When I was playing pro baseball, my swing started getting long.
I was getting jammed.
Weak contact.
Late to pitches I normally handled.
Honestly...
I felt like if I didn't figure it out, I was going to keep falling in the lineup.
So I asked my hitting coach:
"How do I shorten my swing?"
He handed me a towel.
"Put this under your front arm and take swings."
That was it.
He explained that when the front arm disconnects, the swing can get longer than it needs to be.
So every day, I practiced 3 things:
1. Towel-under-the-front-arm tee work
2. Front toss with the towel under my arm
3. Regular BP trying to keep the same connected feeling
A few days later...
I was hammering line drives again.
Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis
P.S. - Try this if your swing feels long or you're getting jammed. Let me know how it works for you by posting a video below.
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You wanna be a coach?
⚾️ You will feel unappreciated
⚾️ You will have people talk bad about you
⚾️ You will be consumed by the “job”
⚾️ You will have people question your every move
⚾️ You will be taken advantage of
Is it worth it?
Every coach who actually cares about his players and the team culture loves the process and the development. So yeah, it’s worth it in the long run and it’s incredibly rewarding helping young men develop into the people God created them to be… but man, it is really hard sometimes to keep going!
*Coaches: You are needed, you are appreciated, you are important. Keep giving your all!
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I had a really fun year with my teammates going 16-5 against good competition.And also very thankfull for the great coaching I had. Summer ball is up next!
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Stats below:
21 games
.388 AVG
.479 OBP
.879 OPS
.400 SLG
25 hits
22 runs
8 RBIs
19 SBs
.915 FPCT
71 TC
Ok. Vulnerable post but here we are.
I just weighed in at 141.4 lbs.
Since Sept 2024 to today, May 15, 2026, I have lost 100lbs. It hurts to say that and share but I am going to share it because I worked so damn hard every week for over a year and a half to shed this weight. It did not happen overnight.
If it wasn’t for having this incredibly challenging goal in fighting @rondarousey I most definitely wouldn’t have reached this. I was pre-diabetic, had trouble simply walking in September 2024 and have been on the path to recovery to turn myself back into an athlete since then.
It was hard, SO damn hard.. there was so much to learn, too much to unpack here, ups, downs, plateaus, things I learned late I wish I learned earlier, trial by error but I did it.
Thank you to Ronda, who waited patiently while I lost this weight and giving me something to aim for.
There is still so much I need to learn and want to do in the health space and to continue transforming my body, but for today, I thank God, my husband and my family for sticking with and encouraging me the whole way.
I pray this encourages you wherever you are in your health journey.
Believe there is hope. Never give up.
Ok.. enough emo, I’ve got a fight tomorrow. We’ve worked so hard to get here. Tune in!!
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A bad coach tears people down. An average coach focuses only on results. A good coach teaches skills and systems. A great coach builds confidence and trust. An exceptional coach helps people believe in themselves at a higher level. And the best coaches impact lives long after the scoreboard stops mattering.
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Never understood H.S. coaches who ignore freshman or JV programs.
That’s the future of your varsity team.
Then they complain about no depth, culture, or players ready for varsity.
If you only coach varsity, you’re not building a program—you’re just coaching a team.