Posts Tagged ‘mental game of baseball’


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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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 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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