DJ Bennett

| Assistant Coach - Sarasota Heat Dover 18u | [email protected] |

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Is anybody stopping you from being the hardest working guy in the country? There’s nothing you can’t do when it comes to work ethic. Your focus, the belief in yourself, your resilience, your preparation, what you put in your body. We look for guys who are disciplined,” Ryan Day
🎥 @YouthInc

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"To be successful at anything, the truth is, you don't have to be special.
You just have to be what most people aren't: consistent, determined, and willing to work for it.
No shortcuts."

The path to greatness is simple, but it's not easy.

[Coach Ray Ostrowski @CoachRayO3313]

Your character and intergirity are what will define you in life. Adversity is inevitable & life isn’t fair - but how we handle that ‘hard’ is what separates the good from great. ⚾️

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Some are interested in winning.
Others are committed to doing what winning requires.
Interest looks for a way out when it's tough.
Commitment finds a way through.
That's the difference between a good team and a great program.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Don’t confuse your role with your value.
Championship players don’t count minutes - they make their minutes count.
Great players don’t chase playing time.
Great players chase excellence.
Because roles change but the standard never does.

[Sarasota Heat Dover @SarasotaHeat18U]

Hey!! 👋 Are you a high school aged pitcher?

Our busy and fast paced fall season is approaching fast and our conditioning and workout sessions are in full force.

Come claim this spot.
Contact Coach (info on flyer)

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

No matter what anyone says, just show up and do the work!

📷 Page 176 from my book “The Power of Positive Leadership”

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

You say you want to win?
You say you want to play?
You say you want to be great?

Then act like it.

This game exposes the lazy.
It punishes the entitled.
And it forgets the average.

You don’t get greatness on your terms.
You get it when you’ve earned it.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"Preparation builds belief.
You can't have the confidence to do something if you didn't put in the work to do it." @Justinsua

Confidence doesn’t come from hope — it comes from habits.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"You don’t get rewarded for doing what is required."
@inkyjohnson

Greatness is not given to a chosen few.

Greatness is earned by the few who choose to do 'more than what's required'.

[Sarasota Heat Dover @SarasotaHeat18U]

We are transitioning our program to accommodate the growing interest in our teams. Aimed at teaching young players from the ground up, focusing on skills and techniques they will develop as they progress and compete in high-level games. Players use the fall season to become stronger. quicker and cleaner with their skill level to prepare for high school tryouts and summer ball as they seek out their collegiate goals.

•Non-Parent Coaches, each with multiple decades of high school and collegiate coaching experience.
•Team will have access to college alum's as assistant coaches to aid in pitching, catching, fielding and hitting techniques.
•Looking for highly motivated players with good work ethics who are wanting more.
•Opportunities to grow through a multi-level organization (12U-18U).

Contact Coach Dover directly for more information.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“There can be no great victories in life without tremendous adversity,” Nick Saban

Difference makers aren’t born, they’re built.

They don’t seek comfort, they embrace challenge.

They don’t follow the standard, they set it.

Lead. Act. Inspire.

Be a difference maker.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Great athletes "give a singular effort.
They give their best, period."
Average athletes "give a circumstantial effort.
They give their best until it gets tough, until no one is watching-until, until, until." @CoachTDaugherty

Eliminate your until.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Playing time is not determined by the coach.

Playing time is determined by the athlete .

If you are concerned with the quantity of your game minutes, start concerning yourself with the quality of your practice minutes.

Playing time isn't given. It's earned.

[Savanah Webster @CoachSWebster]

Come have some fun and get recruited! 😤

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

"I don't think that athletes fully understand what it means to be elite.
It's practice before practice.
It's early mornings week after week - month after month.
It's sacrificing time with family and friends. It's relentless.
And most people aren't willing to do it."

[Sarasota Heat Dover @SarasotaHeat18U]

🥎NEW TEAM ALERT 👋

#newfall12uteam #organizationalgrowth
#yeswestillhave16U18U

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Winning starts with accountability — to yourself and to your teammates.
It means holding yourself to a standard that doesn’t change, no matter the circumstances.
That’s how teams win.
That’s how players become leaders.
That’s how champions are made.

[DJ Bennett @coachdjbennett]

@Olivia_lock3 @AppStateSB @CoachGill_MSU @UofL_CoachHolly @CoachMalveaux @AleeexIbarra @whitjones25 @coachferrell15 @CoachChinny @CoastalSoftball @ncsa Congrats!!