ROUNDING THE BASES

Each game is a mission where we have to get from homeplate back to homeplate with a few casualties as possible. 

• A baseball casualty is:

  • FRUSTRATION

  • DISTRACTION

  • LOSS OF CONFIDENCE

 Our ultimate goal is to REALIZE TEAM POTENTIAL AND LIMIT CASUALTIES WE MUST DISPLAY THESE OPERATING TRAITS.

Home to 1st:  HUMBLY accept success

• Expect success, but when it occurs, humbly accept the success and do not act in a way which will alienate others

• When we beat other teams, act like you have done it before! 

  • Realize winning that day is a small “battle” in a larger “War”

  • CELEBRATIONS WILL HAPPEN, just in appropriate ways and at appropriate times 

1st to 2nd:  Good Teammate, Growth Mindset

• If a teammate makes a mistake WE PICK THEM UP, NOT BURY THEM!

  • We ask ourself, “How can I play a role in my teammates improvement?”

• When we play well, WE DO NOT MAKE OTHERS FEEL BAD ABOUT THEIR PERFORMANCE

  • We also do not SELF AGRANDIZE!

• When we FAIL, we FAIL FORWARD.  Failure is NOT FATAL!  We view all failures as an opportunity to improve our techniques and learn from failure.

• WE CELEBRATE OUR TEAMMATES SUCCESSES!  MUDITA FOREVER!

2nd to 3rd:  RISE TO THE OCCASION

• There will come a time when EXECUTION will be the only thing that can save our season. 

  • If we have not taken care of 1st and 2nd base, Rising to the occasion becomes inherently far more difficult. 

  • We must take care of all of our business so that when the time comes, WE ARE ABLE to effectivley rise to the occasion as well as we can

  • “BE ABLE TO GIVE YOUR BEST WHEN YOUR BEST IS NEEDED”

3rd to HOME:  REALIZE TEAM POTENTIAL

• By rising to the occasion more times than not, our team will be able to meet our stated goals and reach our potential as a program.