Bunt practice sucks. (My experience is watching a lot of it). You know what doesn’t suck? Walking off a 15 inning game because you are really good at bunting.
THBMB Talk
I talk about this with my guys all the time.
My HS kids are lectured daily on this.
My sons team played in an 8U tournament this past weekend. We tied first game on Saturday, and was shellacked 2nd game.
On Sunday we showed up in losers bracket, told the boys no chirping, no goofing off, let’s go out, compete, and see what happens.
We won first game, won second game (beat the team that smashed us the day before), and then faced a TikTok baseball team for the championship. Their kids had eye black, sliding mitts, pink cleats, and the flashy colored belts. All show.
We are a city league select team. This other team was a 2k/season travel team. At 8U. Wild if you ask me.
Anyway, we beat them.
Yes, they are 8. Yes, they got a gaudy, cheap rings.
My point is, teaching kids to compete and let their play do the talking is what separates the mediocre from the best.
We must have “necessary arrogance” when we take the field.
@nextlevelbb is correct. Find me a group of gritty, tough, and courageous players that don’t care what they look like or what expensive equipment they have and you will find winners. No talk, no show, just grind.
High level baseball people look for these characteristics when they scout players.
MIKE TIRICO’S ALL-TIME GREAT OLYMPICS SIGN-OFF:
“All the young people out there, those dreams are formed now. Go chase them, our country loves sports, it brings us together unlike anything else. And if you didn’t know that: you saw it in Team USA Hockey”
Qwyn Williams (@YbnQwyn) fires off the ball with great leverage. Williams strikes with violence, locks out & knocks his block back. Ends up making the tackle! #StopTheRun#BRADDAHHOOD#GoBows
The Louisburg baseball team racked up postseason honors recently as the Wildcats were awarded 10 spots on the All-Frontier League team. Luke Schultz, Meade Rutherford, Jayce Toms and Max Amren were first team selections.
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The 2024 @SimoneAwards Bobby Bell Award goes to...
Louisburg LB Ashton Moore (@ashtonmoore_21) 🏆🏈
"It does make you feel real great to know that [the work's] paid off & other people have seen that too."
Fantastic senior season for the #KState commit ⚒️
The weight room may be the most fair place in the athletic world. No referees making bad calls. No selfish teammates. No coaches dictating the way. No one from the stands booing. You either simply get in there consistently & do the work or you don’t. And it shows either way.
DO YOUR JOB
"You can have all the talent in the world but if you’re not going to listen and be in the right spot every time and be accountable to do your job properly then you’re not going to play." (Julio Jones)
~ via Alabama Football #BamaCuts
As a baseball player one choice you have total control over is the choice to run your “BEST SPEED.” When you do, you often force your opponent to play faster catch than they have trained for which leads to mistakes.
HIT BY PITCH = SELFLESSNESS
All of these teams won a national championship in 2023
LSU - 143 HBPs, 2nd in D1
Angelo State - 152 HBPs, 2nd in D2
Lynchburg - 107 HBPs, 7th in D3
KNOWING THE GUY NEXT TO YOU VALUES THE TEAM OVER THEMSELVES IS A WINNING RECIPE
#ProgramCulture