Saturday, 17 September 2011
Friday, 16 September 2011
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Mental Errors Are More Expensive
Than You Think.
Mental errors can cause you lack of concentration.
Mental errors can cause your teammates lack of concentration.
Mental errors can cost your team a run.
Mental errors will cost your team the game.
Mental errors can lose a run for your team.
Mental errors can cause lack of trust from your coaches.
Mental errors can cost you playing time.
Mental errors sometimes never go away.
Mental errors will not go away if you continue to think about them.
Mental errors will embarrass you.
Mental errors will make the other team laugh at you.
Mental errors will make the other team think you are a push-over.
Mental errors will cost your team the game.
Mental errors do not have to be made.
Mental errors can be avoided with proper pre-game preparation.
Mental errors will be punished.
Mental errors will cost your team the game.
Do not be the victim of a mental error!!!!
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Most NCAA Division 1 studies indicate the following:
30% of all grounders are base hits and over 40% of the time result in the batter getting on base
80% of all line drives are base hits resulting in the batter getting on base 80% of the time
Only 20% of all fly balls, including home runs, are base hits, resulting in the batter getting on base just under 30% of the time. There's just something about forcing a player to cleanly field a ground ball, make an accurate throw to another player who then has to make a clean catch. More things can go wrong for the defense, and right for you!
High on-base percentages followed by hits are what win ball games
30% of all grounders are base hits and over 40% of the time result in the batter getting on base High on-base percentages followed by hits are what win ball games
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
The Nationals' new focus
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo wants his team to run more. That doesn't always mean more stolen bases. That means better focus and more aggressiveness on the bases.
"It's a mindset," Rizzo said. "Last year we ranked 30th in scoring from second base. That told me we had to be more athletic, but it also told me we have to be more aware and more aggressive on the bases -- secondary leads, looking to take the extra base. ... [Third-base coach] Bo Porter has been a big part of bringing that kind of aggressiveness this spring.
"We also added veterans like Jerry Hairston and Jayson Werth, guys who are not just good base runners but also who share what they know with the younger guys. Jerry Hairston said every time he gets on first base he checks the position of the outfielders. I asked some of our younger guys if they ever did that and a few of them told me they never had heard of it."
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo wants his team to run more. That doesn't always mean more stolen bases. That means better focus and more aggressiveness on the bases.
"It's a mindset," Rizzo said. "Last year we ranked 30th in scoring from second base. That told me we had to be more athletic, but it also told me we have to be more aware and more aggressive on the bases -- secondary leads, looking to take the extra base. ... [Third-base coach] Bo Porter has been a big part of bringing that kind of aggressiveness this spring.
"We also added veterans like Jerry Hairston and Jayson Werth, guys who are not just good base runners but also who share what they know with the younger guys. Jerry Hairston said every time he gets on first base he checks the position of the outfielders. I asked some of our younger guys if they ever did that and a few of them told me they never had heard of it."
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