Archive for the ‘Baseball Training’ Category


Mom Saves Son’s Season (could you?)

Hi: Here’s a good story — I got it yesterday from a mom who used the Play Big principles to “save” her son’s season. DISCLAIMER: Coaches and parents should know Gina Parris already was a trained tapper before Play Big (ginaparris.com), so I can’t say these results are “typical,” but I believe it is very [...]

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Great in Practice, But ….

Just a quick shout out today for a young player I’m coaching who is getting a taste of a wonderful lesson. (I’ll of course tell you the lesson, but it won’t mean that much to you. We have to experience things, get them into our bones, not just our cortex to really make a difference.) [...]

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Be Strong Up THIS Middle to Win

Last night on the field coaching my son’s team I got reminded of one of my own lessons. “LET’S GO!” I yelled as players dragged from one station to the next. I then had a blessed moment of self-awareness… In chess the goal of the opening moves is to control the center four squares. If [...]

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Play Big Wins Best In Show

I had so much fun in Anaheim meeting several of you. Thank you to those who stopped by my booth. It was an enormously gratifying and energizing few days because of the feedback on PLAY BIG and my other programs. I’ll share some of the feedback next week — I recorded several people talking about [...]

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Mental Game of Baseball: Happy Holidays

Behind the scenes at the Play Big Academy — my wife, Birgit, 2 of me, and the Babe. Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab!

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The Mental Game of Baseball: Inspirational Video

The mental game of baseball is about expanding and enjoying yourself.  Not many people think of the mental game of baseball that way, but one of my goals is to expand the way players and coaches and parents approach the game. Most of my good information (meaning the info that helps me help players, coaches [...]

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Number 1 Coaching Tip Of All Time

The #1 coaching point of all time is FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WANT. I’m getting ready to launch my new coaching program tomorrow and thought I’d share one example of what I want… Here’s an email I got from a player about my FREEDOM program (formerly called 201) See if any of the starred items [...]

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Mental Game of Baseball: Confidence Training Program

The mental game of baseball just got easier.[/font] Below is Lesson 1 of my PLAY BIG Confidence Training Program. The format is a DVD + workbook.   There are 9 lessons.  For each lesson you watch the 5 to 8 minute lesson, then pause the program and complete the questions in the workbook. Ideal for individual [...]

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