Mike Larabee

Retired head softball coach at Florida International University. Christ Follower.

[Coach the Coaches @WinningCoaches]

~ via @DanTudor

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

A team's culture becomes stronger when a player reminds another player:

"𝙏𝙃𝘼𝙏'𝙎 𝙉𝙊𝙏 𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝙒𝙀 𝘿𝙊 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎 𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙀"

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Coaches’ wives are a different breed.

While the world watches us pace the dugout, they’re the ones holding everything else together.

My wife Jessica has packed up our family more times than I can count. Maryland. Oregon. South Carolina. Nevada. Missouri. Back to California.

Every move was a new house, a new school for the kids, a new community to build from scratch.

She’s the one running carpool, doctor visits, IEP meetings, and bedtime routines while I’m 2,000 miles away chasing the next game or recruit.

Coaches’ wives don’t get the press, the bonus checks, or the booster hugs. They get the moves, the long seasons, and the lonely first months in a new town. And they keep loving us anyway.

My name is the one on the press releases, the social media tags, and the trophies. But she is the real MVP. Every win I've ever had has her
fingerprints on it.

The moves, the long seasons, the lonely weekends, she carried it all while I got the credit.

Coaches' wives are a step above the rest. They have to be. I love you. Happy Mother’s Day. ❤️

[Coach the Coaches @WinningCoaches]

"Athletes who claim that they are dedicated and committed to their team, but at the same time, complain about their lack of playing time or talk negatively about teammates behind their back, may not be as dedicated & committed to their team as they think they are." -- Ralph Pim

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

🔟Things ALL Athletes Can Do

𝙇ose the excuses
𝙀xcel in your role
𝘼lways be on time
𝘿isplay a good attitude
𝙀ncourage team members
𝙍emain committed & focused
𝙎upply effort & energy
𝙃elp & serve others
𝙄mprove & be coachable
𝙋repare to win

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

Athletes who want to play and only have fun are "PARTICIPANTS"

Athletes who work hard in practice & games are "COMPETITORS"

Athletes who do what's right regardless of the situation are "CHAMPIONS"

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Players that let teammates slide, coast or cut corners are just as responsible for failure and losing as the they are.
STAND UP for SUCCESS!

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

PLAYERS: Your coach shouldn't have to beg you to be unselfish, provide energy, have a good attitude, or give your best effort. Those are all things you can control. That is what a winning teammate brings to a team. Great teams have great teammates.

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

It’s funny to me how “hitting coaches” complicate swing mechanics to try and sound more intelligent or more knowledgeable.
What’s even more funny is, the more mumbo jumbo that is used shows true incompetence of what real hitting is all about.

#BaseballTruth

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

One thing great players have in common: They all sacrifice their free time to work at their passion.
Team practices only take you so far.

[Clint Hurdle @ClintHurdle13]

During one of the worst losing streaks of my career, our team president walked into my office.

Keli McGregor. One of the best men I've ever known.

He could have come to vent. To question my decisions. To ask hard questions.

Instead, he said: "Cut to the chase, Clint. What's next?"

I looked him in the eye and gave him two words: "Shower well."

The Colorado Rockies were struggling badly that year.

Pregame preparation was solid. Scout meetings, early work, attention to detail. All of it was there.

But at game time, the tires were flat.

I told Keli: the game did everything it could to us today. We just couldn't meet its demands.

Now it was time to reset.

"Shower well" means exactly this:
• Watch the frustration circle down the drain
• Shampoo, rinse, repeat and get the grime of today completely off your mind
• Walk out clean, go home, and actually rest

Leave it at the ballpark. The game is over. There's nothing left to solve tonight.

Keli nodded. Asked if he could share it with the whole organization.

I said sure. And then it hit me. This isn't just for baseball.

Bad day at the office. Grumpy boss. Missed deadline. Traffic on the way home.

You can carry all of that through your front door.

Or you can shower well.

I've never seen a single problem get better because someone dragged it home with them.

The reset is a discipline. Same as preparation. Same as showing up.

Either we win. Or we learn.

The only real loss? When you don't take a single thing out of a hard day.

So tonight, whatever kind of day it was, shower well.

Tomorrow is a new at-bat.

What does your reset look like? I'd love to hear it.

[Sadie @Sadie_NC]

This is how you represent your nation!!!
🇺🇸🥰🥰

[FIU Softball @FIUSoftball]

@CBrooksSports caught up with us for a 2026 Season Preview 📺

[FIU Softball @FIUSoftball]

we are SO back 😼

2026 FIU Softball Intro Video 🎥

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

Be in the game even when you're not in the game.

[Congressman Brandon Gill @RepBrandonGill]

You don’t get to defy a Congressional subpoena.

The Clintons were lawfully subpoenaed. After months of good-faith scheduling, they didn’t show.

Next step: Contempt of Congress.

[GnosisWolf @GnosisWolf]

Pain is often the price you pay for wisdom.

Blame is a shackle, and most unwise.

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

What earns playing time? Especially at the Amateur levels? Being a tough out. It gets you in the lineup … and a team full of tough outs play for, and win, championships! Look at the two teams in the @MLB #WorldSeries They grind out at bats against the best arms in the world.

Many of them refuse to strike out. It’s a mentality and approach all in one. Refuse to die! Spoil pitches! Raise pitch counts! Frustrate the pitcher and break him down. Make them throw as many high stress pitches as possible!

Young players must begin to see the value of putting pressure on the defense…. I feel the pendulum is swinging back around to the value of competitors with two strikes. Even at the Big League level. Time will tell…

@DirtBroUSA
@CoachTaberM
@nextlevelbb

[Troy Silva @TroyPSilva]

Got bad news for you…

There is no magic formula or secret sauce about swing mechanics.
No one has anything new that hasn’t been said or taught before.
It isn’t rocket science, it’s not that complicated.
The bad news is, many hitters will never maximize their true potential, because they are too busy trying to find the holy grail of swing mechanics, but never work on real hitting aspects that will actually improve their game.
#BaseballTruth

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Tough teams do 3 things better than everyone else:

1. They communicate
2. They hold each other accountable
3. They keep showing up, no matter what

It’s not just a mindset.
It’s your standard.