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Nov 61 min read

Coaching Reflections: Be the Light

Sports teams, business teams, nations. This classic quote resonates brighter today than ever. From an Anonymous Coach. "I have come to...

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Oct 142 min read

Inside-out living. Why Mood matters!

Mindset, meditation, peak performance. The most overused and misapplied concepts in the mental skills world. Consider the following...

Ocular Agita. The Cause or Effect in Performance Drops

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Jul 313 min read

Ocular Agita. The Cause or Effect in Performance Drops

I remember with fondness the chats with the Founder of Sports Psychology, the late Ken Rivviza as we sat in New York and in Long Beach....

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Jul 311 min read

Happy Habits: How good is your Good?

We know we are all creatures of habit. Past performance and past behavior many times, predict the future. Sadly, this is the trajectory...

The Chase to be Great. The Journey starts with defining Greatness.

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Jul 312 min read

The Chase to be Great. The Journey starts with defining Greatness.

Today is Easter Sunday as many around the world celebrate the Greatest Show on Earth; how one Father gave his son so that others could...

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Sep 10, 20231 min read

Happy Habits: How good is your Good?

We know we are all creatures of habit. Past performance and past behavior many times, predict the future. Sadly, this is the trajectory...

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Jun 23, 20181 min read

Lefty on lefty visual search strategies

The age old challenge of lefties facing lefties. Here's a visual search adjustment that hitters describe and is consistent with the...

Visual reminders to win the battle. 17, 10 and O.

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Jun 2, 20182 min read

Visual reminders to win the battle. 17, 10 and O.

We all have heard how hitting is about making adjustments to the situation and what the pitchers strategy and strengths are at a given...

Understanding and improving pitch recognition and timing issues

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May 19, 20182 min read

Understanding and improving pitch recognition and timing issues

After you and your hitters get done with the industry cliches to improve hitting, it may be time to learn about other topics and teaching...

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Apr 1, 20181 min read

Cheat the Grind. Not!

As some of us celebrate Passover and Easter Sunday, a reminder and reaffirmation of the power of Good. Each day we have crossroads and...

All you need love. The 4 core parts of high level performance.

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Mar 17, 20181 min read

All you need love. The 4 core parts of high level performance.

I know it sounds abit fluffy and puppies but if you strip down all the self-help magic bullets that are out there, try this self induced...

Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. The ultimate bad ass coach!

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Mar 3, 20181 min read

Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. The ultimate bad ass coach!

Game on. Life on. Stop waiting for others to save the day and get you where you want to be. You want to max out performance and life? ...

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Feb 7, 20182 min read

Eye control is mind control!

How do we get our players and performers tougher? The constant plea from coaches and parents around the world. Nothing against the...

Beauty and the Beast. Profiling your best sports moments.

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Feb 3, 20181 min read

Beauty and the Beast. Profiling your best sports moments.

Do you know when you need more beast in your game as opposed to beauty or can you be the master athlete and combine both all the time? ...

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Dec 3, 20171 min read

Day 4:14 WMD challenge!

Open focus time! At least 4 times today switch your gaze and mindset into open focus. Open focus requires you to gaze out and look...

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Nov 21, 20171 min read

The eyes lead the body. End Game!

If you want to hit like the elite, you must learn to see moving objects with the same mindset and openness you would look at these...

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Aug 31, 20171 min read

Remove the Yoke and never Choke again.

Two animals held together by a Yoke. Stay with me on this one! A Yoke is a wooden crosspiece bound to the necks of a pair of oxen...

Letting go when you need to... Are you working come game time?

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Jun 5, 20171 min read

Letting go when you need to... Are you working come game time?

Actors, athletes, musicians and superstars in every industry are made from the same mold. They all have something in common when the...

Pull the trigger. Good,bad or wrong. Make a decision

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Jun 2, 20171 min read

Pull the trigger. Good,bad or wrong. Make a decision

Dealing with complex problems in life is no different than what hitters, goalies or basketball shooters do on a daily basis in games. Be...

Do you really have friends, visitors and BFF's?

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May 28, 20172 min read

Do you really have friends, visitors and BFF's?

Social media has made it so easy to increase our network of friends and stay connected 24/7. We share pics and stories and make new...

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