Baseball Training: This Doubled My Ability to Help Players
Here’s a quick baseball coaching training tip…
The way I view baseball has evolved over the years.
First I focused on the physical aspects — mechanics,
technique.
Then I focused on the mental aspects — confidence, focus,
belief.
Then I saw the “whole” — that there are many aspects to
the game: technical, physical conditioning, mental,
emotional, and strategic, and they all are important
elements to the “whole” of baseball performance.
One thing I learned interviewing Hank Aaron and Rod Carew
and Tommy John and Nolan Ryan and Stan Musial and others is
that you need to keep things simple.
Simple wins.
So my “helping players and coaches and parents have more
fun, perform great, and learn life success skills” game got
raised when I was able to simplify all the elements of the
“whole” to one thing….
Energy.
Viewing baseball looking through the “lens” of energy has
more than doubled my ability to help players, coaches and
parents get what they desire.
I’ll be teaching you more about that in the next week.
But for now…
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Here’s What to Notice the Next Couple of Days…
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There are several great “energy” distinctions that can help
you as a player, coach or parent.
But I’ll just share one quickie today: Expanding vs.
Contracting.
Which do you think leads to best performance?
Yes, expanding. When your energy is “expanding” you are
free, you are trusting, you are relaxed, you are big, you
are light, you are confident.
When your energy is “contracting” you are tight, small,
fearful, sad, bummed out, angry.
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Try it Right Now
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As you read this, CONTRACT. Cave that chest in, tighten up,
curl up, head down.
Hold that and notice how you feel.
Once you feel contracted, EXPAND. Lift your chest, inflate,
head up, and look up and smile.
Hold that and notice how you feel.
NOTICE: For the next couple of days look for this
distinction. Notice whether YOU are expanding or
contracting in any given moment.
Notice others. Are they expanding or contracting
You can hear it in players’ quotes in the newspaper and see
it on TV.
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Are You Ready to Expand?
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I’m expanding myself in baseball and next week Tuesday I’m
launching my new program “7 Success Secrets of Baseball’s
All-time Best” along with my new coaching program “Baseball
Success Secrets.”
Whether you coach, play or parent it will expand your
possibilities and dramatically increase your personal power.
(Power = ability to produce desired results)
Look for more great stuff in the next few days as I leak
power-getting information in preparation for the launch.
Expanding,
Dr. Tom
Tom Hanson, Ph.D.
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Baseball Training: A Plan is Not Enough
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The Texas Rangers are making a serious run at the play-offs and pitching coach David Maddux (brother of Greg) is a big reason why.
Here’s a great quote from an article on Maddux — yet afterward I’ll tell you how what he says falls short…
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“Sometimes you can try and get too smart, and it works against you,” Maddux said. “As long as you’re pitching to your strengths and guys are executing each pitch with conviction, we’re going to be fine.”
It comes down to having a good plan and sticking with it, and having an idea of how to execute.
“If you do that, you don’t have to worry about anything else,” Feldman said. “Trust your stuff and make pitches. No matter what predicament you’re in, you can always get out of it by making pitches.”
full article here:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090903&content_id=6778908&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
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Yes — have a plan and execute it with conviction.
Too few players, especially at the lower levels, have a real plan.
A process.
An approach.
An ability to say “Here’s what I am going to do out there today:”
(My ABCs are a simple plan any level player can execute.
As a result of no plan they ride Emotional Rollercoasters:
melt down when facing a tough pitcher, crumble in the face of adversity, panic in pressure situations.
And they certainly don’t play with conviction.
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But a Plan is Not Enough
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So most players don’t have a clear plan so they are set up to fail.
But a plan must be practiced. It must be conditioned.
In the heat of battle emotions can wipe out the best of intentions.
A player may have been told to take a breath and be calm on each pitch, but once he crosses those white lines amnesia sets in.
GEM: You don’t “rise to the occasion” under pressure… you sink to the level of your practice.
So you have to practice executing your plan.
You must condition yourself to respond to pressure and failure and long odds the way a soldier prepares himself for battle or an astronaut prepares herself for a space walk.
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So To Succeed…
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To succeed you need a simple plan that has been practiced and conditioned.
My new program, Baseball Success Secrets, spoon feeds you the knowledge, practice and support you need to perform great and be fulfilled.
It’s not just for players, but for coaches and parents as well.
Success principles are success principles and the best way to teach something is to BE what you are teaching.
Details to follow soon. (Sept 15 launch).
What’s your plan today?
Dr. Tom
Tom Hanson, Ph.D.
p.s. I’m planning today to wrap up my offer to “ask a question and get my Aaron and Pena interviews for no charge.”
Go here to ask me a question or at least tell me what your biggest challenge is.
www.BaseballSuccessSecrets.com
Thank you.
Dr. Tom Hanson
Heads-Up Performance, Inc.
12852 Big Sur Drive
Tampa, FL 33625
813-968-8863
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The Mental Game of Baseball
Winning the mental game of baseball is the key to winning baseball in general.
Winning the mental game of life is the key to winning in life.
Often young players find it helpful to read about how big leaguers struggle, so the young player doesn’t feel like he’s a total loser because he has doubts, fears, and a voice in his head that beats him up all day.
Here’s a nice article from mlb.com that is worth reading for all interested in baseball success.
The Mental Game of Baseball
You are invited to come back and comment below after you read it.
And be sure to check out www.7BaseballSecrets.com for information on HOW to win the mental game of baseball.
