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YOUNG PLAYERS: You don’t know how much the little things stand out.

The way you...

⚾️ Wear your uniform
⚾️ Hustle on and off the field
⚾️ Run out every ball
⚾️ Back up bases
⚾️ Look a coach in the eye
⚾️ Respond to failure
⚾️ Swing at strikes & take balls
⚾️ Talk to umpires
⚾️ Treat your mom/dad/family

Just to name a few.

Those who get paid to notice things, don’t miss anything.

Somebody is always watching 👀

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🚨Open Letter To Coaches 🚨

Dear Coach,

I understand that you didn’t take this job for the money — and maybe not even for the fame. But at the end of the day, this game is built on players. It’s built on the people who step between the white lines.

It’s their careers, not yours.

And even though you might be at a holiday party tonight telling everyone you’re the head coach of the number-one 8U travel team in the country, I’m here to remind you — it’s still not about you.

As coaches, we have an obligation to carry this game forward — to pass down the traditions of baseball to the next generation, just as they were passed down to us. We have a responsibility to make this game about the players, not about ourselves.

Little Johnny started playing baseball for one simple reason: he loved it. My hope is that he continues to play because that love and passion still burns inside him. But too often, I see talented players like Johnny walk away from the game — not because they stopped loving it, but because of us.

Because of coaches who are overbearing. Coaches who scream and yell. Coaches who beat these kids down — not physically, but mentally — day after day. Most of the time, they don’t even realize the damage they’re doing.

So, I challenge you.

As we step into a new year, make it your resolution to put the players first. When a kid strikes out, don’t scold him — put your arm around him and say, “You’re fine. Do you understand what happened? Go get ’em next time.”

I challenge you, when you’re coaching third base, to say nothing but words of encouragement. Don’t talk about hitting mechanics, stances, back elbows, or squishing bugs. Just let them play.

I challenge you to write the lineup card for one game — and then sit silently the entire time.

I challenge you to make this game about the players, not about you. And if you can’t, I ask you kindly to step away. Not for your sake — but for theirs.

Because there are plenty of coaches out there willing to do it the right way.
And there are plenty of kids out there who can play this game really, really well — if we just get out of their way.

Love,
KW

Consistency IS Success

The purpose in everything that you do provides the consistency in what you do.

When given endless opportunities, anyone can hit the ball hard - one time.

Anyone can get a hit - one time.

Any last place team can beat a first-place team - one time.

The list goes on and on, but the best are the best for a reason. They have figured out how to be the best for a long period of time by understanding and executing the small things, which in turn, provide the consistency in their lives both on and off the field.

When you approach things with PURPOSE, you begin to work smarter, not harder. And when you start working smarter, you begin to see consistent results in your life. When you look at successful people, you’ll often hear others talk about the talents they display. They assume having talent automatically leads to success. Talent may help you gain short-term success, but in reality, consistency leads to success for years to come.

Talent gets you drafted. Consistency allows you to play baseball for a living.

Life is a puzzle full of pieces. And the success of the puzzle relies on the understanding that every piece has a PURPOSE for fitting into another.

Like a puzzle, finding success on and off the field requires vision, planning, and precise ex*****on every single day.