PREACH! Even in my 50's from basketball back in the day to baseball today in the adult leagues I'm in. Still gotta get those reps in. Thanks for the mental reinforcement!!
This is great. I tell my team all the time…you want to throw harder, then throw harder. You want to block more balls…then block more balls. You want to get more hits, then hit more.
I tell my player this all the time. "Don’t leave what you’ve just learned in practice on the field, take it home and keep working on it.” Thanks, now at least I can tell them to not only take it from me, listen to a former big leaguer.
Granted its softball, I recently started playing again after a 20 year layoff. Dudes are like "No effn way you haven't played". Thing is I've studied videos like yours and have been hittining off a tee / in the cages since the pandemic started and am raking. Can't run to save my life but when you hit .750 there's plenty of guys who can pinch run!
I have 2 on my roster that work their tails off and are significantly better than everyone else I have. My less good players that are bigger/stronger/faster talk about them and how nice it must be to be so "gifted." It is one of the very few things that will set me off. I'm like how much infield did you take the last 6 weeks, how many times did you go to the cages the last 6 weeks, how much did you throw the last 6 weeks. There is a level of gifted, but don't claim thats the difference between you and a kid that is putting in 3 times the work. Like you said, the funniest part is the 2 that put in the effort don't consider it work. They ALWAYS want more reps than we have time or I have energy for.
Lol he put the work in but he probably does it in the most nonchalant way ever. In his recent interview he said he got to start back doing baseball stuff and it sucks
Take more swings than the rest of the players on your team. Outwork everyone until you start asking yourself if you are doing enough. Then you will realize you are leading by example and those around you will compete and push you to get even better. If you play with people that aren't actively working and talking about how to get better than you are doing it wrong.
well said Matt
PREACH! Even in my 50's from basketball back in the day to baseball today in the adult leagues I'm in. Still gotta get those reps in. Thanks for the mental reinforcement!!
Thanks!!
Hey Matt. Love the channel. I've read to articles today on possible replacement players if lockout goes into spring. Any chance you go one more round?
Let's go!
Excellent advice . Put in the work !
Of all the great videos you have posted, this is the most important one.
Glad it was helpful!
This is the first video every kid/parent should watch first. Really for any sport it all applies.
Well said, Matt.
This is a really good lesson, and not just for being a good hitter.
Thanks!!
Love this! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is great. I tell my team all the time…you want to throw harder, then throw harder. You want to block more balls…then block more balls. You want to get more hits, then hit more.
I tell my player this all the time. "Don’t leave what you’ve just learned in practice on the field, take it home and keep working on it.” Thanks, now at least I can tell them to not only take it from me, listen to a former big leaguer.
Man the first 4 minutes of the video is everything!
Granted its softball, I recently started playing again after a 20 year layoff. Dudes are like "No effn way you haven't played". Thing is I've studied videos like yours and have been hittining off a tee / in the cages since the pandemic started and am raking. Can't run to save my life but when you hit .750 there's plenty of guys who can pinch run!
Well put! How far are you from the NW corner of Connecticut? Curious if my son might ever play you guys in a tournament.
Hey Matt, Great Stuff.... question... can you send me a link to where I can buy that bat you have in your hand please sir.
Adrian Gonzalez was the best fielder I remember too and were all the same age lol
The great players keep learning. Never be satisfied
I have 2 on my roster that work their tails off and are significantly better than everyone else I have. My less good players that are bigger/stronger/faster talk about them and how nice it must be to be so "gifted." It is one of the very few things that will set me off. I'm like how much infield did you take the last 6 weeks, how many times did you go to the cages the last 6 weeks, how much did you throw the last 6 weeks. There is a level of gifted, but don't claim thats the difference between you and a kid that is putting in 3 times the work. Like you said, the funniest part is the 2 that put in the effort don't consider it work. They ALWAYS want more reps than we have time or I have energy for.
100 swings a day, keep strike outs away
I like that!
It's like MLB the show. Can hit anything after you see about 10,000 pitches a week
Replacement player matt. He to busy to even think about it
After getting to know him now via CZcams. I'm 100% tuning in to see him play.
Probably Anthony Rendon never worked that hard
Lol he put the work in but he probably does it in the most nonchalant way ever. In his recent interview he said he got to start back doing baseball stuff and it sucks
Take more swings than the rest of the players on your team. Outwork everyone until you start asking yourself if you are doing enough. Then you will realize you are leading by example and those around you will compete and push you to get even better. If you play with people that aren't actively working and talking about how to get better than you are doing it wrong.