112 archives found in "Baseball"

It’s common for players to get feedback from coaches. Whether it’s getting an evaluation form from a showcase or a meeting with their current coach…they’re going to hear what they’re good at, what they’re bad at, and what level of baseball they [...]

Easily one of the most common comments I hear is that college coaches/scouts love multi-sport athletes. And for the most part that is absolutely true.    However, do you know what they love more than multi-sport athletes?    GOOD PLAYERS!   Playing multiple sports [...]

At what age do you pick your career? 5th grade right!?    Not a chance. That would be absolutely CRAZY.    Then why are we picking one position (or one sport, but we’ll save that for another day) that early in our baseball career?   It’s fair to say that if a [...]

It is human nature to label things as good or bad, right or wrong, black or white…however, when it comes to our baseball careers there are very few absolutes.   On a daily basis, I am asked about hot button topics, such as, showcases, weighted balls, and travel teams, just to name a few. [...]

So we’re going to talk some economics today. A buyers market is simply defined as a situation where supply exceeds demand, giving purchasers an advantage over sellers in price negotiations.   So how does this apply to travel ball? Pretty simple…it is a buyers market, meaning that [...]

You often hear players, coaches, and parents talk about “sacrifice” from a baseball standpoint…5am workouts, lifting after a long day of school and practice, driving to the middle of no where on a weekend to compete, putting away those video games to train, etc.   While, [...]

First off, let’s define what a “loser” actually is. A loser is someone who doesn’t work hard, is a bad teammate, makes excuses, acts entitled, and quits, among other things…but I think that’s a pretty good start.    Being a “loser” has [...]

Here’s a tweet that caught my eye this past week from the Mariners Director of Player Development, Andy McKay (he’s a big deal)…     So if someone that high up in the MLB is telling his players this, shouldn’t it be even MORE true for younger players?   YES! [...]

Pretty sure the title gives this post away… One of the reasons we are SO focused with numbers (winning/losing, batting average, ERA, etc.) is because of the ease of use. I’m hitting X so I’m better than everything hitting less than X. I won 2 games today so I’m better than [...]

Whether it’s picking teams or talking to families about the college recruiting, this situation commonly comes up…   There is a player (gamer) who is not as physically gifted, but is performing well vs a player (projectable) who is more physically gifted, but to this point, has not [...]