by Mike Lotief | Jun 28, 2022
Here is a great story about a little girl showing empathy for bees drowning in honey and her observations of how bees in a hive take care of each other and then analogized it to sports/life and being a good teammate and a Good Samaritan. It goes like this: Once upon a...
by Mike Lotief | Jun 14, 2022
My next most favorite Biblical story after the GOOD SAMARITAN is DAVID versus GOLIATH. The act of facing overwhelming odds can produce greatness and beauty. The powerful and strong are not always what they seem – sometimes just BIG BULLIES...
by Mike Lotief | Jun 7, 2022
I think of the ”shoulders” as a separate anatomical unit for hitting purposes from the ”torso”. For the necessary early bat speed, quickness and adjustability, there must be separate movements of the shoulders from the movements of the torso. The SHOULDERS ACTIVELY...
by Mike Lotief | May 31, 2022
When watching Super Regionals (Texas vs Arkansas, game 2), there was a 21 pitch at bat – 15 foul balls. FIFTEEN! Mostly on inside pitches. On one of the pitches, the batter swung and missed — the ball actually hit her after she missed (hit her in her back...
by Mike Lotief | May 24, 2022
It’s hard to tell the difference between good pressure and performance anxiety. Good pressure is that feeling of anticipation – you have prepared and the event is significant to you and you are aroused, fully focused, fully engaged in the moment and sharp. Some...
