My rookie year I am playing for the Minnesota Twins and we are facing the great New York Yankees. Yes the great New York Yankees. I am facing Andy Pettitte and I'm nervous. For me to have any opportunity to succeed, I need to be confident, I need to be focused and I want to have a plan.
So in the present day's lesson we're going to talk about what happens before we get in the batters box . Too frequently, at bats are won of lost before you even step in the box. If you aren't clear what you're searching for, If you're swinging at his pitches. We need to be certain about what we wish to do. So let's prepare a plan. First off , you must know yourself. What do you do well? Do you like the fastball? Do you like off speed pitches? I did not. I liked the fastball.
So I would have liked to look out for the fastball in the sector that I handled well. For me that was the ball middle away. I'd like to look for the ball there. I'd like to look for something hard in that sector. I don't want to look for what he would like to get me out with. He's going to beat me if I swing at his pitches. I want to look for my strength. Pitchers make a lot of mistakes. Let's capitalizes on those. So we wish to look for a pitch in our section. For me, mine was here. I wanted to look for the ball in this area. I didn't want to swing at these other pitches because that is how he needed to get me out.
So now that we know exactly what we are looking out for, we want to ensure that we're assured. We need to be sure that when we step in this box, we are 100% certain we're going to succeed. If you walk up here with doubt, you might as well not walk up here with the bat at all. That bats already over at this point.
We need to be confident in our brain. At bats are won or lost way to frequently because of confidence of shortage of confidence.
There's going to be times you're not quite so certain of yourself, but when you step in this box you got to be clear. That happens in the on deck circle. That occurs before getting in here. When you get in here, we will be able to handle one thought and we received to be centered and assured. So next time you step in the box, be clear, have a plan, be centered and have a great game.
So in the present day's lesson we're going to talk about what happens before we get in the batters box . Too frequently, at bats are won of lost before you even step in the box. If you aren't clear what you're searching for, If you're swinging at his pitches. We need to be certain about what we wish to do. So let's prepare a plan. First off , you must know yourself. What do you do well? Do you like the fastball? Do you like off speed pitches? I did not. I liked the fastball.
So I would have liked to look out for the fastball in the sector that I handled well. For me that was the ball middle away. I'd like to look for the ball there. I'd like to look for something hard in that sector. I don't want to look for what he would like to get me out with. He's going to beat me if I swing at his pitches. I want to look for my strength. Pitchers make a lot of mistakes. Let's capitalizes on those. So we wish to look for a pitch in our section. For me, mine was here. I wanted to look for the ball in this area. I didn't want to swing at these other pitches because that is how he needed to get me out.
So now that we know exactly what we are looking out for, we want to ensure that we're assured. We need to be sure that when we step in this box, we are 100% certain we're going to succeed. If you walk up here with doubt, you might as well not walk up here with the bat at all. That bats already over at this point.
We need to be confident in our brain. At bats are won or lost way to frequently because of confidence of shortage of confidence.
There's going to be times you're not quite so certain of yourself, but when you step in this box you got to be clear. That happens in the on deck circle. That occurs before getting in here. When you get in here, we will be able to handle one thought and we received to be centered and assured. So next time you step in the box, be clear, have a plan, be centered and have a great game.
About the Author:
John Glenn is a previous baseball player who coaches catcher instruction to his team. By employing the pro baseball drills, his team had an undefeated season!
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