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
Tips
DO BIG LEAGUERS KNOW WHAT THEY DO?
I like the old guys. The third-contract pro’s. I’m a Dodger fan, so for me that’s Chase Utley reinventing himself year after year to continue to be valuable. Rich Hill pitching nearly into his 40’s. Clayton Kershaw adjusting to his “maturing” skill set with more sliders and less fastballs.
Ethics Matter
The ABCA convention is an awesome weekend. Let’s start with the first meeting I had on Thursday, the Ethics Committee. Each year, we select a winner for the Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award. It’s a really special meeting, and a room that I feel blessed to be inside of.
Finding the Grinder
How can you find athletes that fit the desired mental make-up?
CONNECT IT – BASERUNNING
Traditionally, there are two ways we train baserunning during practice: 1. The Bases. 2. The Foul Line. Under the baseball dictionary definition of Connecting It, there’s a third entry
CONNECT IT – QUICK DEFENSE
In our last Daily Dose, we talked about connecting our instruction. Working to ensure we are following a development plan, and then committing to a lifetime of teaching as we hold our athletes accountable in practices down the road.
CONFIDENCE IS EARNED
I love this phrase for both athlete and coach. Confidence is such a “mental” term. It’s so intangible. Seemingly, some athletes have it and others don’t. Some kids are confident in their abilities, some kids have no clue how good they could be. While a psychologist I am not, I can say that confidently that there is one truth…
CONNECT IT
Working through Session #1 of the Online Coaching Clinic and pouring through my clinic notes. Years and years of clinic notes. There’s a phrase I mention at every one of my (recent) coaching clinics: Connect It.
BOTH
Great coaches do BOTH. They are focused on athlete development… and they have fun while doing it.
Catching Too?
I met a really impressive dude named Tanner Swanson. Not sure if he’d remember the discussion at all, but Tanner was just hired as the Yankees Catching Coordinator. He’ll float across all levels of the organization, in charge of building out a system to lead the organization into the future.