Take a second and appreciate the moment this weekend. A lot of really good players never get the opportunity to play in a state tournament. You earned this. Enjoy the environment, the crowd, the pressure, and the competition. These are the moments you’ll remember forever. But with that opportunity also comes nerves, anxiety, and adrenaline. That’s normal. Everybody feels it. The key isn’t pretending you’re not nervous. The key is learning how to calm yourself down and stay present in the middle of it. One of the best ways to do that is through your breathing. Long inhales and slow exhales through your diaphragm help calm your central nervous system, slow your heart rate, and relax your mind. When your breathing slows down, your body slows down. Your vision gets better. Your decisions get cleaner. The game starts feeling slower. Pressure speeds people up. Good competitors learn how to slow themselves down. Remember this too: The opposing pitcher and team are dealing with the exact same environment you are. Same crowd. Same pressure. Same nerves. The advantage goes to the player and team that can stay the calmest, most relaxed, and most present when the moment gets big. Don’t fight the moment. Embrace it. Breathe through it. Compete through it. Let the other team be the one that gets overwhelmed and sped up by the stage. @Wade Webb @Miles Stanley @Rylan Kuklinski @Jack Brady @Jackson Rico @Jack Mahaney @Blaine Hollingshead @Easton Dobson @Braden Larkins @Gentry Barnes @Landon Clawson @Dierks Wente @Weston Randolph @Hayden Clement

Looking for advice on this hitter. I think she starts out ok but its like she over rotates her shoulders and shes cuts across / rolls over. You never see any extension up the middle / right center.. I think she should be hitting it much harder. https://youtu.be/mll9fef3Xdc

✔️ Unlock the secret to a powerful, effortless swing with this core-driven drill. By focusing on smooth, rotational movement and teaching your body to flow from the middle out, you’ll develop the kind of whip and barrel control that leads to cleaner, more explosive swings. Here’s how to tap into your core for efficient power and effortless speed. 👇🏼Here’s how it works👇🏼 1️⃣ Start in an Athletic Stance • Feet anchored and balanced. • Light bat held straight out in front of you. • Upper body relaxed—no tension in your arms or shoulders. 2️⃣ Focus on Core Movement • Forget about your arms. Instead, shift your core back and forth, creating a smooth, rotational movement. • The goal is to feel your core whip your bat and arms. As you get comfortable, allow this movement to naturally whip the barrel. 3️⃣ Build Up Speed Gradually • Start slow and controlled. Feel the connection between your core and the bat. • Over time, increase your speed as the whip of the barrel becomes more natural. • Your trunk whipping your arms and barrel is the tension free FLOW you want to feel. ✔️ Why This Drill Works: • Proper Sequencing: It teaches your body to use the core as the primary engine for rotation, not your arms or shoulders. • Efficient Power Transfer: By relaxing the upper body and focusing on the core, you maximize the transfer of energy through the bat, which leads to cleaner, quicker & more powerful swings. • Barrel Awareness: The whipping action improves your feel for the barrel, helping you understand how to control and accelerate it through the zone. • Proximal To Distal Principles: Building speed from the middle out is key to unlocking efficient rotational speed. 📝 Quick Tip: If you feel tension in your arms, reset. Tension in the upper body slows down your rotation and disrupts the flow. 📝 You can use a broomstick, waffle ball bat, PVC, etc. ideally you want the object to 15oz & under

Just looking for some advice on one of my players. Looks like her upper body/trunk is outracing her hands and we've got some bat drag going on. What drills would you advise for this? I typically would try short bat one handed (bottom hand drill) and then also a connection ball to try to keep the spacing to counter act the arm bar. https://youtu.be/HmVmPL2PfSo

Have another one I need some help with. She can crush off the tee. What I notice is off the tee there isnt much hip swaying going on and she had a pretty good bat path.. but with front toss she has a positive move, then negative, and then a crash forward. Her hands stay with her body the whole time with no separation and all she can do is cut down and across and she's toast. When she goes off that machine she has a toe tap and she is crashing even more. So many moving pieces. That's what I think is going on.. I've had her go no stride with the miller mat before, but she absolutely hates it... but she has more success. She wants that leg kick so bad but its causing so many problems. Looking for some advice on this one... Thanks!