Posts Tagged ‘Baseball Coaching’


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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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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How to GO DEEP More Than Pujols

  For the past few weeks I’ve been going deep into player’s heads at a much more profound level than I ever have. It’s amazing. I feel like the mental game Albert Pujols. As players (and some enlightened coaches) take The Hanson I get to see how they think at levels I’d only imagined before. [...]

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Baseball Training: Give Yourself a Rays

Here’s an action-packed clip from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. I discuss the two keys to taking your team or yourself to the next level… (I

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Baseball Training: The Really Big Leagues

Well, here’s one that might seem out of left field, but I really enjoyed it and got a lot out of it. Fiona Apple is an amazing artist and here she reveals a great deal about where she’s coming from. One thing I know about elite performers is that they relate to their craft differently [...]

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Baseball Training: How to Graduate to the Next Level

“What should I do with my life?” I just hung up with a young man that made me smile. He’s a graduating college senior and wants to go into sport psychology with particular focus on baseball. He wanted my advice on how to go about it. I flashed back to when I was in college [...]

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Baseball Training: Motivation of 5 of Baseball’s Best Ever Hitters

Here’s a section on motivation from my doctoral dissertation entitled “The Mental Aspects of Hitting” featuring my interviews with Hank Aaron, Rod Carew, Stan Musial, Carl Yastrzemski and Tony Oliva. This is from the Discussion section after I’ve presented each player’s individual story… 1. Motivation Motivation is seen as the foundation upon which all other [...]

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Baseball Hitting Tips from Musial, Yaz, Oliva

How did Stan Musial hit .331 over his 24-year career? How did Carl Yastrzemski win 3 batting titles? How did Tony Oliva win AL batting titles his first two seasons? I asked them back in 1990. A central focus to what I teach baseball players is the importance of their approach. What are you committed [...]

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