Mental Game of Pitching (Part 2): Train Your Brain
Understanding the power of Neuroplasticity They say 90% of the game is mental. Few would argue with the role your mental approach has in your success as a pitcher (and pretty...
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The Mental Game of Pitching (Part I)
Developing a Winning Pitcher’s Mindset Ask players and coaches about the importance of a good mental approach, and most will agree it plays a huge role in a player’s success....
Breathing Through Your Eyelids Like A Lava Lizard
There’s a great scene in Bull Durham where Annie gives Nuke Laloosh (best baseball movie names ever?) some perplexing advice… Annie: “I want you to breathe through your...
Roy Hobbs Pitching Lessons From A Maternity Ward
“The Natural” was easily my favorite baseball movie growing up. And it was more than just being drawn to the mythical, bigger-than-life Roy Hobbs who could blow it by “the...
Find Your Pitching “RESET” Button
Ah, back at it… another “Mental Side of Pitching” tip for you today… This weekend I went back to school… Well, not literally… I attended...
Pitching Principle #36: Gratitude
Well it’s Thanksgiving time again, and while I’ve got so much I’m thankful for in 2013, it’s definitely been a year marked by lots of ups and downs. I talked about dealing...
28 Ways Pitching Prepares You for Life
Little bit of a different post today… At the end of the long season, it’s always a good idea to take a step back and look at the big picture. Give yourself some...
Pitching Stuff You Should Read
So, it’s been one of those crazy weeks… Ever feel like you’re being pulled in 1,000 different directions? So rather than scramble and hurry together a new...
Chris Archer on Finding Pitching Success
[h5]Have you seen Chris Archer pitch yet?[/h5] I know I just wrote about him in my last post where we looked at his delivery (unusually slow and deliberate for such a hard...
What Bryce Harper Knows about Learning to Pitch
Did you see the recent article on Bryce Harper in the Washington Post? If you haven’t read it yet, check it out online (there are some pretty cool interactive graphics). Bryce...
To My Mother: My First Pitching Pupil
In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m doing things a little different today. As I look at where I am today with my coaching and the work I do with young pitchers, I can’t help but...
Navy SEAL Lessons for Pitchers
[h5]Interview with former US Navy SEAL, Brad McLeod[/h5] So in my last article I talked all about the mental game of pitching, specifically things you can do to improve your...