Folks, I spent a good amount of time in College wondering why it felt like I had no time to do anything at all. It was hard. I felt like I wasn’t able to keep track of my life and felt like I was in chaos control. Once I got out of college, I found […]
This year’s Lou Gehrig Camp will have a different dynamic than in year’s past! We are switching to a Half Day format to allow the kids that have practices and games at night to still be able to participate. With the Full Day format, we saw that a lot of kids wouldn’t sign up because […]
The last article I wrote, I really dove into my frustrations with coaches and why I believe we all are failing our players. We expect a lot out of them without teaching. This week, I am really going to go after some of the things I see parents do that really gets under my skin, […]
The infamous Bench Press. It is the king of the high school weight room. Would you agree? It’s the standard of strength to compare to your friends in casual conversation. When someone asks you how much you lift, they always are referring to your bench press. ALWAYS. If only the question was, “How much do […]
Coaches, have you ever wondered why your team looks so great in practice, but come game time, they make a ton of mistakes and struggle to perform? Have you ever wondered, “How do I get more out of my underachieving team?” I asked myself this same question 3 years ago when I was coaching my […]
I’ve taken some time to let this one sit and boil and I think it’s time to actually get out there and talk about it. I sit back a lot and look on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, etc.,coach a lot of teams and see what a lot of coaches are doing with their practices and […]
I think it’s time to start to change the language for our athletes! We want to start to create a FIT environment, not a skinny environment. We want to train our athletes to be healthy, happy, fit athletes […]
Ahhhh, the awkward conversation between teammates, parents, coaches, and scouts — What’s your batting average? Personally, I highly dislike the idea of batting average. I think I dislike it because it doesn’t truly show how good a hitter is. Some of the statistics that I really like are: QAB — Quality At Bat % HHB […]
As a coach who spends an extensive amount of time in the cage talking with players and parents about swing mechanics, I feel like I’ve heard it all. Believe me, I know there’s still a lot out there, but as I go through the day-to-day operations, a lot of the same questions surface: I want […]
“Hard Work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” – Tim Notke We’ve all seen this quote somewhere. At Hot Corner Athletics, we are particularly fond of it. What does it really mean though? We see athletes crushing working outs and skill development sessions all the time BUT I’m here to tell you MOST of […]
