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3 Mental Game Tools For Youth Athletes
As a coach, the mental health of your athletes should be your top concern. Here's 3 tools to give your players...👇 We know that baseball/softball is a mental game, yet we spend the majority of our time on physical skills. Mental strategies taught ON the field can transform your players' lives OFF the field. Enhancing your players' mindset can only help THEIR performance and help YOU WIN! Tool Set #1: Offer a menu of "reset strategies" 🚦When the green light is on they are in the zone. Confident. Performing at a high level. 😎 Yellow light means they are starting to have doubt. 😔 Red means player is shutting down. 😭Tears & no control over their emotions... Great coaches ...
8 Ways To Better Connect With Your Players
To develop your players you must know your players. Here's 8 tips to better connect with youth athletes... 👇 In today's world of declining mental health, we need more coaches who focus on the PERSON and not just the PLAYER. To get the most out of your players, you need to be intentional about how you connect & develop player relationships. These strategies should help...👇 1. Take your sunglasses off. Wearing glasses does not allow for eye contact. Eye contact promotes empathy and understanding. When teaching up close, remove your sunglasses so your kids can see your eyes. 2. Get on the same level DO NOT ask them to take a knee then stand over them. This feels intimidating. ...
Why is Legends Different?
I've watched my baseball program transform lives. ✨ Here's 8 reasons my program is different than yours: 👇 I don't consider myself a "coach." That label is limiting. I am more of a "baseball experience designer." My life's purpose is to design unique, "fun first" baseball experiences which transform lives. I operate at the top of the pyramid. And so should you. Here's why👇 We are living in an experience economy. Youth baseball is commoditized due to no barriers to entry & so many providers. If your players are jumping ship to other programs, you might be providing a coaching "service" Just like everyone else. You need to provide AN EXPERIENCE! It's why you go to Starbucks and spend ...
The Legends Collegiate team is BACK and offering full family fun!
After a five year hiatus, the Menlo Park Legends Collegiate Summer team will return to action this summer! In a long-awaited decision to bring the “boys of summer” back to Menlo Park, the team’s roster is solificied for the 2022 summer! The Menlo Park Legends will be coached by Menlo College Assistant Baseball Coach Nick White and will play home games at Menlo College. The team has a rich history of showcasing talent and providing an opportunity for players to hone their skills as they move to the next level. The Legends have produced 50 professional players including 2 Olympians and 3 Major Leaguers. That number is expected to steadily increase from year to year now that the club is ...
SpeedBall is Back!
Our famous SpeedBall League is back! The Legends have transformed the way youth baseball is being played, with SpeedBall now being played worldwide! This Fall, your child has the opportunity to experience the most unique and immersive baseball program in the world. On Thursday, April 28th at 7:30pm join our LIVE webinar to learn everything you need to know about our 2022 Fall SpeedBall League. Join the LIVE Webinar The webinar will have a 30 minute hard stop and will cover: The history & evolution of SpeedBall How SpeedBall is different than regular baseball Fall costs, locations, practice/game schedule Levels, ages, rules & team selection A webinar special deal! We will have 3 league locations this Fall: South Bay, Peninsula ...
How To Help Your Child Reframe “Failures”
Does your child get discouraged? Has your child had tough moments this season? Of course they have, they are kids! And they’re playing the most self-esteem destroying sport in the world! Baseball, as in life, is often unfair. A player can execute a perfect swing, clobber the ball, but still get out! Baseball is a very challenging sport, which is probably why most quit by the age of 13. This post is to help parents of players who are too hard on themselves and are often frustrated when not having “success on the field”. Here’s breakdown of the 4 concepts your child must internalize when self-reflecting about their game performance. Hit Ball Hard = You WIN! Success at the plate ...