Archive for the ‘Baseball Training’ Category


Baseball Coaching: How to Play Loose and Confident

I get great feedback on PLAY BIG daily. Here’s a good one: ———– Dr. Tom: Thanks for taking the time to make sure the book got to me. I had it for a week before we went to the state tournament and was able to use the visualization and really stress the A.B.C ( in [...]

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Baseball Training: LaRussa’s 3 Keys To Success Are __________

Great stuff in today’s Tampa paper on Tampa boy-made-good Tony LaRussa’s visit with the Cardinals. So here’re a few gems from the Big League’s third winningest manager of all-time: * RELENTLESS: “You ask any coach, especially in baseball where your challenge is to be ready to compete every day. You’ve got to have a relentless [...]

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College World Series: Winner’s Secret Sauce Revealed

I at least wanted a Game 3, but it was stille exciting to watch the end of the CWS. All hail the Gamecocks, wow they were good. My big takeaway was in the interviews afterwards: 2 straight seperate players dropped the L word on the nation… “Love.” As in “We all love each other on [...]

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College Baseball World Series: Wow — Lots to Love Here…

Hi: So I was right in my bold predictions:  Intensely emotional battle decided by pitching and defense and emotion management. OK, I didn’t say defense, but that goes without saying… South Carolina came up soooo huge on defense — really amazing. I would love to have had a focused, free, clutch at-bat decide the game [...]

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Baseball Coaching: BOLD College World Series Predictions…

Hi: OK, here we go… Championship Series. Florida vs. South Carolina Best 2 of 3 (just like in my new book, PLAY BIG!) No surprise who I’m rooting for… Go Gators. I actually was Gator head coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s hitting coach when he was in college at UVA. Great player. Even a better guy. He’s [...]

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Baseball Pitching: How to SAFELY Throw 90

Hey: I just had a fun conversation with 90mph coach Paul Reddick and I’d like you to listen to the recording. I learned a couple of things — I listen with different ears now that I have a son that plays.  (Now I REALLY get parents’ concern for doing the best for their kids.) If [...]

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College Baseball World Series: How To Win It

Hey: I wanted to alert you that I’ll be on the Ray’s pre-game show tonight at 6:30pm eastern. I’ll try to get a recording I can put online if you’re outside the RAYS viewing area. The short piece is on my yips work and especially the Red Sox’ Saltalamacchia (the Sox are in town). Former [...]

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Baseball Training: A True, 2-Part Story

PART 1: A catcher in my elite 1-1 program wrote me last week: ————– “I was selected to play in this all star game at [awesome ballpark]. I was wondering if we could do some work together to get my head ready. I was nervous with my throwing the last week of the season. Thanks.” [...]

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