Category Archives: baseball

The Sandlot

The Sandlot is full of great quotes, moments, and lessons in sports and life. You’re killing me smalls, L-7 Weenie, hero’s get remember, but legends never die. Taking a risk on a girl out of your league and eventually marrying her. Pickling the beast, Smalls going out to try baseball, the team not really wantingContinueContinue reading “The Sandlot”

Don’t Be That Parent

Forever Grateful for the oppunity to be aParent and role model. So many parents today have good intentions but are ruining sports for their kids. Which is hurting their personal relationship with their kids. I work with my son daily on improving athletically. It always starts with me wanting him to be great and sometimesContinueContinue reading “Don’t Be That Parent”

Fear, Work, Teamwork.

You might see me struggle but you’ll never see me quit. Starting something new is scary, even for coaches. Are kids going to show up? Are parents going to buy into our style? Can we get the kids to buy in? Why are we even doing this, when we could just join another team alreadyContinueContinue reading “Fear, Work, Teamwork.”

Imaginal Experiences

Imaginal Experiences: Psychologist James Maddux has suggested a fifth route to self-efficacy through “imaginal experiences”, the art of visualising yourself behaving effectively or successfully in a given situation. We all do it and it’s a great thing. Watch your favorite players, visual yourself doing what they do, then go do it. Practice, practice, practice. YellContinueContinue reading “Imaginal Experiences”

Emotional & Physiological States

Emotional & Physiological States: The state you’re in will influence how you judge your self-efficacy. Depression, for example, can dampen confidence in our capabilities. Stress reactions or tension are interpreted as signs of vulnerability to poor performance whereas positive emotions can boost our confidence in our skills. Where we are mentally plays a huge partContinueContinue reading “Emotional & Physiological States”

Fan 1st

Don’t take the fun out of youth sports. It’s a game; they aren’t getting, they aren’t on, they are just learning and playing a game they Be your kids number 1 fan. Bad games are going to happen thankfully tomorrow’s another day. I love coaching but I love being a parent/fan more. If your visionContinueContinue reading “Fan 1st”