Baseball Success Secrets Revealed: Featuring Ken Ravizza
Here’s baseball coaching expert Dr. Ken Ravizza, co-author (with me) of “Heads-Up Baseball: Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time.”
You might watch it through 2x, he actually says a lot in a short time.
Now get over to 7 Baseball Secrets.com
There’s a free video there that reveals the number 1 success secret of baseball’s all-time best!
Now get over to 7 Baseball Secrets.com
Baseball Coaching: 2 Powerful Stories
TWO really powerful things to share today…. PLEASE BE SURE TO SEE THE SECOND ONE!
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Too often young players think Big Leaguers have it all together.
They think Major League players are super confident all the time.
Good article today talking about Josh Hamilton’s struggles lately.
“Struggle is a part of baseball,” said Rangers manager Ron Washington.
And Hamilton is struggling.
Lots to comment on in that article, but I’ll let it stand on its own because of the power of my second sharing…..
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WHY I TAP
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Check out this video.
WARNING: there are a couple of swear
words and tales of graphic violence (none shown).
You will FEEL the video, not just see and hear it.
The short video gives you 4 case studies of traumatized war vets tapping their way to personal peace.
Given what tapping does for these vets, do you think it could help Josh Hamilton?
Or Bradley from yesterday’s email?
Or YOU with your stress?
If YOU were adept at “tapping” and could produce results like you see here (and yes it works with much much less severe problems), would you spread the word like an evangelist?
Take a breath and tap on this link
WATCH VIDEO
Get Baseball Confidence here.
Baseball Training: How to Beat Perfectionism
Interesting quotes from Tampa’s own Lou Piniella today on MLB.com.
He hits two big mental game issues…. the deep breath and perfectionism.
Here’s a quote lifted from the article…
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Bradley will be back in the Cubs’ lineup Wednesday, and the hope is he will be more relaxed. That’s been Piniella’s message to the outfielder the past two days. Is it as simple as taking a deep breath?
“Yeah, get out of the box, take a nice breath and relax,”
Piniella said. “What happens invariably is you create a little tension, and I’m not talking about Bradley in particular, but you start using your bigger muscles and you don’t get through the ball.
“It’s the same thing as when you play golf — the first thing they tell you is to hold the club nice and loose.
When you hit the ball, that’s when you tighten up. It’s the same thing hitting a baseball.”
Bradley’s biggest problem may be his need to be a perfectionist.
“There’s nothing wrong with being a perfectionist,”
Piniella said. “Don’t get disappointed if you’re not perfect all the time. You’ve got to be a realistic perfectionist.”
Baseball players get three hits in 10 at-bats and they’re considered successful. Bradley isn’t alone with his struggles at the plate.
“I’ve got every confidence that some of the guys who have struggled here will get much better as the year goes on,”
Piniella said. “I hope it’s sooner rather than later.”
[read www.BaseballConfidence.com/TYP.html
Baseball Yips: Commentary in NY Times on Baseball Throwing Problem and Why We Choke
I came across this baseball training article in the NY Times this morning and I think it is worth scanning.
It gives Tom House’s name for the little voice in your head and body that keeps you from performing your best.
See it HERE.
The article references an old article on Chuck Knoblauch and his yips/baseball throwing problem HERE.
Big news coming from me soon, I’m pretty pumped up about it. Stay tuned.
Baseball Coaching: How to Be as Consistent as Tiger Woods
Baseball Coaching made much easier… by following a routine.
Top coaches like Texas’ Augie Garrido are HUGE on pre-pitch routines.
If one of his players isn’t following the routine they’ve agreed on Garrido steps in.
Why?
If a player isn’t following his routine he’s not present. He’s not centered. He’s not emotionally in control.
Watch this video to see how important this is. It’s a golf video, but I’m sure you can see the application to baseball…
Developing and practicing pre-pitch routines makes baseball coaching much easier. Routines “shrink the game” and help keep you in control.
For more on routines, watch this short baseball training video:
DiMaggio’s Baseball Batting Streak…Random Chance?
Very interesting baseball batting article here — and all about the “myth” of the hot hand…