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Co-Founder S&S Elite Sports - Founder Indiana Astros travel baseball and softball organization @IndianaAstros

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

Ben McDonald with a great story on failing on the biggest stage and bouncing back.

“I never failed at anything in my life…”

Then came the College World Series, a walk-off, an opposing coach talking trash and a punch in the gut he needed.

[Ethan Voss @VossFore3]

“The best revenge is massive success.”
-Frank Sinatra

[Indiana Astros Org @IndianaAstros]

Congrats to our 8U softball for their Tournament Runner-Up finish! Proud of how this team responds and competes!
#IndianaAstros
#WePlayLateOnSundays
#fightingwithbc
#JG
#GP

[Jeff Petty @wjeffpetty]

To all the velocity labs out there if you would be so kind to mix in how to hold runners that would be great. Throwing 90+ is great and all but when you are a 1.7+ to the plate controlling the running game becomes problematic.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Successful programs consist of people working hard, working together, while never worrying about who gets the credit.
– Don Meyer

[Camus @newstart_2024]

Matthew McConaughey cuts through the “do what you love” hype.

Sometimes the job sucks. Sometimes the relationship needs work. Sometimes you don’t feel like tending the fire you’ve been building for years.

But that doesn’t always mean it’s wrong, it might just mean it’s hard.

He says do the sweaty, bloody work anyway. Put out the small smoke before it becomes a blaze. Sacrifice today so you can sleep better tomorrow, still connected to who you set out to be.

Real life isn’t all passion. Sometimes it’s tending the garden even when you’d rather walk away.

[Matt Leonard @CoachMLeonard]

Coaches are really good when their players are really good. Never forget that.

I’ve been in a semi final game as a HC and I’ve also been 3-7.

I can tell you with certainty the 3-7 year was a better coaching job.

People who focus solely on W/L will always miss the mark.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

Parents poisoning team culture through their kids.

Your whispers in the car become their words in the locker room.

Choose wisely.

[Indiana Astros Org @IndianaAstros]

Our 16U (2028) squad gets things started.

[Mironda N. Proctor, CAA @EducatorMNS]

As a coach, “dead week” shouldn’t be your only break from coaching the entire year.

[Coach Hill @CoachMarcusHill]

Parents for the love of god please stay out of your son or daughters dugout. Players, stop going to visit mommy and daddy during the game. You might as well go out on the field with an emotional support stuffed animal at this point it’s getting a little nuts. Get their water or whatever they need before the game you don’t need to visit each other 5 times a game and then wonder why they can’t do hard things on their own.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

Just my take.

This past H.S. season, I saw more pitchers throwing 85-89 mph than ever. The fastball wasn’t the problem. The toughest at-bats came against 75 mph lefties who threw strikes, pitched backwards, and landed solid breaking balls and changeups. Pitchability wins games.

[Indiana Astros Org @IndianaAstros]

Congrats to our 8U team on their Tournament Runner-Up finish! Love to see this team progressing as the season moves forward. Keep working hard!
#IndianaAstros
#WePlayLateOnSundays
#fightingwithbc
#JG
#GP

[Indiana Astros Org @IndianaAstros]

Congrats to our 11U Orange on earning their Tournament Championship! This squad’s MoJo continues to rise! Love the way this team competes! Always willing to battle! Great work squad!
#IndianaAstros
#WePlayLateOnSundays
#champs
#AnotherOne
#fightingwithbc
#JG
#GP

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Matt Painter shares a masterclass on emotional control and why it's the difference between winning and losing.

"There are certain things you absolutely can't control."

"I ref our practices by myself and I never run. Think about how many times I'm out of position and I just guess. I always tell them that."

"They say, 'Coach, you missed this, you missed this.' I said, 'Learn to play the game. Move to the next play. Don't be emotional. That's what a real player does.'"

Learn how to focus better and master the next-play mentality.

Then he called out what went wrong:
"Emotional people in basketball and in business - they're not good decision makers. We got emotional there."

Frustration is understandable. Letting it control your decisions is a choice.
"Worry about what you can control. There are certain things we could control tonight that we didn't do a very good job of and it has nothing to do with actually playing the game."

"Very fortunate to learn a hard lesson and still win the game."

You have to be able to manage where you focus.

The refs aren't always right. The calls won't always go your way.

Control your emotions or they'll control you.
(🎥 @BoilersInStands)

[Indiana Astros Org @IndianaAstros]

Congrats to our 11U Orange for bringing home their Tournament Championship! Love how this team competes! Never count them out! 5-0 on the weekend! Great work!
#IndianaAstros
#WePlayLateOnSundays
#champs
#fightingwithbc
#JG
#GP

[Nick Lemke, RD | Sports Nutrition for Athletes @nicklemkerd]

When you pull up the tuition for a D3 school, the number hits you like a wall.
You show your parents. They shake their heads. Someone closes the laptop. And just like that, a school that could have been the perfect fit gets crossed off a list it never even made it onto.

That happens every single recruiting cycle.

What most families never get to is the part where the sticker price is not the real price. Where financial aid, merit scholarships, and one of the highest discount rates in the country bring that number down to something that actually makes sense.

There are athletes on D3 rosters right now from public schools, from towns that are not affluent, from families who almost did not apply because of that first number they saw online.

They kept digging. And it changed everything.

Every school in the country is also required by law to have a net price calculator on their website. Plug in your GPA and your family's information and you will get a real ballpark number, not the scary one on the homepage.

@BrantMcAdams is the head football coach at @PLUFootball and this week on the podcast he breaks down recruiting from a head coach's perspective and what families get wrong about D3.

Want the full episode? Comment PODCAST and I will send it over.

[NASCAR Legends @LegendsNascar]

Tony Stewart completed "The Double" 25 years ago today.

He is the only driver to complete all 1,100 miles of the #Indy500   and the #CocaCola600 in the same day.

He finished sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte.

#Smoke #TheDouble

[Indiana Astros Org @IndianaAstros]

Congrats to our 11U Black on earning their Tournament Championship! It’s great seeing this team finishing the weekend with a pic behind home plate! Great work this weekend!
#IndianaAstros
#WePlayLateOnSundays
#champs
#fightingwithbc
#JG
#GP

[Indiana Astros Org @IndianaAstros]

Congrats to our 13U Black on their Tournament Runner-Up finish! The boys continue to come out and compete each and every week! Keep your MoJo rising boys!
#IndianaAstros
#WePlayLateOnSundays
#fightingwithbc
#JG
#GP