In this 45-minute episode, you'll learn:
- why Steve persevered in playing college baseball despite lack of stardom as a high school player
- what exactly is a quality at-bat
- how to help kids feel confident when they have no reason to feel confident
- three key aspects of hitting and which aspect gets more batters out
- two wrong approaches when hitting
- the difference between mentality and approach
- what age range is appropriate to start training mentality and approach
- how to help teach approach to kids
- a mental approach to strike recognition
- how to help kids who do well in practice but not in games
- what stats Steve believes should be tracked for ages 12 and under
- how much we should practice the mental side
- how to help kids who have a fear of being hit by a pitch
- a couple of examples of hitting approaches
- an approach when less than two strikes
- an approach with two strikes
- troubleshooting an approach
- recognizing a breaking ball vs. a fastball
- troubleshooting an approach
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Session #2 with Joe Hallinan on the psychology of youth baseball
- Session #18 with Justin Su'a on helping kids with the mental game
- Session #19 with Gina Parris on unlocking your players' potential
As mentioned on the show, Spring is giving away one free copy of his $60 Q2 Mental Side CD/DVD Combo to a lucky YBE podcast listener. To enter the drawing for this giveaway, all you have to do is sign up for the free YBE email newsletter and email me to let me know what email address you signed up with. If you're already signed up, you're eligible too—just email me and let me know what email address you signed up with. An email address will be randomly drawn on June 6, 2016 to determine the winner.
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