Jen B

Coach🥎 Mom 3️⃣ Healthcare Exec ❣️

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

Champions ARE built in the dark… in the quiet recesses where failure is met with self-reflection, discipline trumps excuses, and the love of the game outweighs stats. Ball, like life, rewards those who show up when nobody is watching and put in the work without being told.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

The scoreboard doesn't lie.
Neither does effort.
Champions are built in the dark.

When nobody's watching.
When it's not fun.

What work are you avoiding that's keeping you from your goals?
Name it. Own it. Change it.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@BaseballDudes48 How many times does somebody execute flawlessly and then say “I learned so much from that!” ? There’s your answer. We grow through adversity, mistakes, challenges and face plants. We grow through the dusting off.. Next play, next pitch… always

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

The best things in life require more than interest. They require commitment. Sports, work, love …all demand sacrifice. The question isn’t what you want. It’s what you’re willing to give for it.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Biggest difference between a player who is "interested" in success and one "committed" to it is willingness to sacrifice in order to get it.
- Gary Curneen

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

It’s not that often I see heavily mismatched talent. And even then, “better” has their off day. ⚾️ and 🥎 are more reminiscent of life than any other sport… 25 things to blame, yet only one person a player can control - self. Next play, next pitch. It’s not easy… at any age

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

You’re having a bad day, you’re not happy with the umpires calls, your body doesn’t feel 💯, you made an error, you walked the batter, you gave up a long ball, you’re not happy with your coaches decisions, you got jammed and your hands hurt, blah blah blah.

One of the best parts of this game is it doesn’t care about all that. It’s not going to wait for you to stop feeling sorry for yourself. It’s not going to wait for you to calm down and be tougher. Your opponents couldn’t care less how you feel. They are waiting for you to slip so they can pounce.

Many players beat themselves for reasons like this. Often it’s not the fact that their opponents are better than them but they are beating themselves mentally.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

This is grossly unacceptable. Who would even suggest something punitive to the individuals who collectively ARE the foundation for what we have today. For Heaven’s sake. Shameful. #nonsense

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@nypost As a longterm care operator, this by far is one of the most egregious things I’ve read lately… and we operate in NY State, where regs are already amongst the most unreasonable. We make our menus as flexible as we can… Our older adults deserve what they want. #nonsense

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@nypost As a longterm care operator, this by far is one of the most egregious things I’ve read lately… and we operate in NY State, where regs are already amongst the most unreasonable. We make our menus as flexible as we can… Our older adults deserve what they want. #nonsense

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@thatgirlondeck Sign me up for a pair.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

It takes great coaches and reasonable parents to help players get through that stage. Everything is changing in their little worlds… larger school, bigger diamonds, growth spurts (or not). Prepare, support and help them stay in love with the game.

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

12u Coaches:

Take some time to prepare your players and their parents for what’s coming. What to expect when the field gets bigger. How they are going to feel running the longer base paths. How those deep shots will often be outs. What’s going to happen when they have to start using -3 bats in a couple years. And the adjustments the will need to be prepared for when they start pitching from 54/60 feet.

The game changes for all of them in different ways. The dominant on the mound become more hittable. The power hitters stop cranking out HR’s every tournament. The throw across the diamond has an arc to it all the sudden. And the backstop is often so far back so those balls that get by the catcher sometimes result in two extra bases.

It’s a tough phase for many of them but if the can keep working and loving the game, they will steadily grow into the game again and hopefully by the time the get to HS they are back to feeling great out there!

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

Special thanks to Joe Chille for hosting us and allowing for dialogue about one of my two favorite subjects, preparing for older adulthood. I strongly recommend this video as well. https://t.co/SiMoqf8wT1. @BIGWECKBuffalo @Genworth
https://t.co/2qZQVfyExe

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@BaseballDudes48 E6. Painful to watch. Thanks for putting it on loop…

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@BaseballDudes48 So many people are judgmental and harsh in all aspects of life. Not surprising it shows up in baseball too. I wish the game, and those who love it, could be better than that, but expecting it to be free of the disappointing elements of human nature is a pipe dream.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@1followernodad I can relate ☺️

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

Life- Ask better questions, get better answers. Clutch lesson. Why wait until you’re down in the count. You’ve lost options… time, choice.

🥎Not always the best to lay off the first pitch either… there’s a time and place for that. Leave that to the coach⚾️

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

With two strikes, everyone tends to focus on the wrong problem.

Their answer:
Two strike approach
Two strike approach
Two strike approach

Then wonder why the K's don't go down.

Here's what nobody asks: Why are you getting to two strikes in the first place?

Ask better questions.
Get better answers.
Get better results.

Save this for when you need it.
Send this to someone who needs this.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

What we permit, we promote. Put your cleat down. Stop the nonsense. The game is a gift and playing is a privilege.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Class and Respect.
Too many coaches are allowing players to act like fools.
Playing with class should be required.
Respecting opponents should be required.
Respecting umpires should be required.
Respecting the game should be required.
Watching a team play with class and respect shouldn't be refreshing.
It should be expected.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

Real talk about baseball IQ in simple terms. Ted Williams talks about young hitters and pitch selection. Perfect and true.

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

Ted Williams and Stan Musial swapping stories, cracking jokes, and sharing baseball wisdom.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@Madscientist444 @YouTube Quiet reflection, struggle and hope. Love it ❤️

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@CoachLisle Lying to yourself certainly feels easier in the short term. It comes at a cost, with compound interest. Growth and self actualization are off the table, and will be sacrificed until you can call the loan you took against yourself.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@BaseballDudes48 Fellow parents:
This is exactly what coaches need to do, but coaches aren’t enough. Be a living example of calm and stoic; build them up. It’s painful to hear “my dad’s gonna to kill me” or have them fear the ride home. Sometimes it’s in their heads, and… sometimes it’s not.

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@Real_Ames Honor them
Engage, Listen
Our needs and preferences change as we age. If we aren’t talking, we are missing a huge opportunity to best serve one another. Here’s how to start the conversation https://t.co/ys02rBa454

[Jen B @Coach_Jen88]

@Challenger_ST Matched intensity. It doesn’t work if it’s unmatched. This was poetry.