You Never Know Who's Watching

Guys, I cannot explain to you how "spot on" this article is. It rang true to me, it made me think of a lot of you personally, and how you can "do the little things - but important things" better. I hope each player in the program reads this article while thinking about a few certain things.

http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/never_know.htm

1) Focus on what you need to work on. When you read about things the author said the players could improve on, be excited that you learned something new you can add to your game. Don't be depressed that you aren't doing it now.

2) Realize the importance of what it means to "Respect The Game."
The author talked about the scouts and coaches referring to players as being "lazy" when trying to field a bad throw. To me, "Respecting The Game" - in this situation - means that the referred to "lazy player," should see this act an opportunity to help his teammate AND team out, by doing EVERYTHING he can by going all out after the ball. Remember that YOU will not make a perfect throw every time, and I'm sure all of you hope your teammate is doing all he can to help you out.

3) The third example the author gives us is about a big, power-hitting first baseman. In contrast to the aforementioned player, this “power guy” did WHATEVER he needed to do, to help his team. The scouts/coaches pay attention to EVERYTHING a player does, because their No. 1 interest is finding out if the player REALLY a is PLAYER.

Your goal should be to be the best player you can possibly be. As a coaching staff, we see a lot of talent, and we see a lot of possibilities for success. You, as a player, we as a team, can be better. Let’s make a conscious effort to be better and not be left wondering what we “could’ve achieved.”

http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/never_know.htm

-Coach Andy Hansen

http://www.loganhighbaseball.com