Just Play Ball

“Baseball really is a glorified game of throw and catch.” – Tucker ElliotIn today’s society, with the cameras always whirring, commentators speculating, and crowd roaring, the game of baseball seems anything but simple. All of these extra stimuli make for greater pressure, feelings of stress, and frayed nerves that can cause even the most even-tempered…

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5 Steps to take after a Competition

After a match or competition, we definitely need to take some time to recuperate. So have a shower, replenish your body with a healthy meal, and take time to decompress after the competition. Following that, you are ready to contemplate how the match went. Remember to decompress first so that you can dissect how the…

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Comfort Zones

Why do people stay in their comfort zone? Why is it so hard remove yourself from feeling safe? Just because something feels unfamiliar does not mean that is a bad thing. If you stay in your comfort zone, it is going to hard to grow as person, athlete, and in life. Coaches are always trying…

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Efficiency: A Lifestyle Change

Efficiency: A Lifestyle ChangeTwo facts about human nature: 1. We are creatures of habit and 2. We tend to not enjoy change. What does this have to do with baseball? I’ll tell you what. Players of every age and every level will find themselves stuck in a rut from time to time. Going through the…

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