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Peak Performance: Mindset Tools for Business, available on Amazon (click on book cover). Even though the title states “Business”, my chapter on Self Talk is for athletes and coaches. Mandatory reading for everyone in athletics.

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Peak Performance: Mindset Tools for Athletes, available on Amazon (click on book cover). This chapter reveals the truth regarding mental imagery, why every great athlete does it and how easy it really is to do successfully.

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Batting Tee Report 2023

UPDATED. The batting tee is hurting you. Update now includes pitching machine.

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April/ May 2021 Issue

The Shift

Information vs. Experience

HOW BASEBALL ‘SCOUTS,’ FANS, HISTORY & PLAYER-HOPEFULS PAY THE PRICE …

HOW BASEBALL ‘SCOUTS,’ FANS, HISTORY & PLAYER-HOPEFULS PAY THE PRICE...

Don't Blame Buckner

Buckner Didn't Lose Game 6. This is how it was lost.

Bunt - Baseballs Bad 4 Letter Word

Over Analyzed and Over Thought - Part 1

Bunt - Baseballs Bad 4 Letter Word

Not Using It Will Cost You The Game - Part 2

Hitters Fail 70% of The Time - WRONG

This statement is wrong and factually untrue yet most believe it because they've been told it over and over...

The Yips. The What?

A Perplexing Condition That No One Wants to Talk About - Q&A with Dr. Charlie Maher PsyD, CC-AASP Sport and Performance Psychologist and Director of Personal and Organizational Performance for the Cleveland Indians.

Being a good teammate

The 3 R's - ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, RELATIONSHIPS Q&A with Dr. Charlie Maher PsyD, CC-AASP Sport and Performance Psychologist and Director of Personal and Organizational Performance for the Cleveland Indians

Batted Ball Speed

The Holy Grail of Hitting and Where to Find It. Interview with Dr. Daniel Russell - Professor of Acoustics & Director of Distance Education at Penn State University.

Emotional Responsibility

On And Off The Field Q&A with Dr. Charlie Maher PsyD, CC-AASP Sport and Performance Psychologist and Director of Personal and Organizational Performance for the Cleveland Indians. Page 24

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