NEVER STOP SWINGING, HARD
I found myself this week at a 3 hour round table discussion with some great baseball minds. Sitting to my right? None other than Mark Freakin’ McGwire. Yeah, THAT Mark McGwire. What a stud, and what a great dude.
Tips
No Complaining
Taking a tour of the Big 3 in behavioral leadership, let’s example Rule #3: NO COMPLAINING
LOOSE HANDS
Let’s continue this “World According to Big Mac” Tour and talk about loose hands. He said that he wanted his arms to be loose and that the grip was his trigger. It actually was his timing mechanism as well, after eliminating a leg kick in an effort to “get quieter.”
Mis-Takes
Let’s take the liberty to say M-I-S-S… T-A-K-E-S. As in, you missed on that take. Might have been a swing, might have been a throw… might have been an interview question, class final, or asking someone special to the prom. The fact of the matter is that it didn’t go well.
MIX UP EVERY 4 PRACTICES
A couple Daily Doses ago, we discussed the idea of starting a practice with baserunning. What a wild and crazy idea. In fact, it’s not that strange, as it’s exactly what Coach Hutting at Cypress College would do to give my pitchers enough time to play catch
Let Athleticism Push Through Fundamentals
Doesn’t change the need for “fundies first” and how we’ll train up the young ballplayer. But it sure does make sense of what college and professional scouts are looking for.
LEGS, LEGS, LEGS & HIPS
Get physical. Ground up. It’s all in the hips. Yep, they’re all true. We need ballplayers to be physical. We need to teach aggression. We need them to MOVE the baseball…
Infielder Confidence
Wouldn’t it be great to have a bunch of mental “fixes” for times of low confidence. Here’s a great one for infielders.
Journaling
Engage the mind, build athletic accountability, and increase focus, presence, and mental toughness through this simple habit.
FRONT FOOT CLOSED, UP ON TOE
In our last Daily Dose, we discussed the keys of the Power Position. Moving around the body, there are four teaching points to the loaded, power, position