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Here's an important question "What's the strike zone in Little League?" What was your answer? Sorry, you're wrong, try again. What was your next answer? Sorry, wrong again. At every Little League field in the world, here is the correct answer: "The strike zone is whatever the umpire says it is." If the ball bounces …
As I'm sure everyone who has ever sent their son or daughter to Spring Training knows, I believe in the importance of positive motivation as an essential ingredient to effective coaching every bit as much as I believe in the value of teaching correct mechanical fundamentals. You also probably know that I don't follow football …
Little League tryouts are next week here in Southern California and I know it can be a nerve-racking experience for players and parents alike. Here's some quick advice on how to handle the "pressure." I put "pressure" in quotes because, really, there's no such thing as "pressure" in Little League. Pressure on a baseball field …
I hope you had the pleasure of watching Derek Jeter's final game in Yankee Stadium where, moments ago, he hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th inning to win the game. It was the kind of absurd storybook ending that Hollywood's best writers couldn't have imagined and a perfect example of why …
Perhaps you read about the fake controversy last week when Colby Rasmus laid down a bunt with 2 outs and was called "selfish" by the opposing team's pitcher. In case you missed it, here's a link to the article: http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/11237346/colby-lewis-texas-rangers-problem-colby-rasmus-bunt My take on the situation is that it is completely insane to call anyone selfish …
We've all heard the stories of big leaguers too "busy" to sign autographs, or too "important" to be in a photo, or too, well, "Big League" to chat with normal people. And until we have evidence to the contrary, those are the stories we tell ourselves about guys in The Show. We've heard so many …
I love Summer Camp for more reasons than I can list here, but one of the biggest is that I get to see so many players perform in game situations. During the lesson season, I never get to see my players in action on the field and there are so many teachable moments that occur …
I recently ran into the father of two boys I used to coach at RHLL at a High School sport's banquet (his oldest was nominated for athlete of the year and is graduating in a few days) and we, of course, spent some time reminiscing about Little League. It's always enjoyable for me to catch up …
My Mom is awesome. Besides all the obvious reasons like she brought me into this world, fed me, and didn't let me die (even when I tried my best by diving headfirst over my banister when I was 5 leaving a dent in our floor and an even bigger dent in my skull), she is …
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