Player Encouragement

Player Encouragement 

How to Make the Most of Time on the Bench

July 13, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments 8u sitting on the bench, getting benched in baseball, how to get more playing time in baseball, riding the pine, younger players sit the bench

By Coach Mike Austin I call this wonderful picture of my 8-year-old Grandson Jaiden, “RIDING THE PINE.” For those who don’t

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A Frustrated Dad Gave Me the Best Recruiting Advice

May 19, 2018June 1, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments baseball recruiting, college baseball recruiting, frustrated dad, getting recruited by D1 college, showcase ball, the recruiting coaches, travel ball

By Brian Scanlon Click here to subscribe to Brian’s recruiting podcasts.  The best recruiting advice I’ve ever heard came from

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Playing Rec Baseball? Forget the Pressure… Have Fun!

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 Rob Monaco 1 Comment little league vs rec ball, rec ball vs travel ball, why kids should play rec ball

Baseball season is just about here, and with the spring comes rec baseball. As a commissioner of recreation ball, I

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Player Inspiration: I Am More Than I Appear To Be

February 7, 2018February 8, 2018 Angela Weight 1 Comment Anthony Cirillo, Matt Allison hitting coach, St. Joseph's hitting coach

By Anthony Cirillo When you grow up as an athlete, sports are all you know. It’s what you live for,

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Sometimes Expecting to Lose Isn’t a Bad Thing

February 5, 2018February 5, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments 2019 RISE Baseball, Evoshield Seminoles, Expecting to Lose is Sometimes a Good Thing, how to visualize yourself winning, mental preparedness for winning, RBA Ropes

No one will argue against the self-fulfilling power of visualizing success and pushing yourself and teammates toward that victory you’re

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When Your Kid Doesn’t Make the Team – 12 Teens Share Advice on What to Say/What Not to Say

February 3, 2018July 16, 2018 Angela Weight 0 Comments baseball tryouts, softball tryouts, When your kid doesn't make the team, why your kid didn't make the team

Being a parent is hard. It’s especially hard (and heartbreaking) when your kid has just learned they didn’t make the

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WHY I DON’T PAY FOR SPORTS

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 Angela Weight 5 Comments

Thanks to Janelle Prater-Burnette for sharing the great team photo above. Baseball mom, Jenifer Armstrong shared the article below. And

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Adjusting to the Curve – in Baseball and in Life

December 30, 2017 Angela Weight 0 Comments how to hit a curve ball, life lessons from baseball, life lessons from curve balls, teaching batters to hit curve balls

By Anthony Cirillo The year 2003 was the summer I was 12-years old, the biggest year for all Little Leaguers,

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