Nick Additon

Husband | Father | Director of Pitching Development @CTBC_Brothers @CPBL | Florida➡️Taiwan

[Keith Grabowski 🏈 Coach and Coordinator Network @CoachKGrabowski]

John Harbaugh’s 90-10 Rule:

If a player does 90% well, acknowledge it 90% of the time.

Harp on the 10% constantly, and he will start believing you think he is only 10% good.

Even Ray Lewis wanted correction. He also needed the full context.

Listen to the full episode on Coach and Coordinator Podcast.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Bobby Witt Jr. explains that the pressure to prove you belong can make you abandon the exact habits and identity that earned you the opportunity in the first place

“My biggest thing for rookies is, know that you’re a big leaguer. That was the biggest thing for me. You get up here at a young age and can be star struck… There’s this guy, this guy… You can find yourself asking, am I supposed to be here?”

“And I just tell them, your talent… The reason why they drafted you… The reason why you’re here… That’s why you’re here. You don’t need to do more. You don’t need to do less.”

“But I still, to this day, do that. I want to do more. I want to get to the playoffs. I want to win. I just have to remind myself to know my routine. Know my preparation. Just be Bobby Witt Jr.”

“I told one of our rookies when he got called up, just go out there and be Jac. You’re a big leaguer for a reason. Go out there and enjoy it. It could be over like that. Everything you did there got you to this day.”

“Keep doing that. Don’t try to do more. Don’t try to do less.”

[TreVeyon Henderson @TreVeyonH4]

I’ve heard the saying that “God gives his toughest battles to his toughest soldiers.” But when I see the disciples that Jesus chose and suffered for His name sake, I don’t see Him choosing the “toughest soldiers”, as I learn about men and women in the past and even today who have laid down their lives for Jesus, once again I don’t see God choosing His “toughest soldiers.” But I see a strong and mighty God choosing weak men and woman, and empowering them by His Holy Spirit to face some of the toughest battles and be used for His glory.

I once thought I was a “tough soldier” until I met Jesus, I then realized that I’m so weak without Him, and apart from Jesus I can’t do anything. I need Jesus daily. The only way that I can truly become who God wants me to be and truly do what God wants me to do, is not by my power not by my might, but only by The Spirit of The Living God. Thank you Jesus.

[Bruce Billings Jr @BrucieJr]

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Come check out my latest blog post, I go into “holistic” coaching and what thats looked like from a my own experiences as a player and coach.

#Coaching #baseballdevelopment #LearnAndGrow #HolisticGrowrh

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

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[Adam Wainwright @UncleCharlie50]

You put me on a track man screen at a golf course and I will have some of the craziest metrics you’ll ever see. Tour level stuff. But, I am not a great golfer. The key is getting the ball in the hole… scrambling and finding a way. This is exactly compares to so many I see now in baseball. At show cases or metrically they measure off the charts. Sometimes that correlates. But the question is… can you play the game? Can you actually hit or pitch or are you just chasing numbers. The numbers are fine and useful. But you still have to play the game. You still have to be a gamer. There is a difference, believe me.

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

Investing in your players, upgrading facilities, and providing a better environment for players to improve will continue to put Taiwan on the map as one of the premier baseball locations in the world.

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

The opening of the Taipei Dome in 2024, is without a doubt, one of the main reasons Taiwan was able to win the Premier 12.

[Yihsuan Wang 王翊亘 @YihsuanWang_]

從今年在台北大巨蛋上的棒球運用，包括年初的讀賣巨人紀念賽，以及備戰世界12強賽期間的集訓與捷克交流賽，讓台灣球員可透過職棒球隊或國家隊與國際交流切磋，獲得不一樣的視野，也提升臨場應變對戰陌生對手的能力。

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[Nick Additon @nadditon]

What a special run! Taiwan!!

[Jeff Duda @INTLBaseball24]

Double play ends it! History in Tokyo! Taiwan are the Premier12 champions! The greatest win in Taiwanese baseball history!

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

What a wild ride!

[CPBL 中華職棒 @CPBL]

Congratulations @CTBC_Brothers on their 10th #TaiwanSeries Champions in franchise 🏆💍
優勝おめでとう🎊#中信ブラザーズ が２年ぶり１０回目の #台湾一☝🏼
#CPBL #台湾プロ野球
#REGEN #再創顛峰

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

Defining culture is impos…. 😳

[Diggin' Deep Shows @MoonBall_Golf]

Skip explains why the "CAPE" method is essential in MLB organizations

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

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[Darren Fenster @CoachYourKids]

When you teach and celebrate the history that was made before you, you inspire others to make history in front of you…

Be proud to stand on the shoulders of those from yesteryear who helped define what it means to be a part of a team.

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

Blessed to be a part of this organization @CTBC_Brothers

[CPBL 中華職棒 @CPBL]

Congrats @CTBC_Brothers for winning 19th half season champs in franchise history🏆
#中信ブラザーズ 今シーズン後期優勝おめでとう🎊 球団史上１９回目(#台湾プロ野球 新記録)
#CPBL #REGEN #celebration

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

One of the best humans I know

[CPBL STATS (Taiwan Dark Lemon) 🪬🔮 @GOCPBL]

CTBC Brothers' veteran outfielder 周思齊 (Chou Szu-Chi) recorded his final career hit after 20 seasons in the #CPBL.

Here are Chou Szu-Chi's career stats (2005-2024):

🔸 1762 games
🔸 6692 plate appearances
🔸 .307/.375/.453
🔸 1805 hits
🔸 144 home runs

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

The best mental state I could ever be in was to treat the next pitch like it was the last one I would ever throw again, and then after it left my hand to emotionally forget about it, as if it didn’t matter. Not easy to maintain this mental gymnastic of opposite extremes.

[Coach Dan Casey @CoachDanCasey]

“Perfection is impossible.”

Every coach and athlete needs to hear this from Roger Federer!

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

@JackMurphy219 Every 6 days you walk out as the ace of your team and get 100 pitches no matter the results. Opportunity and incentive are given to learn to become the best version of yourself. Some guys run with that and over the course of a full season develop like they wouldn’t in an MLB org.

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

Couldn’t be more true

[Julie Fournier @julie4nier]

I got you 📖

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

What makes a great coach?

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Steve Kerr played for two of the greatest NBA coaches ever in Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich.

He was asked, "What made them both so effective as coaches?"

He named one characteristic, but his answer encompassed so much more.

Kerr said, "They both had the same quality of, you knew they cared about you."

He said, "You could feel that they loved you and they cared about you, but you were a little afraid of them. Just a little bit, but almost like you'd feel about a parent. You didn't wanna disappoint them."

This quote really makes you think, because it emphasizes the need for caring relationships and standards in effective leadership.

Steve emphasizes the love and care that he could feel from both coaches. Great parents, coaches, and leaders care about you.
• They believe in you.
• They want what's best for you.
• They care more about you as a person than any result.

Steve then emphasized how he didn't want to let them down because of their relationship.
• They created a strong connection.
• They set a standard for performance.
• They embodied a standard for performance.

People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Leadership will always be a relationship business.
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[Ben Brewster @TreadAthletics]

In 2010, I was an unrecruited HS pitcher whose baseball career was on the brink of ending.

I went on to get drafted, throw 98+ mph & co-found @TreadHQ (by June, we will have 70+ full-time employees).

Here are 10 lessons I've learned that apply to sports, life & business.🧵

[Nick Additon @nadditon]

Former catcher and one of the smartest guys I’ve met in the game, Murph knows what he’s talking about.

[Jack Murphy @JackMurphy219]

Want to dive into one of the overlooked parts of pitching in the game today, tunneling. There is no arguing with the value of velocity, but having multiple pitches that start in the same lane, but move in opposite directions is the easiest ways to pitch efficiently imo

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[Nick Additon @nadditon]

You can’t beat authenticity. This is as real as it gets.

[Devine Sports Gospel @DevineGospel]

I’d run thru a wall for Mike Shildt

Dudes a dawg.