CLICK TO JOIN PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE SPORTS FACEBOOK GROUP Grit!!! The single most important character trait necessary for success is “grit”; determination. Surprised? Oh I know. I know. Coach Bob at the academy has informed you (and by the way, a LOT of other parents … maybe ALL the other parents as well) that your […]
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Believe in yourself … just in case nobody else does!!! Have you or your son/daughter had an experience where you auditioned for a part or applied for a job or tried out for a team or a position and did not make it? You performed and you felt you did well. In fact, you “nailed […]
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Do you do any kind of a running workout as part of your training regimen? Do you do sprints? You really should do sprints if you are a team sport athlete. No jogging in team sports. High intensity intervals, baby!!! I looooove sprint workouts. Do you run with rocks in your shoes? No? Why not? […]
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CLICK TO JOIN PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE SPORTS FACEBOOK GROUP The following is an email sent to me by a close female friend; mother of a baseball player who just finished first year of college (baseball NOT included). Everyone who shows up for work is not a professional — regardless of the business. People are hired […]
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CLICK TO JOIN PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE SPORTS FACEBOOK GROUP Passion. Vision. Just how important are these “character elements” to success. Bluntly put … THEY ARE EVERYTHING!!! EVERYTHING!!! “Mediocrity is a choice. So is excellence. Everything you and I do causes us to make a choice: Will we do what we’re doing with mediocrity or with excellence? […]
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CLICK TO JOIN PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE SPORTS FACEBOOK GROUP I wrote an article earlier this year about getting cut from high school baseball here is a good follow up … about the younger players. Your son or daughter did not make All Stars or get invited to play travel ball. You believe that […]
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CLICK TO JOIN PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE SPORTS FACEBOOK GROUP Your local rec league board met about selections to the league’s all star team ten days ago. The announcements have obviously already gone out and your son or daughter did not get “the call.” Now what? Well, a good place to start, believe it […]
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CLICK TO JOIN PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE SPORTS FACEBOOK GROUP Developing confidence in young players is crucial not only for their development but just to keep them playing. The key to development is to keep them in the game. Confidence is vitally important in order for young players to advance in their development. Ask any and […]
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Are you confident in your ABILITY TO CHANGE? Are you confident you can make ADJUSTMENTS and make things BETTER or do you find yourself and others around you saying, “I can’t?” How frustrating is it to hear the words, “I can’t” from a child; a youngster you are coaching or working with; perhaps even your […]
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When you or an athlete you are working with are called upon to change, how do you respond when faced with … “I CAN’T”!!! “Waaaaah …!!!” (That’s the sound of crying). I can’t do it. I can’t change. I just can’t. It’s the way I am!!! I can’t … can’t … can’t … !!! (Now […]
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