouts in 100 at bats in the major leagues with 30 hits equals a .300 batting average.
Georgia is internationally recognized as a hotbed for baseball. The state develops some of the top players for some of the nation’s best youth, high school and collegiate teams.
Below are questions I feel every recreation league, travel baseball organization leader and high school baseball coach should be able to answer so that their players can use games as tests for what’s being taught and learned at practices.
Baseball development shouldn’t be accidental, especially when so much money is being spent by hardworking families. Do you have enough confidence to ask these questions of your coaches and baseball organization leaders?
Questions for recreation league leaders (in one to 30 words):
- What is the mission of your organization?
- What is the vision of your organization?
- What is the standard of your organization?
- What are the expectations of your organization for your coaches?
- What are the expectations of your organization for your players?
- What is the accountability for the coaches meeting the standards and expectations of your organization?
- What is the accountability for the players meeting the standards and expectations of your organization?
- How do you define development?
Questions for travel baseball organization leaders (in one to 30 words):
- What is the mission of your organization?
- What is the vision of your organization?
- What is the standard of your organization?
- What are the expectations of your organization?
- What are the expectations of your organization for your players?
- What is the accountability for the coaches meeting the standards and expectations of your organization?
- What is the accountability for the players meeting the standards and expectations of your organization?
- How do you define development?
High School team – The Lovett School, Jamie Palmer, Varsity Assistant Baseball Coach
What is the mission of your organization?
My goal is to teach kids the game of baseball for the betterment of the team. More important, I want them to learn enough from me to become a great person.
What is the vision of your organization?
Our vision is to win a state championship every year and create great young men.
What is the standard of your organization?
To pull your weight and row in the boat along with your teammates. Your team will only be as good as the last teammate. Learning that comes from great leadership.
What are the expectations of your organization for your coaches?
That they are teaching what we teach, so that every kid, no matter the grade, is hearing the same thing and being taught the same way.
What are the expectations of your organization for your players?
I expect the same of every player. To give me their best effort and be able to say the gave all they had for their teammates and the team.
What is the accountability for the coaches meeting the standards and expectations of your organization?
I expect the same out of my coaches. My kids pick up on a lot, and if a coach is not giving his all or he has not bought into the philosophy, then the kid won’t either.
What is the accountability for the players meeting the standards and expectations of your organization?
In our organization, there are simple rules laid out. If you cannot follow, you will be dismissed no matter who you are. The best teams we have had were the ones who policed this on their own and held each other accountable.
How do you define development?
I define development by taking someone who wants to work hard and has a goal, and teaching them ways to better themselves. But talk is cheap. They have to put in the time to be developed. Kids today think that just because they go to practice for two hours or they have a hitting/pitching coach they will get a college scholarship. Most of the development comes when no one is looking and you are working your tail off.
Remember: Intelligence trumps being smart.
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BIO
C.J. Stewart has built a reputation as one of the leading professional hitting instructors in the country. He is a former professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization and has also served as an area scout for the Cincinnati Reds. As founder and CEO of Diamond Directors Player Development, CJ has more than 12 years of player development experience and has built an impressive list of clients, including some of the top young prospects in baseball today. If your desire is to change your game for the better, C.J. Stewart has a proven system of development and track record of success that can work for you.
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