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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 [...]
Read More...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 [...]
Read More...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 [...]
Read More...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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