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”
Category Archives: sports
Afraid of Fear or Fear being Afraid
We are the bosses of our lives, our fears set our limits.
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”
Athlete, Parent, Coach
ENJOY THE PROCESS
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.”
Pop’s Culture (Kobe)
We only get 1 biological father, but we are blessed to have so many father figures to look up to.
Transactional and Transformational Coaching; Which one are You?
Build them up, make them feel so confident to where they know each failure just puts them closer to their next success.
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”
Verbal Persuasion
Verbal Persuasion: Influential people in our lives such as parents, teachers, managers or coaches can strengthen our beliefs that we have what it takes to succeed. Being persuaded that we possess the capabilities to master certain activities means that we are more likely to put in the effort and sustain it when problems arise. TheContinueContinue reading “Verbal Persuasion”
Vicarious Experiences
Vicarious Experiences: The second source of self-efficacy comes from our observation of people around us, especially people we consider as role models. Seeing people similar to ourselves succeed raises our beliefs that we too possess the capabilities to master the activities needed for success in that area.
Pop’s Culture 