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[Gracelyn Johnson 2027 @gracelynjohns27]

First official visit in the books!

I want to thank Coach Alonzo for this amazing opportunity and experience! Got to watch practice after my tour too! #GoVHawks

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Congratulations to our 14U National team on their 2nd Place finish this weekend!

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Strength and conditioning! Keep working hard ladies!

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Get your team registered for this! Contact us to get one of the spots!

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Get your team registered for this! Contact us to get one of the spots!

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Introducing our 16U team! Can’t wait to see this hardworking team compete!

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Introducing our 14U-Bunger team! Looking forward to watching these ladies take the field!

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Introducing our 14U-Bunger team! Looking forward to watching these ladies take the field!

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Introducing our 14U-Johnson team! Working hard and eager to compete!

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Introducing our 12U team! Great things ahead for these young ladies!

[Ahryana Drake (committed)2027 @AhryanaD2027]

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[Jermaine Curtis @JermaineCurtis]

An 11-year-old player told me something on a Zoom call that stopped me in my tracks, a few days ago.

"I feel like I'm the worst player on my team."

His name is Peter.

He loves baseball.
He practices every day.
He watches hitting videos with his dad.
He wants to get better.

But when I asked him what happens during games, he told me:

"I always strike out or walk."

His dad explained that Peter had struggled to make contact all season.

When he did make contact, it was usually a little dribbler.

He had even spent part of the season afraid of getting hit by the baseball.

You could tell the game had started beating him down.

But there was something else I noticed...

He hadn't quit.

His dad told me Peter had recently become hungry to get better.

So I pulled up his swing.

Normally, players come to me because they want more power.

Doubles.
Home runs.
More distance.

That's what Peter wanted too.

But after listening to him, I told them:

"We're not going to work on power."

His dad looked at me.

I continued:

"First, we're going to make you a consistent hitter."

Because what good is power if you can't consistently get the barrel to the baseball?

So I gave Peter a mission.

Forget home runs for now.

We're going to become really good at three things:

Hit line drives.
Use the middle and opposite field.
Keep our misses low.

Then we looked at his swing.

There were a lot of moving parts.

His head moved.
His body drifted forward.
His upper and lower half weren't always working together.

I could have given an 11-year-old a 30-minute explanation about biomechanics.

Instead, I told him:

"Imagine you're hitting inside a box."

Stay inside the box.
Keep your head still.
Get the barrel to the baseball.

Then I gave his dad a drill.

"Peter, put the bat down."

His dad would flip him a baseball.

Peter's job?

Catch it with his top hand. (His right hand, since he's a right handed hitter)

That's it.

Catch the baseball.

Because if he couldn't see the ball all the way in...
He couldn't catch it.

If his head moved too much...
He couldn't catch it.

If his top hand didn't work toward the baseball...
He couldn't catch it.

We would gradually move his dad farther and farther away.

Eventually, all the way back toward pitching distance.

Then we'd put the bat back in Peter's hands.

Simple.

But there was still one problem.

His swing wasn't the biggest thing I wanted to change.

Remember what Peter told me at the beginning?

"I feel like I'm the worst player on my team."

I told him:

"We have to change that story."

So I gave him another assignment.

Every time he hits a ball hard in practice, I want him to say it OUT LOUD:

"I crush baseballs."

Every time he catches one cleanly:

"I hammered that pitch."

And when he gets out?

Because he WILL get out...

Instead of allowing that result to confirm the old story, I want him to say:

"That's not who I am. I hammer pitches."

Because confidence doesn't magically appear when you start getting hits.

You can start building it during the work.

Rep by rep.
Swing by swing.

Eventually, his dad said something that made me smile:

"It's simple and complex at the same time."

Exactly.

Hitting can become incredibly complicated.

But an 11-year-old doesn't need 37 swing thoughts.

He needs a target.
He needs a simple plan.
He needs reps.

And most importantly...

He needs reasons to start believing in himself again.

Before we got off the call, I told Peter:

Give this six months of consistent work and you can be a completely different player.

Then we'll start adding the power.

But first...

Let's turn the kid who thinks he's the worst hitter on the team into the kid who walks to the plate believing he can hit.

That's where I'd start.

Thank you for reading.
- Jermaine Curtis

P.S. Peter, if you ever read this: I meant what I told you. Keep working. I can't wait to see the player you become.

P.S.S. - If you enjoyed this, and thought it was helpful, please share it.

[Matt Antonelli @MattAAntonelli]

Hitters: BE ON GO!

Think: YES. YES. NO.

Anticipate getting YOUR pitch in YOUR zone.

You’re not waiting to decide whether you should swing.

You’re preparing to swing until the baseball tells you NOT TO.

The TAKE is the decision.

Yes - I’m hitting
Yes - I’m hitting
No - that’s not my pitch

Too many hitters operate:
No. No. Maybe…

And then they're late when the pitch they wanted actually shows up.

Be ready to hit. Hunt your pitch. Let the ball stop you.

Be on GO!

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Team fundraiser for our 14s! Working hard on and off the field!

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Team fundraiser for our 14s! Working hard on and off the field!

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Working hard for the fall season!

[Yegge @coachyegge]

If you are hoping to play in college. This is the perfect time of year to get evaluated and see if you qualify. Recruiting can only start after you have been evaluated. If you want to play college sports, let’s get you evaluated before high school season and fall travel ball kicks off.

Send me a message via email or even a text message. Don’t wait!

[Ahryana Drake (committed)2027 @AhryanaD2027]

So PUMPED!!!! Had to remove my graphic because they made some adjustments to dates and events! Here’s the update!!! Senior year is here. I’m blessed with the opportunity to play some bigger tournaments for Catalyst Softball this fall! Let’s go!!! @BaileyLange27 @CoachErin3
🥎🔥

[Marian University Softball @MarianSoftball]

Let's introduce another incoming Sabre! 🥎

Please help us welcome Trinity Williams from Portage, WI!

“I am so excited to make new friends and start this new chapter at Marian! Go Sabres!” 💙

#fightbluefight #sabrenation

[Yegge @coachyegge]

💥ALERT💥

We have a chosen one!

Grace Johnson
📍Tomah, Wisconsin
🎓2027
📚3.8 gpa
🥎 OF - Lefty Hitter

Grace was evaluated, qualified, and chosen by National Scouting Report.

Grace and her family will have guidance and an advocate throughout her recruiting journey! NSR will be a game changer for Grace and her family.
#NSRsoftball #NSRnow #NSRathlete
@nsrnow @WIPREMIER1327 @gracelynjohns27