mike stephens

[mike stephens @mstep1964]

@dordtdefenders Great hire. Great Godly baseball man who will mentor and lead young men into true leaders in your community. No brainer from a baseball viewpoint or a character building viewpoint. Young promising program builder

[Danny Brackett, Ed.D. @dcbrac]

“If you are going to Be Excellent or Elite, you gotta do Special Things. Special Intensity, Special Focus, Special Commitment and Drive and Passion to do things at a High Level and High Standard all the time.”
-Nick Saban

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

I wish more coaches understood this quote. "We are all apprentices in a craft in which no one ever becomes a master". The best keep learning

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Coaches: Try to remember for many athletes practice is the best part of their day. Make sure they leave feeling the same way #Fun

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Coaches: Here are three steps to coaching underperforming teams:

1. Take the blame yourself.

2. Start to communicate better.

3. Tell them they're not playing at the level you're hoping for. Then ask, "what can I do to help?"

Then actually start helping.

@garyvee

[Justin Stone @elite_baseball]

This is how data and tech can be beneficial to youth athletes, as well as pros - and why we do assessments and have a data driven approach w every athlete that comes through our door. The new @KMOTION3D cloud allows us to track players data easily over time.

[Justin Stone @elite_baseball]

Mentioned some Fastpitch girls that I think a lot of tonight, it’s worth noting, that the #1 most efficient swing I’ve ever tested is not a baseball player. It’s @Sierrajoy32, 3x @bigten POY and All-American. (And I’ve tested a ton of Pro Baseball Players) 5’5” 135 and hits jacks

[Steve Springer @qualityatbats]

Tomorrow when u wake up think about building someone else up then think about yourself 👊🙏⚾️

[Baseball Quotes @BaseballQuotes1]

Snap that! In the dirt! You got this!

Atta boy!

[Matt Parker @MattParker37]

Pretty good quote on what separates the best from everyone else.

“Truly competitive people care obsessively about the process. Every detail of it. It’s an obsession over a process that may or may not lead to victory.” - Kobe Bryant

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Hitters. How do you react to mistakes?

In practice, the best learn from their mistakes.

In games, the best forget about their mistakes.

[Joel Osteen @JoelOsteen]

We all go through unfair situations and things we don’t understand. If that were going to keep you from your destiny, God would never have allowed it. Don’t use it as an excuse to settle. Stir up what God put on the inside and you’ll go places that you've never dreamed.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

A good coach is not afraid to admit to their team they were wrong.

It builds trust & credibility even if it doesn't feel like it in the moment.

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

Here's our 5 Day Cycle for Starting P's based on ~300 ft Long Toss:

Day 1 (Start Day): Long Toss (~ Max Distance Stretch Out + Pull Down)
2: 120-200 ft (Stretch Only)
3: 200-300 ft (Stretch Out Mainly)
4: Full Long Toss + Pen
5: Optional
6: Start Day
#Get #Stronger #Thru #Season

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Dear Coaches,

Be the person you needed when you were younger. You never know the hidden needs of your athletes.

Don’t let the weight of your daily tasks make you lose sight.

Every day you show up is an opportunity to impact a life.

[Jaeger Sports @jaegersports]

There's a reason why BP Pitchers make 300 throws a day (or more), 6-7 Days a wk, for 30 years, and don't break down.

So the real question is...r u throwing ENOUGH?

Arm Likes To Throw.

Arm Likes To Condition.

You BUILD Throws, rather than "use them up".

Throw 2 Grow.

#Feedit

[Justin Stone @elite_baseball]

Nelson Cruz is one of many MLB players that do some sort of variation of this drill in their initial prep work for the day.

Short - Direct - Steep - Negative Attack Angle - On "Top" of the Ball - and .....
PERFECT!

"Huh - Justin? This doesn't sound like you?"

Read on....

[Justin Stone @elite_baseball]

Spent this off-season working “tight turns” w a lot of pros and amateurs alike.

This is a tight turn. #HittingTwitter

[Justin Stone @elite_baseball]

Textbook on how you land and align to the heater at the top of the zone. Yelich has no wasted movement in the plane to this ball. 1/

[Steve Springer @qualityatbats]

Trust me on this one-Video on the pitcher 2 weeks ago is great-Watching every pitch he makes tonight is 10 times better-learn how to watch the game when your not playing u don’t have 5 at bats a game you have 27 minimum-the mind doesn’t know the body is not doing it-POWERFUL