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Coaches! I hope your seasons are off to a great start. As official games start across the South Bay (YAY!), I want to share with you a coaching method that I've used over the years that can help with your defense's communication, reactions, and leadership: it's called "The Silent Inning." (Before I start, however, I …
No, this isn't a post about Valentine's Day :-) But love is a really important emotion in baseball. Let me explain. People often ask what I look for in a camp coach. First and foremost: genuine LOVE OF THE GAME! These two guys, who lost their junior year season and half of the senior year …
When I first wrote this list for Gamechanger a few years ago, it went semi-viral and believe was was their most liked and shared post of all-time, and eventually ending up on the LittleLeague.org website too. Take that, Instagram "influencers"!! :-) With competitive games taking place for the first time in over a year in …
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With Little League practices underway and games now right around the corner (YAY!), I think it's a good time to revisit one of my favorite pieces of advice for parents of young athletes. ALWAYS MAKE YOUR BALLPLAYER CARRY THEIR OWN BAG TO AND FROM THE FIELD! As parents, we all want our children to grow …
When I work with pitchers in lessons during the season and we get to talk about their most recent game performance, I often hear frustration or disappointment from them that isn't warranted. "How did your last game go?" "Terrible, I gave up 10 hits and 6 runs." It's extremely common in a young pitcher's mind …
Even though there are no games to prepare for yet, there's a lot of mental work that can be done in the cage and at practice to get our hitters ready to crush the ball! In today's blog I'm going to talk about how a simple adjustment to our approach at the plate can unleash …
With many local leagues offering a "practice-only" season starting soon (which is awesome!), I thought a quick blog with some advice on how to run a great practice could be helpful for parents who will find themselves trying to keep their squad's skills sharp and motivation high, but without games to look forward to or …
I've never really been one for waiting for the calendar to flip - if there's something I want to commit to doing, I usually just jump right in no matter what month it is. But obviously 2020 was the strangest/most challenging/worst year ever so while we're all still facing the same daily hurdles that we …
I don't know if you had a chance to watch the final round of The Masters yesterday, but the most amazing thing that happened wasn't Dustin Johnson setting the all-time low score record at -20. Of course, it involved Tiger. Already completely out of contention, but playing fine golf, Tiger stepped up to the 12th …
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