This couldn’t be more true. There’s something to learn from everybody.
If we don’t take that to heart, we leave so much on the table for our own development as players, coaches and most importantly as people.
Over time, I've increasingly come to appreciate that growth lies in discomfort.
It lies in surrounding yourself with people who challenge you and who make you better.
This means getting used to not being the smartest one in the room, to having your ideas challenged, to being wrong, to listening/learning, and to recognizing how much room you still have left to improve.
Bees pitcher Hayden Seig (@HaydenSeig) is very passionate about giving back to the community as he loves working with the Anderson Monarchs back in Philadelphia.
It’s interesting to me that coaches create these taboo ideas in training that every player should stay away from. I cued @joe_gallagher24 to “lead with the elbow” this week and it was exactly the feel he needed for his easiest velo in months. Real versus feel. Embrace it.
Obviously I know a pitcher should not throw by leading with the elbow but in this case it helped him feel his arm unwind and create a powerful snap of a whip through ball release. These two throws are the same velo. The first comes out much easier.
Incredibly excited to share with you all that I will be joining the Philadelphia Phillies as a Pitching Development Analyst!
As a kid from Eastern PA who grew up spending summer days at the Bank with my dad and filled my room with Phillies’ posters - this is a dream come true.
Lifetime PR of 96.1 MPH (94.4 avg) for LAA MiLBer and Tread Athlete Hayden Seig
Not bad for the high slot supinator heading into ST who averaged around 92 MPH the last two years
Played in A, A+, AA, and AAA in ‘23
@HaydenSeig@LA_Strom@TreadHQ
Metrics table below ⬇️
I have been receiving a recurring question in my DMs about my approach to player development and the potential pitfalls of “marrying” yourself to a specific training methodology. Let's dive right in.
Tread Athlete Hayden Seig has had a phenomenal season so far this year.
The high slot supinator has shown incredible ability to throw VERY hard breakers - gyros up to 90 and big sweepers up to 85+ as well as create insanely steep sinker VAAs up to 95 (would be top 5 in the MLB)
“These are the moments that I dreamed of as a kid, so I didn’t take it for granted.”
Perspective helped @MASH__BASEBALL alum Hayden Seig come back from a broken femur and find his stride as a High-A prospect with the Los Angeles Angels.
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The game doesn’t change, but our perspective of it does. In reality, the goal still remains the same. The most “clutch” athletes separate themselves from the “moment.”They may perform better in “high pressure” situations because they realize they’re always playing the same game.
This week my athletes and I talked about dealing with pressure. I believe PRESSURE and PERSPECTIVE go hand in hand. Why might a pitcher experience more pressure in the last inning of a game than the first? In a game with 50,000 fans versus 5,000?
I had a great conversation with a group of my athletes today about where their joy comes from. Many said baseball. So I asked where it would come from if baseball were taken away? The days I don’t allow baseball to control my joy are the same days baseball is the most fun.