Archive for June, 2008


Great Catch — Baseball Training

Please comment below on whether you think this is real or not. What kind of baseball training do you do for that? [Editor's note: Turns out it's a Gatorade commercial. Nicely done.]

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How to Play Like Tiger Today

I’m so inspired by the golf tournament yesterday I’m going to have a one day “Tiger and Rocco” sale to enable anyone else inspired by these two great warriors to elevate their game. (see below for details) In case you missed it, Tiger Woods made a 12 foot put on the last hole yesterday to [...]

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Baseball Training Gratification: I Get My Bell Rung

I got my bell rung twice yesterday. When I was playing rugby that was a bad thing. But in this case by bell ringing I mean a very gratifying moment, and I’m hoping these two short stories will help the bell be tolled for you soon. First was a military man who called and told [...]

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The Next Level of Success: How to “Save the Princess”

Here’s a really great question I got recently. It’s great for a number of reasons (including it comes from a highly satisfied customer), but I’m going to highlight that it is a “next level” question. That is, a player (and as you’ll read, a parent) were highly successful implementing mental training during the regular season [...]

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Braveheart Baseball

“FREEDOM!” said William Wallace at the end of Braveheart. That’s what it was all about for him. In my conversations with players these past few days we’ve talked a lot about freedom. Although they wouldn’t say it this way, a prime reason Little League baseball players play is to experience freedom. Research has shown this [...]

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Winning at Youth Baseball and Softball

Today is for coaches and parents of youth baseball and little league players. It includes a gift…. ——————————————————– Failure. How do you feel when your kid strikes out? Walks in another run? Boots an easy play? Hangs his head in defeat or shame? Cries about something that happened in the game or practice? Baseball and [...]

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Part 2: Winning at Youth Baseball and Softball

I got a great response to yesterday’s email (see www.BaseballConfidence.com/blog) It’s exciting for me to see such commitment to providing youth baseball and youth softball players with the best possible experience. I accidentally failed to complete a sentence yesterday (and got a lot of questions about it, so today I’ll fill it in… I’ll start [...]

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