When hitting in practice and games. Should the focus be on trying to manipulate the ball as in hit it high/low left field or right field? Or maybe just square it up and the results are the results. What’s your main focus point when at the plate?

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

You can influence what comes next if you’re intentional. Example 1: Want a breaking ball away? Take a pitch and bail out. Pull your front shoulder off. Make it look like you can’t handle spin away. A smart pitcher sees that and goes right back to it. Now you’re ready for it. Example 2: Want a fastball in? Take a pitch and dive. Fall over the plate. Show them you’re covering away. A smart pitcher adjusts and tries to beat you in. Now you’re on time and ready to turn it. This is the point: Better competition = better adjustments. That’s an advantage if you’re thinking ahead. You’re not guessing. You're leading the at-bat. Next time you hit, ask yourself: “What am I showing them… and what do I want back?”

Every hitter wants to hit harder. Move faster. Get stronger. But the guys at the top of the game? The ones who perform when it actually matters? They've mastered something most hitters completely overlook... Elite FOCUS and CONCENTRATION in the batter's box. Because you cannot control the pitch. You cannot control the pitcher. You cannot control the count, the score, or the situation. But you CAN control where your mind is. Most hitters step in thinking about the WRONG things. "Don't strikeout. I need a hit. Last AB I got jammed." That mental noise kills your swing before the pitch is even thrown. The best hitters in the world lock into attainable, process-based cues, things they can actually do in real time: ✅ See the ball ✅ Be on time That's it. And when your mind is genuinely locked onto those two things, you give your body its best chance to execute what you've been training it to do. Freddie Freeman. Juan Soto. Watch them in big moments, there's a stillness there. A presence. That's not personality. That's a trained skill. Plenty of guys & girls have elite physical tools and never make it. What separates the best is their ability to quiet the mind and compete pitch to pitch. Train your swing AND your focus.

Competing every pitch is how you become consistent. You’re up there against the pitcher, whoever competes better has the advantage. Stay present, stick to your plan, and control the at-bat. Don’t lose it because you got out-competed. EVALUATE: - Plan or guessing? - Hunting or reacting? - Controlling the AB or getting controlled? - Reset after failure or carry it? - Compete with 2 strikes or hope? COMPETE = CONTROL Breath. Thoughts. Plan. Effort. ACTION: Grade your last game (1–10): Presence. Plan. Reset. Drop your number below 👇👇👇