In an age where colleges are looking at middle school athletes and getting verbal commitments from 13-year olds, I am reminded of a lesson my mother taught me at an early age. She said that one needs to find success before they take the next step and expect...
Setting team goals is not a new strategy. In fact, setting team goals have been around since the Ancient Greeks and Romans fought for the city of Troy. From the beginning of “team” coaches, leaders and generals have been setting team goals. Team goals give...
Legendary New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra just recently celebrated his 90th birthday on May 12th. Yogi Berra is known for two reasons. He was a hall of fame catcher. He could receive, call a good game and he was always a clutch hitter for the Yankees during the...
Catchers – don’t use your masks to retrieve the ball As I have stated in a previous blog – If you play this game long enough, as announcers love to say, you will see something that you have never seen before. You can add, that if you watch this game long...
Don’t throw your glove at the ball If you play this game long enough, as announcers love to say, you will see something that you have never seen before. You can add, that if you watch this game long enough, you will see rules that you never knew were rules before....
“Don’t use don’t?” This entry is dedicated to an old high school baseball coach who implemented a rule unto his players. He stated we will not encourage or instruct starting with a negative. For example: “Don’t be too aggressive” “Don’t take a called third strike.”...
