Your Baseball Tips.com Newsletter # 16

Your Baseball Tips.com Newsletter - Issue # 16

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What I've Learned From Baseball by Coach John Peter

The game of baseball is infinitely more complex than most give it credit for. Most that I have learned about baseball is common sense.but each lesson took someone with more common sense than I to point it out.

Happy Holidays

The biggest tip to teach a young, budding ballplayer is, first and foremast, teach him to love the game.

You may never be closer to your own son or daughter than when you are 60 feet away having a catch.

Featured Article
A Coaching Philosophy You Can Live By

My coaching philosophy comes from a blend of most of the coaches I have played for, coached with, and those I have studied at the professional level. It boils down to a few ideals. One is that each player needs to be coached as an individual. Some kids need coddling, others need me to aggressively correct their errors, and others don't need much attention. Secondly, each person needs to be coached differently on each aspect of the game and in life. So, if a player is a great bunter, he doesn't need much coaching or feedback in that area, just encouragement from time to time.

As far as my philosophy of life, which goes along with baseball, (after all, baseball mirrors life - you hit the ball perfectly, and can still be out) is that you must always work to get better and if you are not, you are wasting time on the planet. Work as hard as you possibly can so when you look yourself in the mirror at night you know you did all you could. I try to expect more from my players than they expect from themselves. Upon graduation, the student-athletes that endure the rigors of the baseball program at Teikyo Post University will be better students, athletes, and people than they ever thought they could be.

Wayne Mazzoni, Teikyo Post University (Connecticut)

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Happy Holidays from the staff of Baseball Tips.com
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Coach JP: This is the most efficient, professionally produced instructional video that I have ever seen. I highly recommend it and so do many others: Ultimate Infield is endorsed by Major League Gold Glove-winning shortstop Orlando Cabrera and All Star second baseman Jose Vidro.

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Coach JP: Hey coaches and dads: The fungo bat is perfect for all ground ball & fly ball drills on the practice field or in your backyard.

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Here is a complete and comprehensive set of video instruction for the thousands of youth level coaches who can use help in multiple areas. and for those who understand the value of improving both their stronger and weaker points.
Coach JP: Armed with this knowledge, any youth coach can easily teach players the great fundamentals that many older players do not even comprehend!

The E-Zine Link: Double Angel Foundation

Double Angel Foundation

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The Double Angel Foundation is a Colorado non-profit corporation dedicated to guiding children in the fulfillment of their dreams through the joy of recreation and the love of the game of baseball. This is one of the most worthwhile projects that I've ever encountered, as the Foundation is a family's tribute to their two youngest sons, who drowned in the summer of 2000.

Baseball Quotes, Wit & Wisdom

Ninety feet between the bases is the nearest thing to perfection that man has yet achieved.
Red Smith

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