English Teacher/Head Baseball Coach at Glenbard West High School.
Joined June 2012
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Coach Schultz retweeted
Disagreeing w/ @AROD is like a Car Mechanic telling a World Renowned Heart Surgeon, you don’t know how to operate on the Heart. Alex knows after you get separation, that’s how you start the swing. His lower half & gravity are a natural factor. This is how you create consistent, hard contact against high velocity & movement. Listen to the experts that have faced that type of pitching.
Coach Schultz retweeted
Attacking the inside part of the Baseball does not mean I want U hitting an inside pitch to right field If you’re right handed-I want U to hit a bomb to left center and the contact point is out in front of the plate-U can look away and hit inside-U can’t look inside and hit away
Coach Schultz retweeted
It’s not “old school” to hustle everywhere
It’s not “old school” to respect your opponent
It’s not “old school” to bunt for a hit
It’s not “old school” to have a high ⚾️ IQ
It’s not “old school” to have emotional control
It’s not “old school” to act like you’ve done it before
It’s not “old school” to be disciplined and respectful
It’s not “old school” to not have to wear a ton of “accessories”
It’s not “old school”…
It’s winning
It’s all about the team
It’s the respecting the game
#BaseballTruth
Coach Schultz retweeted
Good thoughts on hitting with two strikes. It’s not about changing your swing, it’s about adjusting your approach. Unfortunately this is a non starter for most of today’s hitters. We don’t change our approach & we don’t practice hitting with two strikes. I know, don’t get two strikes on you. The reality is you ARE going to be hitting with two strikes in 50+ % of your at bats.
When I was with the St. Louis Cardinals, we had a team meeting about hitting with two strikes.
Albert Pujols was leading it.
At the time, he was hitting something ridiculous with two strikes.
I want to say it was around .265.
Naturally, everyone wanted to know how.
So somebody asked:
"What's your two-strike approach?"
Albert's answer surprised me.
He said:
"I think fastball inside and hit it back through the middle."
That was it.
No complicated mechanics.
No secret formula.
Just:
Fastball inside.
Back through the middle.
I remember sitting there thinking:
"Why would you think fastball inside with two strikes?"
So somebody asked him.
And Albert said something I'll never forget.
He said:
"If I can hit a fastball inside back through the middle..."
"I can hit the fastball away."
"I can stay on the changeup."
"I can stay on the slider."
"I can stay on the curveball."
Then he paused.
And said:
"The ball gets deeper."
That's when it clicked for me.
He wasn't trying to pull the inside fastball.
He was using one thought to cover everything.
The more I thought about it...
The more it made sense.
So I started trying it.
And it changed the way I thought about hitting with two strikes.
Instead of worrying about every pitch...
I focused on one.
Fastball inside.
Back through the middle.
See it DEEP.
If you're struggling with two strikes, here's what I'd do tonight:
Round 1: Short Box
(Set the distance somewhere between front toss and batting practice.)
Have a coach throw only fastballs inside.
Your only thought:
"Fastball inside."
Drive the ball back through the middle.
10 swings.
Round 2: Mix Speeds
Now the coach mixes:
- Fastballs
- Changeups
- Breaking balls
- Sliders
But your thought never changes.
You're still looking:
"Fastball inside."
10 swings.
Round 3: Two-Strike BP
Every pitch starts 0-2.
Compete.
Battle.
Use the same approach.
"Fastball inside."
Back through the middle.
10 swings.
That's it.
30 focused swings.
One thought.
One approach.
One goal.
Drive the baseball back through the middle.
One thing I've learned:
Most hitters get worse with two strikes because they add thoughts.
Albert got better because he removed them.
With two strikes, simplicity is a weapon.
Thank you for reading,
Jermaine Curtis
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Coach Schultz retweeted
Your team is watching everything you do.
Great Leaders DON'T...
🚫 show up late
🚫 blame others
🚫 complain
🚫 put others down
Great Leaders DO...
💯 show up early
💯 take responsibility
💯 find solutions
💯 encourage others
Coach Schultz retweeted
GLUE GUYS/GALS ARE:
✅ all about winning
✅ all about the team
✅ low ego
✅ high character
✅ committed & compelled workers
✅ dependable & accountable
✅ connected to their teammates
✅ connectors of your team's culture
✅ focused yet fun
✅ leaders
Coach Schultz retweeted
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Coach Schultz retweeted
WHAT IF YOU:
👊 trained at a championship standard?
👊 eliminated all your excuses?
👊 got in the best shape of your life?
👊 competed on every drill and play?
👊 held everyone accountable?
👊 forced your opponents to beat you?
WHAT COULD YOU AND YOUR TEAM ACHIEVE?
Coach Schultz retweeted
I am convinced that Leadership is about Energy.
What type of energy do you exude?
- Positive energy is contagious
- Competitive energy is contagious.
- Team-first energy is contagious.
This is why teams consistently win.
They have leaders who transfer this energy to others.
Coach Schultz retweeted
Peyton Manning on Leadership.
"The best teams I played on, the best players practiced the hardest."
Winning for each other is contagious.
That’s what being a great teammate is all about.
🎥 Peyton Manning | Notre Dame Football
Coach Schultz retweeted
“Rules are for those who cannot follow direction. Standards are for those who aspire to do special things.”
@TimCorbin
