Category: General

The following is something I came up with for my Legion players so they could see just how much mental errors make a difference in a game. I have it on a clipboard and I put it up in the dugout by the gate so they will see it as they will go out on… Continue reading A Checklist to Eliminate Mental Errors

The term will, most often is used in outlining the desires of a person who has passed away and left this world. A will, in this form, is a legal document that will effect those people who are left behind and the distribution of property. When you think of a person’s last will and testament,… Continue reading The Will to Overcome Self-Doubt

I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or your heaviest burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am completely at your command. Half the things you do, you might just as well turn over to me, And I will be able to do them quickly and… Continue reading The Power of Habit and Commitment

There are good and great baseball players in every town and in every league you will ever play in. So tell me why, when looking back, do you see so very few of them both playing and succeeding at the next level…no matter what level that might be? I coached a very successful 11-12 year… Continue reading What Happened to Your Youth League Stars?

My wife is in Brazil, so what do I do with my spare time? Naturally I go across the street to watch the Little League 10 and under All-Stars playing. It was our local team against a team from one of the leagues up north. Two great pitchers keep the score 0-0 through six. Our… Continue reading How to Protest A Game

Unfortunately, for many high school baseball players the junior varsity may be their final year of interscholastic baseball. We have all heard of the ballplayer who didn’t start or, even worse, make the varsity baseball team and went on to do great things in baseball as a walk-on in college. However, for most ballplayers, not… Continue reading The Last Stop? High School Junior Varsity Baseball

Some day, some time, it will happen. Our last day as a player or as a coach. It happens to all of us.and it’s ok. You can bet even the likes of Cal Ripken, Jr. had that haunting feeling. My reason for writing on this topic is simply that I feel that many young budding stars… Continue reading The Game Eliminates Us All: Why Some Players Leave Too Soon

For the athlete, success is dependent upon winning, and winning is dependent upon motivation…and more aptly self-motivation. The same can be said about success itself. Success requires effort, and there are too few who are willing to pay the price of success. Self-motivation arises from some inner cause, wish, drive, or need that requires no… Continue reading No Shortcut to Athletic Success

I absolutely believe that the #1 backyard training aid that any player could ever hope to have is a batting cage and a pitching machine…even if the pitching machine needs to be budgeted at a later date. The reason this is so important has to do with how ballplayers are built, how they improve fastest,… Continue reading The Value of Owning Your Own Backyard Batting Cage

I just returned from my 2nd trip to Cooperstown (the spiritual home of baseball) this year… my 2nd trip in 11 months. For the uninformed, Cooperstown New York is the spiritual home to baseball. It is located in upstate New York amidst some of the most striking yet placid countryside east of the Mississippi. The… Continue reading Play Ball in Cooperstown…