The Joe Dimaggio Principle
"There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first or last time, I owe him my best." - Joe Dimaggio This quote from Joe Dimaggio should hit hard. Here's why. Don't...
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Hitting Tips & Tricks
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Facing Stephen Strasburg
I remember, my SR year at Bethune Cookman, we got our schedule for the spring season at the end of the fall, and the first team on the schedule was San Diego State. Everyone...
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How To Be a Great Lead-Off Hitter.
I was a lead-off hitter for most of my career and i never bought into the idea that the lead-off hitter should take pitches so that his teammates can "see what the pitcher's"...
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Motivation Triggers For Elite Ballplayers.
So much of how we perform on the field is dictated by the energy we bring. For the average player, the energy is dictated by how they may be feeling today or based off their...
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How To Stop Overthinking
To think too much is a disease. What does my coach think of me? Who's in the stands? Am I in the starting line-up? How should my stance feel or look? What happens if I fail?...
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How To Prove Baseball Scouts & Coaches Wrong.
I get questions from young ballplayers in my Instagram DM almost on a weekly basis that have the following theme: "I'm getting overlooked. I'm sitting the bench but I should...
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3 Ways To Deal With Failure & Setbacks in Baseball.
As ballplayers, much of our progress and development will occur underneath the surface. It's the routines and commitment to an approach that will get us through the failures,...
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One Tip To Help Develop Confidence At The Plate.
Own the at-bat. The numbers don’t lie. Statistically, the deeper in the count you go, the tougher it is to win the at-bat, especially against elite pitching. This doesn’t mean...
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Youth Baseball Hitting Tips That Work.
Below is a list of youth baseball hitting tips that work. I tend to return to this page to add additional ideas & thoughts about peak performance on the ball field that I...
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Train Your Timing With Baseball Hitting Drills At Home.
If hitting is about being on time, pitching is about upsetting that timing. As hitters, we’re only as good as the pitches we swing at, so our main job is to be on time while...
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