Monday reminder for every baseball & softball athlete:
Talent gets attention.
Consistency creates separation.
You don’t become a better player on game day.
You become one in the cage.
In the weight room.
During recovery.
When nobody is watching.
Start this week with a purpose
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Coach_Daryl retweeted
Most players (and parents) have NO IDEA what actually matters in recruiting.
Hint: It’s NOT just exit velo or home runs.
Here’s what college coaches really look for when evaluating hitters 🧵👇
Coach_Daryl retweeted
🗣️ CALLING ALL COACHES 📢
Are you actively searching for:
• Mentoring from other coaches
• Growth opportunities
• Connections, friendships, networks
• Blueprints for career advancement
• Your next challenge as a leader
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Yes, there is a cost to this.
It’s not created for everyone.
Commitment is required.
DM for more info!
Coach_Daryl retweeted
🚨 Julio Rodriguez Prep Work
1️⃣ Tee Work: (notice the no stride)
• Top hand short bat
• 2 hand short bat
• Game bat
2️⃣ Front Toss
3️⃣ Machine Work
• Spread out no stride
• Game speed swings
⭐️ It’s a process. Trust the work and get your reps.
Fielding is about more than just catching the ball—it’s about footwork, positioning, and anticipation. 🧠⚾ At Tenth Inning Sports, we focus on developing elite defensive skills that win games. Stay low, stay quick, and own your position!
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Coach_Daryl retweeted
Great time of year to share these lists. Many college freshman are seeing it unfold in front of their eyes. How many boxes can you check from the coaches list?
@DirtBroUSA
Coach_Daryl retweeted
Monday night (Jan 15) I’m hosting a Zoom call 🔥
• WHO: Young coaches looking for guidance + advice on how to be their best
• WHY: This is something I’m very passionate about! I wish I had help when I was working my way up (I still am)
RT or reply + I’ll message the link 🤝
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Coach_Daryl retweeted
"It's just consistency.
It's just good old fashioned 'do the work' every single day. Days that you don't feel like doing it, you show up and you do it.
And when you do that -every day- for a long period of time, you wind up having a success that goes on for quite a few years."
Coach_Daryl retweeted
Players vs coaches on starting as a college freshman.
Jumping from HS to college & starting is everyone’s goal, but do players really know what will get them penciled in the starting 9 or earn playing time?
To increase odds of making this objective a reality, one must know what coaches are really looking for from a starter.
* Players vs. Coaches below *
Coach_Daryl retweeted
Maybe this is the best way to explain it:
If you’re in high school & the 12-yr-olds on TV at the LLWS throw harder than you…probably don’t need to go to that showcase quite yet.
Coach_Daryl retweeted
I just gave my kids an epic "Back in My Day" Summer rant and I got on a roll...
Here are 16 reasons Summer in the '90s crushes Summer in '23 and why our kids are soft:
1) Gatorade Citrus Cooler > every crappy Prime flavor
2) No Gatorade? Thirsty? Any garden hose on the side of a house in the '90s will do. Tasted better, in fact...
My kids: "Gross. It has no filter."
Me: "Filters weren't even invented when we were kids. Drinking mud and hot copper from the hose made us stronger."
3) Kids in '23: "Can you text Joe's mom to see if he's home?"
Really? Now we have to go through 7 texts so you can see your friend? The old way was perfect:
Kids in the '90s: "I'm calling Joe's house to see if he's home."
4) Even better in the '90s...
Kids: "I'm biking to Joe's to see if he's around."
Parents: "Good. Be home at 5."
Biking > driving
Calling > texting
5) Kids in '23: "Can you set up a playdate with Ed?"
Parents, when did the term "play date" take over? It's lame, weak parent-speak. It's our fault.
We should stop using it.
Our kids don't need dates to shoot driveway hoops.
Kids in '93: "Can Ed come over?" (simple)
6) Kids in '93: "Ken Griffey Jr. is the most awesome baseball player ever!"
Kids in '23: "What's baseball?"
7) If your kid likes a PB&J sandwich in 2023 it takes them 10 minutes to say so:
"This PB&J is so gas it's fire my guy no cap."
Describing a tasty PB&J in the 90s: "It's good."
8) Kids in '93: "I'm going to see The Sandlot in the theater with all my buddies Saturday afternoon."
Kids in '23: "We're watching some streaming super hero thing I don't know what app it's on."
9) Kids in '23: "I found this funny online video it has this guy at the zoo and he...."
Kids in the '90s: Chris Farley. Jim Carrey. Adam Sandler. Will Smith.
10) Kids in '23: "Alexa, play that AI song with Drake and KPop?"
Kids in the '90s: "I memorized all the words to Tribe Called Quest's 'Scenario'"
11) Kids in '23: "I'm watching this YouTube channel of this kid with a British accent making fun of high school videos he finds on YouTube."
Whaaaat??
How absurd are these shows?
Kids in the '90s: Saved By the Bell
12) Kids hearing a joke in '23: "i loled"
Kids hearing a joke in the 90s: ***actual laughter***
13) Kids in '23: "I'm on a group hangout with my friends."
Kids in the 90s: "A group of us are going to the park to hang out."
14) Kids in the 90s: "Can me and my friends walk to the pizza shop to get lunch?"
Parents: "Here's $5 to get two slices and a Coke."
Kids in '23: "Can we order Uber Eats for lunch? It's only $47.50?"
15) Kids in the 90s: "It's Friday night! Let's go to Blockbuster and cruise the aisles and grab a New Release and get some Junior Mints and popcorn."
Kids in '23 sitting on the couch: "Disney+ doesn't have anything new."
16) 90s kids: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.
Kids in 2023: LeBron James' usage rate is....
ughhhhh zip it, dorks.
Jordan was better.
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