@Nationals WPB Complex/Defensive Coordinator | Former @GGC_Baseball Head Coach | @GB_Baseball U23 National Team 🥇 | #OGNekton | #👊
West Palm Beach, FL
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THIS is how we left the dugout after we won...
To the naysayer, a clean dugout doesn’t equate to wins. Eyewash right?
To that, we would say that The Game knows!
Bottle caps are doubles. Wrappers are quality starts & strikeouts. Every piece of something adds up!
#GrizGangGGC
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Edge Day is the best day for every baseball guy worth his salt!
Nothing better than clean edges. Nothing. Makes a statement…
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If you think it matters, it matters.
Respect for facilities, your opponents, The Game.
.@LBDirtbags just defeated the defending National Champions 3-0. But before leaving to celebrate they stayed and picked up every piece of trash in the dugout. #skobags
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I want to bear hug @FrankMartin_SC!
⚾️ Parents ➡️ STOP calling balls & Ks from the stands, second guessing coaches...it’s toxic, negative & NEVER shines favorable on you!
Want to coach? Apply for the job! If not, ENJOY WATCHING YOUR KID PLAY!
#👊
Josh Garcia
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Keep working while you wait.
Be ready for your moment.
The Game knows.
Ben Peck 🤠🍊
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Sharing from inside our @GGC_Baseball program:
Staple of an elite team offense is how they move 1B ➡️ 3B on base hits.
At GGC, we do NOT use the 3B Coach to make these decisions! Ever.
As a runner, once you see OF positioning - the ball off the bat tells you everything!
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First BP round for @VandyBoys:
Bunts. Yes, bunts.
It’s up to the coach & player on how/when to use it.
Not every one ‘gives up an out’...some start rallies, need a baserunner, move a runner, don’t like the matchup, expose defense...
And it will win a game in the postseason.
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Here’s the true beauty of our @NAIABall level:
Two dudes jump in the same car, because one rode a charter bus… sharing a Kroger experience & grocery shopping for their teams before they play each other later today.
Small College Baseball at its finest.
Humbabe!
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⚾️ GGC COACHES CORNER ⚾️
Modified Cuts & Relays Drill - Footwork & Communication
▪️OF - barehand pickup + ball in the air quick
▪️INF - 20' foot string connects each player
▪️C - over-communicate to create adjustments
▪️Align OF - INF gloves - C
#GrizGangGGC | #GGCAthletics
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❌ We are not coaching baseball.
❌ We are not coaching baseball players.
✅ We are coaching PEOPLE to prepare them for LIFE.
Now frame your inspirational speech & your mission in coaching around that concept!
#👊
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Coach Saban dropping knowledge that on the surface appears to be only ‘football teachings’...
But it’s baseball, other sports, our training, your work environment, relationships...it’s LIFE! Starts between our ears!
Great share @CoachDShack! #👊
Danny Schaechter 🏝️🏈🐾
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You can’t hide from your teammates...they know WAY more than most ever will.
Plus twenty years from now, your batting average won’t be mentioned.
Your character, your leadership, who you were as a teammate will be THE conversation! #👊
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The best baseball/softball folks are:
⚾️ Constantly learning
⚾️ Supportive of others
⚾️ Truthful when they speak
⚾️ Egoless - it’s not about them
⚾️ Teachers first
⚾️ Relationship-driven
⚾️ Servant leaders
⚾️ Communicators
⚾️ Focused on the big picture
Surround yourself w/ ⬆️
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So relative to our current media/social climate...need to pump the brakes & breathe
Please don’t judge me on who I was at 14, 18, 21, 28, even yesterday!!
We ALL fall short...then we need those around us to know our heart & pick us up! #👊
(@RTRnews)
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So you say that you want COACH huh?
Absolutely 🎯! This is what you’ve signed up for… and none of those realities ever get any easier.
Thanks for the share @KirbySmartUGA!
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Just a little share that might help!
We all HATE how guys dig out around 1B as the season goes! Practice, BP, I/O, PFP, scrimmages, groundballs... it all adds up to divots!
⚾️ Turf placemat under 1B
Game changer & preserves your area around the bag
Base slides right in!
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There is no greater calling than that of a COACH.
Just today,
• Guided a player making offensive adjustments, needed perspective
• Cried with a player going through a tough time, needed a shoulder
• Call from former player who started his own business, needed advice
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In coaching, not every moment is yours.
At times, let the player work through & sit with failure… Step back & let them have that success to themselves…
Resist the need to always step in & fill the air w/ your words
There’s power in that internal process.
Have some “feel”.
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This marks my third year back in the dugout and this exact prayer to start a new season.
Our God is an awesome God! Watch over us all…
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And just opened Twitter for the first time... 😳! Can’t wait to dive in & promise to connect with all of you!
Overwhelmed with the abundance of love & support for these guys!
For now, here are some first thoughts after the dogpile...
#GrizGangGGC | @GGC_Baseball
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There is NOTHING better than baseball folks. I’m convinced that true, legit, authentic baseball #Dudes are the salt of the Earth.
This fraternity is special bc of special people.
No disrespect to any other sport, I’m sure it’s great!?
But, it’s not like this. You want this.
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I/my/mine < We/our/us
The language that we choose speaks volumes.
“I did this”
“MY pitching staff”
“the offense is MINE”
OR
“OUR baserunners”
“WE worked hard”
“It’s about US”
There’s serious power in the collective group. Build a COMMUNITY instead of a personal island!
#👊
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There are no “little things” in baseball.
Character wins. Championship habits win. And lack of both certainly does not breed success.
It ALL adds up. The Game knows.
"Guys that will live by that are the same guys that will run balls out."
I asked Terry Francona why he says he likes this group so much. His answer started with a small thing that he believes is at the core of the team's culture.
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🔥FIRED UP🔥 for my main dude Coop! He was so ready to crush camp this morning!
8:35am - “Dad, can I get some Cheetos?”
9:00am - “Dad, I think I’m ready to go home now!”
Day 1 was over before it started! 🤦♂️
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Starting each day with the thought:
It’s ALL about the PLAYERS.
As Coaches, we need them a lot more than they will ever need us.
So for today:
- Love them for who they are
- Serve & care for them
- Teach everything
- Develop them as people first
Humility wins.
#👊
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This week, we are showcasing our Defensive Drill Series!
◎ All-encompassing team defensive work
◎ Communication is imperative
◎ We rotate individual segments every 2.5 mins
◎ For us, this series takes >20 mins in total
#GrizGangGGC | #GGCAthletics
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7 games into the 18th year, still reminded of this fact:
We are not coaching BASEBALL.
We are coaching BASEBALL PLAYERS.
Their development, their performance, their careers is paramount to any win or trophy!
People. Build better PEOPLE & watch how the game unfolds.
#👊
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As a coach, if you lead the charge out of the dugout to shake the opposing coaches’ hands after a win…
Then you better lead the charge every time after a loss.
We need that serving of humility. What a great lesson in grace!
Just one man’s opinion…
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In this order. All the time.
It’s the right spot for the right dudes!
#GrizGangGGC | #GGCAthletics
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Coach extends a hand to connect, thanks for the podcast & then shares that he lost his father 1.5 months ago.
We both tear up.
Literally 10 mins before this, checked my phone to find a Facebook memory remind me that today is exactly 3 years from losing my Dad.
God is REAL.
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Our brand new Grizzly BP Format!
◎ Full defense on the field always
◎ LIVE: Baserunners & Defense react accordingly
◎ Dead-Dead-LIVE-Dead-Dead-LIVE RUN or D-L-D-LR
◎ Game speed with energy, communication & decisions
#GrizGangGGC | #GGCAthletics
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Absolutely. Love. This! #👊
Please coach my daughter one day, please. The world after basketball is tough, accountability is needed & the truth needs to be said out loud.
Check that, coach my son AND my daughter.
Check that again, coach ME! I’m moving to Johnson City...
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🚘 “HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN?” 🚘
Love your people!
Consider the power behind arriving at UNCONDITIONAL love for your employees, your players, etc.
Results do not factor in... As leaders, we get lost in their growth, their story, as humans!
⚡️Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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MUDITA defined!
Finding vicarious joy in another’s success.
This young man has it figured out…
Everyone needs a teammate like this! This Catcher is awesome! #youthbaseball #travelball #play24sports
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THIS is what I signed up for...
@TheCanesBB
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Oldie but a goodie!
⚾️ Ball in Dirt Reads
Block visual of P/release angle to focus on ball in the air & information from behind the plate
GOAL: Trust yourself + trusting our vision of the baseball + evaluate catcher movements
=
REACT ...not guess!
#GrizGangGGC
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What a powerful picture...a new beginning for all of us!
Our God is an awesome God - He is risen!
🙏🏼
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My heart is overflowing - this sweet baby girl is finally here & we are in love!
CJ - meet the World.
World - this is CJ & she’s about to OWN you!
👶🏼 Charlee Jolene ‘CJ’ Sheets
📈 9lbs 1oz | 20” long
🤱🏻 Healthy Mom & Baby
Press Conference scheduled for tomorrow. #👊
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IMPACT (v): to have a direct effect or impression on
What @ryanhunt00 has done for this program & the guys in it… that impact is immeasurable!
2 years ago: “Coach, I want to start a bible study for the team”
Today: 8 of his teammates dedicate their lives to God through Ryan’s commitment. Amazing!!
Our God is an awesome God!!!
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Your absolute best is when you are __________.
Up early ➡️ Get up!
Working out ➡️ Move!
Authentic ➡️ Be real!
Calm ➡️ Breathe!
Passionate ➡️ Be fired up!
Present ➡️ Lock in!
Laughing ➡️ Smile!
Considerate ➡️ Listen!
Serving Others ➡️ Die to your ego!
You know the answer...
#👊
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Guess who is back in the podcast game AND is bringing that ‘Certified Audio Gold’ with him?
Hum. Babe! 🔥FIRED UP!🔥
Episode #1 drops in TWO WEEKS - Wednesday, Dec 18th - and buckle in for the guest list...Coaches & Players across every level of our game!
More details to come!
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Winners.
When you can execute details like this. When your job means this much to you. When you don’t accept the easy option...
My guess is that these cats will be successful at whatever they do. Very impressive! #👊
🎥
March Madness Men’s Basketball TV
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Our body language is a direct correlation to our thoughts.
FACT: Thoughts ➡️ Actions
- - - - -
Negative thought ➡️ slumped posture, face drops, depressed breath
Positive thought ➡️ chest up, smile, full breath
- - - - -
Clean up your thoughts and your body language cleans up.
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🔥FIRED UP🔥 to land my @TheCanesBB coaching starter kit!
Let’s get to work!
@wjeffpetty @bhucks17 @coachcorywelch
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Walking off the field last night with a ton of emotions.
March 10th, 2024 - wrapped up a series with Indiana Tech
March 12th, 2020 - cancelled a series with Indiana Tech… then the season…
- - -
Take absolutely nothing for granted. Every day at the ballpark is a blessing!
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If ‘Everything Matters’...then it matters all of the time!
Cleaner than you found it, pay it forward to the next team.
Bottles, caps & wrappers are doubles, strikes & safe calls waiting to be cashed in...The Game knows.
#PostgameDugoutGoals
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🚘 “HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN?” 🚘
Embrace the JOURNEY - Do not stop at the DESTINATION!
The true value lies in our growth, the people around us, the lessons learned...
Ignore the right side of the scoreboard... because the process knows no score!
⚡️Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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On behalf of the entire baseball community, we are all in agreement that we are embarrassed for @AHSAAUpdates
Embarrassed for your poor judgment, lack of feel & integrity.
I’m embarrassed that we even have to tweet this…
Get the call right. Reinstate @MoseleyAdam.
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38 years old & I’m still learning every day...
For instance, I never knew how big time I would look in green shoes until TODAY! And it’s only going to get better & better.
See old dogs out there? There is hope for all of us. Sleep easy.
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WE GOT MARRIED TODAY!!
Sheets Clan is OFFICIAL & rocking brand new hardware - Inked my special lady to a lifetime contract!
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SHOW LOVE FOR ⚾️ COACHES WIVES!
“There’s a special place in Heaven for every coach’s wife”
Mine sends me off for weeks at a time to get this program rolling while she battles 2 kids & selling a house like a boss!
Love you Chels!
Share YOUR story & what makes her so special!
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Nothing bonds a community of small college coaches quite like driving a double-door short bus!!
@NAIABall
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Today, we addressed the extensive and relentless media coverage surrounding the birth announcement/opening press conference for:
Charlee Jolene 'CJ' Sheetinger
Projected #1 Recruit, 2036 Class for Basketball, Softball & Volleyball
Let the recruiting games begin...
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Here’s what it’s all about...
Former player called me to say that he made a decision to leave his current job & take on the challenge of starting his own accounting firm. On his own.
✅
That feeling on the call was equal to winning our last game.
THIS is our greatest calling!
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There are so many special people inside this game...
And then there’s humans like this guy. @3strikes_AU
His passion for others, caring & compassionate nature, his servant leadership are all qualities that I pray rub off through bro hugs. Love ya Butch!
Patrick Brickman
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“I LOVE my players” should never hinge on baseball success
Conditional love - when you’re pitching well, just hit a double, after a win...
Unconditional love - pays no attention to results. It’s about people, period!
Fall in love with the PERSON first & watch what happens!
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Every. Single. Day!
Investment into mental health, being present, detaching from the past/future, preparing for the moment!
@jaegersports @GGC_Baseball_PD
#GrizGangGGC | #GGCathletics
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“If the game is arguably 90% mental...then shouldn’t your practice plan reflect that?”
Just 10 minutes a day...no sport psychology degree needed. Help our players ‘slow down’, de-clutter their minds & learn to control their own thoughts.
Off & rolling! #👊
Taking a few minutes to slow down & just #Breathe...
Introduction to meditation for the Grizzly Nine - a daily practice for us once we start Team Training!
Somewhere, @jaegersports is smiling...
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How to keep this whole coaching thing in perspective:
Every single day, commit to this idea & know it to always be a fact...
Remember that we will need our players WAY more than they will ever need us.
Win as many games as you want. But without your guys, you’ll have nothing.
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It’s YOU versus YOU. All. The. Time!
Get up early to work out...
Being more thoughtful...
Embrace being uncomfortable...
Investing in yourself...
Doing more for others...
Clearing your desk...
Listen instead of wait to talk...
Who you were yesterday...
Win the battle.
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Basic rules to guide decisions advancing from 1B
Imagine a training environment where:
• Player gets thousands of reps literally
• Confidence to make his own decisions
• Blur the lines of situations & outs
For us, speed of runner + read off the bat are the primary factors.
🚨 Coaching Tip : @CoachSheets3
• Grass-dirt-grass = 1st to 3rd
• The ball won’t get to the outfielder w/ enough time to throw you out.
• If you draw a throw to 3rd, the trail runner can advance to 2nd.
⭐️ Great baserunners don’t just wait to be told what to do all the time. Allow them to make aggressive decisions based on the guidelines you set.
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Let’s celebrate COLLEGE BASEBALL, like ALL OF THEM!
DIIs lift weights, DIII guys take BP, NAIA programs are practicing, JC dudes are jumping on buses to play games...
Our games may not show up on TV but these are COLLEGE players & coaches who deserve LOVE! Keep rolling boys #👊
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Let’s be part of the solution.
The Game knows. Plus be a baseball guy. Plus be a good human.
#PostGameDugoutGoals
@TheCanesBB @wjeffpetty @bhucks17 @coachcorywelch
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🚘HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN?🚘
🤯 “Don’t let my confidence offend your insecurities!” -@DeionSanders
Lean into that discomfort & find out WHY then go to work at building it up!
Worth asking… maybe that confident person can help you in that area!?
⚡️ Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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🚘 “HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN?” 🚘
New segment each Thursday on the drive to work!
💭 You are where you’re at because that’s where you are supposed to be!
Looking to share ideas to challenge coaches/players to think!
⚡️Positive Vibes Only!
REPLY w/ your thoughts!
#👊
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🚨MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
This man is to be protected at all costs. Whatever it takes. Take bullets, lay on grenades, fight armies with our fists.
@ButchBaseball29 is a national treasure & baseball icon.
Love you brotha! #👊
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🧠 MINDFULNESS TRAINING ⚾️
If the game is 90% mental...then shouldn’t our training reflect that?
Simply 10 minutes per day...no sports psychology degree required.
Powerful from a pure baseball/game perspective but HUGE from a mental health viewpoint for our guys!
Day 1 ✅
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Every. Single. Day!
Following up from the interest in Daily Mental Training LIVE from @GGC_Baseball w/ some details to help more coaches bring THIS to their practice plans!
10 minutes a day, no degree needed, slow the game down!
DM myself or @jaegersports for more info! #👊
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“We’ve always done it this way”
vs.
“If there’s a better way, let’s find it!”
Growth mindset journey of searching & finding
vs.
Fixed mindset as the smartest in any room
Great share @MVP_Mindset!
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Let’s just say, I might’ve chosen the wrong year to come back to coaching...
Timing was never my thing.
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🚘 HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN? 🚘
Heavy note this week but a convo that needs to happen!!
The time is NOW for transformational leaders!
Depression, Anxiety & Suicide are words that are more commonly used around our clubhouses…
Let’s answer the call!
⚡️ Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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If you’re the smartest person in a room, you are in the wrong room.
If you find yourself there again, start questioning your pursuit of growth.
If you constantly find yourself as the smartest person in every room, put down that Kool-Aid.
Humility & Feel. Pray for them both!
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🚘 “HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN” 🚘
In a world that really needs it, parents & coaches… Let’s be CONFIDENCE BUILDERS!
Confidence is the warrior in life - Let’s build it up!
Without it, we are destined to fall short. Arm our people properly!
⚡️Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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Feels like a great day to start a journey…
Attacking fitness goals
Daily focus on personal growth
Deeper dive into faith
Best version of of you every day
Forgiveness for the past. Be where your feet are right now. Walk towards who you want to become.
One step at a time!
#👊
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No matter how bad you might want something, we cannot open doors that God wants closed.
Conversely, no man can close doors that God wants open for us.
'Trust the process' works here...or simply 'Trust His plan'
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⚾️ GGC COACHES CORNER ⚾️
Into our "Hitting Lab" w/ one of the best - @CoachCox_GGC
◎ External cues > Mechanics speak
◎ 1 - 2 - 3 for RHH | 3 - 2 - 1 for LHH
◎ Cardinal Drill - open, 45* turn, closed
◎ Competition always wins - Intent + Focus!
#GrizGangGGC | #GGCAthletics
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Grizzlies have landed in Cali baby!
Priorities stay the same in Santa Barbara as they are in Lawrenceville - Mindfulness over everything!
Not a better way to get the mind right, period. And how often?
Every. Single. Day.
@jaegersports @PitchingNinja
#GrizGangGGC
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Scouting fact: Projecting body frame on a prospect starts w/ the parents. Kid is built like/resembles Dad - potential insight into his future body
Love it, hate it, agree, disagree, it’s happening.
Now, explain this to your mother-in-law. 🤦♂️.
Welcome to my Saturday morning.
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Walking the floors where over 6,000 coaches SACRIFICED 4 days from their families to INVEST in their development to LEAD young men...
Real goosebumps.
Never felt this motivated to SERVE our coaches more, take leaps forward & grow our game together!
2018 ain’t ready! #👊
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Every single WIN comes back to every single PLAYER who has worn Green & Gray! Players play, GREAT players win!
Those 41 losses are all mine baby!
It’s always a GREAT day to be a Grizzly!
MILESTONE! Congrats to Head Coach Jeremy Sheetinger on collecting his 200th victory leading the Grizzlies! In five seasons he has a 200-41 record (.830 winning percentage).
#GGCAthletics | #GrizGangGGC
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The Game knows...
@ButchBaseball29
There was some trash on the ground as Shohei walked to 1st base.
He, of course, picked it up.
What can’t this man do?
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THAT is what a college baseball game is supposed to feel like...
Every pitch matters, energy in the air & you can tangibly feel the momentum swing into each dugout. Sign me up!
All things that we can work on & improve. Front row seat for it all!
I absolutely love my guys!!
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“How’s your day going?”
“Good”
“It’s going”
“I’m making it”
OR
“Appreciate you asking! I’m absolutely 1000% unapologetically CRUSHING it today!! And you?”
Imagine the potential of waking up on the prowl to attack a day like this!?
Let’s get to work! #👊
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🚘 HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN? 🚘
We can always chase what we WANT to do…
Until it’s time to start doing what we HAVE to do!
Friendly reminder for our coaching fraternity: Always put your family first. Report to that team every day.
Love you guys!
⚡️ Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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“Treat people the way you want to be treated”
Simple. To the point. And has tremendous impact!
• Valued
• Appreciated
• Listened to
• Considered
• Grateful for
• Noticed
From players to coaches to wives to friends to strangers.
Truly amazing how far it can go!
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It’s not fair to hold someone/your team to standards or expectations that you never clearly defined or communicated...
They don’t know what they don’t know & they certainly don’t know what you didn’t teach!
Begins & ends w/ crystal clear communication.
Teach everything!
#👊
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And we are LIVE!
🎥 Our “Attacking the Bases” video has officially launched!
⚾️ Leads @ each base
⚾️ Steal Jumps
⚾️ Team Drills
⚾️ Rules on bases
⚾️ + so much more!
For 20% off use the code:
SHEETS20
Head over to GrizGang.com & bring this plan into your program!
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🚘 “HOW ‘BOUT THAT RIDE IN?” 🚘
Everyone is a leader when things are going great... REAL leadership begins when things go bad!
Winning can mask issues while losing exposes them!
Let’s lean into that uncomfortable opportunity & go make an impact!
⚡️Positive Vibes Only!
#👊
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