Shannon Summers

Senior Counsel @huschblackwell ⚖️ | Fordham U. and Valparaiso Law alumni 👨‍🎓📜 | Former Division 1 ⚾️ student-athlete. Coach & learner of all things baseball.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Alright 🔥 I'm watching this @TomBrady clip on overcoming self-defeating attitudes and taking ownership of your situation every morning after I wake up this week to get juiced 🔋 up:

Do the best with what you've got, not with what you wish you had.

The moment you stop blaming circumstance, is the moment you start getting better. 📈

Energy, attitude, and effort are choices. Ownership is the foundation they all rest on. 💪

[Danielle @Dani_RS_15]

First career home run ‼️🥎💥

[Charlie Summers @charlies370]

HS + Summer to Date

16 XBH (1 every 7.9 AB)
Reached base in 47.1% of PA
28 BB in 53 GP
83.8% Contact (HS) | 86.5% (Summer)

Speed 3.91 Laser 30 @MidwestNTIS | 4.26 Home-1st | 12.13 Home-3rd (in-game)

2028 LHH | Lindbergh HS (MO)

@NickHerrinsAs @AdidasAsBSB @CoachF3rraro

[Trey Hannam @TJHannam10]

I sent this to every hitter I train. (You should do the same.)

It's a phenomenal example of what it actually takes and what it looks like.

Watch it. Save it. Send it to your hitters.

[Brett Mahurin @bamahurin]

I make my kids do this EVERY SINGLE PRACTICE THROW.

Almost all bad throws are because of bad feet.

[ثيو @egybest_1]

إرلينغ هالاند يعتبر أفضل مهاجم في العالم.

لكن سره مو (بس) الجينات، وإنما انضباط قوي في ٥ أشياء يقدر تقريبًا أي شخص يطبقها.

١. النوم هو هوسه الأول.

[Danielle @Dani_RS_15]

Putting in the work with @ShannonSummers one swing at a time. 🥎 #ClassOf2031 #Softball

[Shannon Summers @ShannonSummers]

@Joebroni85 @Seth_3773 Exactly. No one can complain if a team/club keeps signing up for PG events year after year, and every year, everyone comes back feeling shafted. Either sign up and know the product is going to be trash and deal with it, or don’t support the company. Simple as that.

[Shannon Summers @ShannonSummers]

@Coach_TeeRob @PG_Tourney There’s a pattern of poor fields, missing umps, empty promises, high costs…every season! But what incentive does PG have to improve? ~382 clubs decided to sign up at $3,750 a pop! Clubs should vote with their pocketbook and go elsewhere if it leads to nothing but frustration.

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

Major cheat code for hitting: Pay attention to the game because the game will give you the answers.

When there's a runner on second, watch how they pitch to the hitter before you. When there's a runner on third, watch how they pitch to the hitter before you. When there's nobody on, watch how they pitch to the hitter before you.

The game is constantly revealing itself.

Pitchers show you what they trust. They show you what they throw when they're ahead. They show you what they throw when they need an out. They show you how they attack certain hitters in certain situations.

One thing I've learned playing baseball for 25 years:

The game is an open-book test.

The problem is most hitters just refuse to study.

Jermaine Curtis

[Charlie Summers @charlies370]

Prospect Games @USABaseballNTIS:

3 for 3 with a HR and triple (wood bat).

3.91 laser 30
9’1” broad jump

2028 LHH INF | Lindbergh HS (Mo)

@RichJanor
@LivorsiTony
@jlazowski14
@BrandonRexin36
@MidwestNTIS

🎥⬇️

[Charlie Summers @charlies370]

0-2 count.

Lined an 89 mph fastball back through the middle for a single.

2028 LHH INF | Lindbergh HS (MO)

@PBTKansasCity
@AdidasAsBSB
@NickHerrinsAs
@CoachF3rraro
@RyanStevens_8

[Charlie Summers @charlies370]

Home run this weekend at @PBTKansasCity Super 16.

2028 LHH INF | Lindbergh HS (MO)

Tournament:
• .375 AVG
• .583 OBP
• 1.333 OPS
• 4 RBI
• 5 R
• 2 BB
• 2 HBP

@NickHerrinsAs @AdidasAsBSB

[Charlie Summers @charlies370]

2028 LHH INF | Lindbergh HS (MO)

Summer Update

Inevitable A’s American 16U: 16-2

.979 OPS | .343 AVG | .465 OBP

5 XBH (4 2B, 1 3B)

8 BB | 1 K

5 SB

Tournament schedule attached. We’ll be playing in the @PrepBaseballMO Super 16 this week.

[ChadWolffClassic @CWC_Arkansas]

Congrats to Inevitable A's American 16U for the championship!

[Shannon Summers @ShannonSummers]

@JakeFleshner Recruiting Engine

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Players
Competitive athletics do not care what you think you are entitled to.
You will be required to earn everything with your performance.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Parents
Before complaining ask yourself some questions.
Is your son doing everything in his power to be the best athlete and baseball player he can be?
Is your son doing everything in his power to be the strongest and most physical baseball player he can be?
Is your son hitting velocity and breaking balls off the machine consistently?
Is your son consistently swinging the bat?
Is your son consistently throwing and long tossing?
Is your son consistently throwing bullpens?
Is your son consistently working on defensive fundamentals.
Is your son really trying to earn playing time and success?
How much is your son sacrificing to be a great athlete?
How many other extracurricular activities are more important to your kid than athletics and baseball?
Be honest with yourself before complaining or being the grand stand lawyer.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Someone is seeing you play for the first time every time you play.
You owe it to yourself to make a great first impression.
You want them to walk away and say that kid plays like he loves the game and competition.

[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

When I was playing pro baseball, I saw Ichiro Suzuki in the cage doing something I'd never seen before.

His coach was bouncing the baseball to him instead of throwing it.

So I asked:

"What's that drill for?"

He said:

"To stay back."

At the time, I was getting jumpy.

Lunging forward.

Trying to get to the baseball too soon.

So I tried it.

And immediately realized something:

You can't cheat the bounce.

If you drift forward early, you'll either miss it or hit it poorly.

The drill forces you to stay balanced, let the ball travel, and hit from a stronger position.

I've used it ever since.

Sometimes the best drills aren't complicated.

They're simple drills that expose a flaw and force you to clean it up.

Try it tonight.

If you're lunging forward, let me know what happens.

Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis

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