Doane University Alum ‘25🐅 Lincoln High Alum ‘21🔗 Social Science Educator 📚 Standing Bear Reserve Baseball Coach⚾️🐻
Lincoln, NE
Joined December 2017
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A Christmas tradition with the best ending—she said yes! 🎄💍
Our tradition of giving ornaments to one another has always been a way of celebrating the memories we’ve shared and the love we’ve built. This year’s ornament is the most special yet—here’s to forever!❤️
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THE SABAN STANDARD
"Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people. So if everybody doesn’t buy into the same principles and values of the organization at the same high standard, you’re never going to be successful."
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Why I love baseball.
Justin Verlander walks off the mound in tears as his 7-year-old daughter comes out to get him, then heads down the tunnel with his wife and kids.
Field of Dreams in real life.
what a career. if this doesn’t move you, I don’t know what will ❤️⚾️
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Nuggets of wisdom for this Thurday (9.24) courtesy of @inkyjohnson from @enlightenthoughts...
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2029 | RHP/3B | Mason Hiatt (@Masonhiatt31, Team Nebraska)
Hiatt stays thru the outside FB well depositing it in the back side gap for a 2-run 3B.
Logged XBHs in both games of the DH for Team Nebraska 👀
NE’s #1 OVR in the 2029 class 👀
#MPBFallClassic | @PrepBaseballNE
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I talked to a dad who raised 4 D1 or pro hitters.
I asked him what he did differently.
He didn't say one thing about mechanics, showcases, or travel teams.
He asked his kids 2 questions after every game or practice. Positive always came first.
-- 1. What did you do well today?
Everyone wants to focus on the negative. Every other parent, every other coach. It drains the player.
So start with what you did really well. Think about those, write it out, be proud of yourself.
-- 2. What do I need to get better at, and what am I doing about it tomorrow?
We're used to this one, but do it in a different way.
"I chased the slider" ISN'T an answer.
"Tomorrow I'm going to hit vs the slider machine. Set my approach, stick with it, win each pitch" is an answer.
Write the work that's needed to be done. , not just the weakness.
Two questions. After every game or practice.
Your coach isn't going to do this for you. He's got 25 other hitters.
The hitter who walks into the cage already knowing what he's working on gets better in the fall. Everybody else is guessing.
Do it for a month and you'll feel a step ahead of everyone else.
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Pete Carroll says winning championships was never actually the point
“It isn’t about winning the championship. It’s not about that. As soon as you win it, it’s over with. It’s in your back pocket. You’ve already done that.”
“That’s not the motivator. The motivator is to be the best you can possibly be. That’s ongoing. It never ends. I’m not a big goals guy.”
“Goals, you achieve them. To me, I want ongoing, never-ending aspirations of being great at what you’re doing. There is no one game that is the only game. There is no one accomplishment that’s the only accomplishment.”
“Can you come back again? Is that really who you are? Is that worth fighting for?”
“Can you be true to yourself? Can you really be yourself under all circumstances? No matter what happens, when you get your ass whipped in the freaking Super Bowl, when you had two in a row and you’re two seconds from doing it again, can you come back after that moment and still be who you are?”
“That was what the challenge was to me. As hard as that looked, as hard as it felt, and as hard as it was on all the people around me, I took it like this: ‘Okay, you knew this was going to happen sometime.’ ‘Are you going to be the real deal or not?’”
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The great ones all share one thing: Competitive Arrogance.
Not cockiness, but confidence earned.
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I am beyond blessed to officially announce my commitment to Dakota County Technical College. I am so incredibly thankful for this opportunity. I’d like to thank my family and coaches for supporting me on my baseball journey. And of course the man upstairs for blessing me with this path. GO BLUE KNIGHTS⚔️⚔️ @BaseballDctc @lsb_baseball @goodrocatching @Prospects_NE
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Dawg!!
I had a great summer with the @RoyalsScoutTeam. I am very grateful for the opportunities we had this summer and this team.
Here’s my stats from the summer season.
PA: 94
BA: .507
OBP: .606
OPS: 1.592
SLG: .986
Hits: 36
1B: 19
2B: 6
3B: 5
HR: 6
RBI: 35
R: 31
BB: 17
SO: 6
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Thomas Paine publishes an open letter in the Pennsylvania Evening Post, under the name “Republicus,” which advocates for the name “United States of America” for the new nation now emerging.
This is the first time such a term has been used.
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One of the biggest mistakes I made as a hitter...
I thought hitting was all about my swing.
- If I struggled, I'd fix my swing.
- If I hit a ground ball, I'd fix my swing.
- If I popped the ball up, I'd fix my swing.
Then I got to professional baseball.
After being around Major League hitters, I realized something.
The best hitters weren't obsessed with their swing.
They were obsessed with their operating system.
- They knew what pitch they were hunting.
- They knew what pitches they could drive.
- They knew what type of contact they wanted.
- They had a plan before they ever stepped into the box.
That completely changed how I practiced.
I stopped studying my swing.
I started studying myself as a hitter.
I did this by...
Going to Walmart, bought a notebook, and started tracking everything.
- Every pitch I saw.
- Every swing I took.
- Every ball I hit.
- What I was thinking.
- What I was feeling.
At the end of each week, I'd go back through my notes and look for patterns.
Then I'd build a plan to improve my operating system.
I wasn't trying to build a better swing anymore.
I was trying to build a better hitter.
Because here's one thing I learned from being around Major League hitters:
The swing wasn't the starting point.
It was the result of everything that came before it.
Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis
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