Some of yall are taking 2-0 pitches down the freaking middle & then striking out later in the same at bat wondering what's wrong with your swing. Your swing? C'mon son.
Watched some games in ATL yesterday. Takeaway: Everyone seems to want to answer to be swing-related, bcuz it's easier to find a solution. But the truth is its usually thought-related & it's harder to teach the mental game.
Don't look @ starters like, "I'm better so why am I sitting?" You should ask, "Why does coach TRUST the starters more than me?" Seek to become more trustworthy. It's not only about who's better. This is not a combine. Its a real game that your coach wants to actually win.
Even if your swing was perfect, 5 different coaches would have 5 different opinions about what's wrong with it. Just buy into something, trust it, and do you
#doyouboo
I don't believe in post-game talks anymore. It's just therapy for the coaches most of the time. Win or lose, the players already know if they played well or not.
I'm beginning to realize that confidence is not a "feeling" but a decision. If we wait until we feel confident to be more consistent, we may never get there. Weaknesses of the past can be your super power in the present. Decide to be confident
#cgmindset
WE NEED A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE IN EVERY AREA OF THE GAME. UNIFORMS. COACHING. EFFORT. COMMUNICATION. ATTITUDE. PUNCTUALITY. TRAINING. ACCOUNTABILITY. TO NAME A FEW. I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH THIS SPORT. BUT I AM NOT HAVING IT. IM JUST NOT.
I haven't seen you 3 months. You tag me in a post. College coach texts me, "Rob, tell me about this player" Me: "I have no idea who you're talking about." Stop playing games!
The self-esteem movement has destroyed the resiliency of our young ppl. I'm trying to teach teenagers how to fail & recover -something they should've learned both at home & on the playground. Instead, they have been protected from failure & the emotions associated with it.
Great hitters do not swing at bad pitches. Good hitters swing at bad pitches sometimes. Bad hitters struggle with pitch selection. It's not always your swing
#cgmindset
I don't remember how we got to the point where 1 for 3 is bad. For as hard as hitting is, thats pretty good. I believe you can accept that without settling for that
#cgmindset
The best players I have coached are validated by their battle scars. Your strikeouts, your failures and your shortcomings are what you stand on in your present success. You are nothing without them.
Recognition & Decision-Making is experience & trusting that experience is intuition. Have we over-coached to the point that hitter's instincts are fading away?
Its easy to be good when everything is going well. Can your team trust you to show up or is that predicated on your mood? How good are you on your worst day? This is the ultimate predicter of consistent performers. Resiiency is a real thing.
The good ones don't really think about inside or outside, high or low, or fast or slow. They have the instincs, the vision, the confidence and the natural movement patterns to Rake whatever. They truly just see it, time it and hit it.
You are not the strikeout, that is unless you choose to be. The K is just a thing that happened. What you are is the comeback -if you choose to be. Now what?
#cgmindset
Outcomes are mainly for parents & fans. The process is for the player. Thru the good & the not so good, mosttimes the process is the safest place to keep your mind.
Quality of contact is what separates the really good power hitter from the occasional power hitter. 4 major characteristics: Speed, Strength-Power, Timing & Bat Path. But nothing is more important than vision.
The mind shift: You've been programmed to play 4 yourself -showcase culture. Drop dead hour & 10. No real winner -no need to fight. Then U get to college & you're asked to fight, to win. The best leaders can get a team to do that -that leadership only comes from the locker room.
When the pitching gets real, who are you? My hope is that some of you find out the truth about yourselves. And you will know your 78 mph exit velo off front toss is meaningless.
As a travel team, you owe it to these players to teach them how to run the bases. Believe it or not, winning teams don't put bad base-runners in the line-up. Many of these catchers haven't run since 12u. Let them run please.
Pick a side. You wanna be great or you wanna be normal. Greatness ain't never been convenient. I'm not gonna let this new generation of mediocre dictate to me what is an acceptable sacrifice. Ain't gonna happen. Go hit somewhere else. Good luck.
#cgmindset
Most times, as sports parents, we can get "the car ride home" right, by just shutting the hell up. The power of allowing the game to belong to the athlete is something ...
So many athletes came home for break & did the bare minimum. Now you can tell yourself you did something -congrats. But don't go back to school & sit AGAIN & blame the coaches for not giving you an opportunity. In my experience, people who aren't workers NEVER CHANGE.
The mental game is the only reason freshman are in the lineup at the collegiate level. Your talent got you to the party, your mindset got you on the dance floor
#cgmindset
#growthmindsetter
"WHEN STARS ALIGN."Yo. This group right here is legitimately one of the best 10u teams I've seen in quite a while. We worked on sustained focus and the finer details of what makes a power hitter. The future is bright for these youngens.
@starsnationalfp
Good coaching is 0% how much you think you know & 100% how much you can effectively communicate. Some of these players are turned off by your biotechnicalscientifickinematicbs. Plus you're annoying. Find a smarter way to get them to actually do it -in a game.
Player development is looking at a 14yr old's swing & saying yeah I know you're hitting HRs right now, but that swing won't play in college. Training in the present & future is key. Good travel HR Hitters sitting in college cuz somebody didn't understand the assignment.
So here is a fun fact:
#Arkansas
#softball
won the SEC regular season and they are not even in the top 50 in .era or fielding .pct They are 4th in .ba & 5th HR per game. Anyone have any thoughts about this?
Some of y'all haven't done squat all summer -AGAIN. And you're gonna point the finger when you're on the bench -AGAIN. And go into the portal -AGAIN? The cycle of mediocrity continues. You are who you are.
You are putting in the work, but I worry that you are becoming good at practicing -you are getting really good at performing the drills. This is dangerous b'cuz we have a game to play & the game is nothing like practice -not even close.
If you suck at something you need to do it 1000 times. If you still suck, do it 1000 more times. If you still suck then you're just not good. And that's ok because everyone isn't good. You owe the effort to yourself, but the game doesn't owe you success
#cgmindset
IF YOU ARE ALWAYS LATE OR SHOWING UP ONE MINUTE BEFORE EVERYTHING YOU ATTEND IN LIFE, you are not a fit for most programs, especially winning programs. i know you're a good player ... smh
The game you fell in love with as a child is not the same anymore. It is going to take everything within you to love it back and make it relevant today. You have to find ways to protect that love. You have to fight.
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When I'm in these batting cages, I'm really fighting against mediocrity. It shows up as a mindset first then it influences other parts of our life. We have to give our young people permission to hit a ball over the fence, and fail trying. It's OK. It's really ok.
You don't always have to be on a name-brand team to make it. Sometimes it's as simple as just being "good enough" where you are. And when you play against those "name-brand" teams -just dominate them & prove it. Better to beat them than to join them.
It comes down to one thing -batpath. How you get there is how you get there. It may not be the way I want you to get there -sometimes its simply the way you NEED to get there. Just be fast & on time with it
#cgmindset
Big misconception in the present state of the game is that we think bcuz someone is good at it, they should love it equally. How good they are at the game has little to do with how much they love it. I think there are players who actually aren't that good & love it more.
Coach, what do I need to do to get in the line-up? Be better than 13 people & the fact that you have to ask that question is the reason you're not in the line-up.
Sometimes we watch how a great hitter moves & we believe everyone can move that way & get similar results. But in many instances, it's how great hitters SEE, that enhances WHEN & how they move. And it is how great hitters THINK that contributes to consistency
#cgmindset
Some of yall don't really wanna get better -you just wanna get recruited. And it's obvious. And that's why you ain't recruited. You can't fool most college coaches. They played. They know what it looks like -trust me.
Do you want to appear to be good enough or actually BE good enough? The problem with recruiting. People are trying to hack the process. Just get better.
#cgmindset
What U post is not always what/who U really are rather what U want others to think u R. What ur not posting is a more accurate representation of the real U. The disconnect from reality almost has even u fooled. However, the game is real & it exposes the insincerity of UR walk.
Entitled Ignorance is the reason why someone can buy a spot on a team & a spot in a showcase & expect a power 3 team to recruit them or owe them recruitment. It never occurred to them, they should strive to be good enough as well.
How many times do you walk right by an empty batting cage at a tourney to go eat w/ the other people who can't hit? That would never happen on a team I coach -ever.
24 people on the roster. When coaches discuss the line-up they are only considering 12. Top third. Where you at? You comfortable? You satisfied? You want to be given an opportunity or you want to earn one? Do they owe you an atbat?
Yes. We use tech. Yes, we measure. Yes, we know stuff. But just b'cuz the numbers increased doesn't mean my in-game performance will improve. It's always about the game. Can we do it in the game? That's the whole point
#cgmindset
Everyone has different reasons why they play. It is easier for me to coach the players who play b'cuz they want to compete & play at the highest level possible. I can relate to that.
I'm focused on getting myself good enough to get players good enough to be recruited to their dream opportunity. And after commitment, we are beginning to be able to be good enough to contribute as a freshman in a more meaningful capacity. It's not swings -it's mindset.
For me, development has always been finding & revealing what was always there but has not surfaced consistently enough. Many times its emotional & mental blocks that hinder athletes. I used to want it to be physical. It would be easier if it was physical.
We have been talking alot about self-talk & how positive it should be. Your sub-conscious perpetuates your thoughts which become Self-talk, which become reality. You are responsible for what you allow in your headspace. 20% swing, 80% mindset.
The crazy thing about the decline in defense we're witnessing is that the people making the errors are not taking accountability for the errors. I'm wondering if they're even being HELD accountable. Coaches please fight for the standards of old -please.
The hitting pie is 40% Vison-perception, 40% Cognitive & 20% Swing. That entire pie is baked in an oven called mindset. Practice players have mastered the 20, but gamers take the 80% to make 20% matter.
#tennessee
#mojo
Christmas camp was phenomenal. Worked with so many focused hitters. Of course I had fun. One of the best 10U teams I have ever seen is in this photo. I have no words for how impressed I am by them.
And social media has become saturated with "highlight reels of the mediocre" capturing every time they hit a HR off a pitcherwho throws 51 but where's the footage of you hitting against the girl with thows 64?
Competing at the highest level possible is like a mirror. It shows you exactly who you are. Accepting it without judgment is the healthiest form of awareness and the foundation for a growth mindset.
When a good hitter is looking for a pitch, it should look as though she knew it was coming. We don't want defensive swings in that situation
#cgmindset
I promise you hitting is not a theory. If you do not have the mental emotional visual cognitive and physical capacity to hit at the level you're playing on you will simply be a person with a good swing who can't hit
#cgmindset
A man who knows how to push teenage girls without being abusive. He talks to them like you would want your daughters spoken to -with respect. He is fair and honest. I respect him & the integrity of the Thunder. Not just about winning -but it is. Congrats Dave.
Well deserved! Well respected! Congratulations Coach Lotti
@thunderjam134
& Thank you
@ExtraInningSB
for recognizing ALL the coaches that give so much of themselves to developing players but more importantly helping to inspire and shape strong women
In the last 25 years this has been consistently true. We are who we are. People who won't drive 30 minutes out of their way & only seek convenient opportunities always underachieve. You don't get to be part of the 1% by following the 99%
#cgmindset
You cannot overthink your way through performance -the game is too fast. Learn to get out of the way of your intuition. Trusting it lies within the work that you have put in & the instincts you have developed because of the work
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