Want to hit the ball harder? @CompleteGame gives his big 3 for hitters: Front foot, discipline at the plate, and contact point. Simple but most athletes are lagging on at least one. Comment PODCAST for the full episode.

Travel ball gets blamed for everything wrong with youth sports right now. But Rob @CompleteGame has been coaching athletes at all levels for almost 30 years and his take is different: Travel ball by itself is not the problem. It is innocent. It is the human behavior inside of it that is doing the damage. The comparison culture. Designing your entire approach around how other people see you. Trying to keep up with what someone else's kid is doing instead of focusing on your own journey. Parents coaching from the stands. Adults turning a kids game into something that revolves around rankings, showcases, and who is watching. That is what is actually destroying the game according to Rob. And his conclusion is pretty simple: the adults ruined it. This week on the podcast Rob breaks down why most hitters are only focused on one third of what actually makes a great hitter, and what separates the athletes who figure it out from the ones who can't perform when it matters. Want the full episode? Comment PODCAST and I will send it over. Thoughts on this?

The athlete who sends their own email to the college coach. ... Who speaks up for themselves when something is wrong. ... Who gets to a first and third situation in a big game and figures it out without looking to the dugout. That kid was built at home. @CompleteGame has worked with athletes at every level for almost 30 years (college programs, MLB organizations, all of it). And what he keeps coming back to is this: the athletes who show up differently on the field came from families where they were allowed to fail. They were allowed to do hard things. The overprotected athlete though? When it gets hard and they have never had to figure anything out on their own, they need a script. Want the full episode on what it takes to be an elite hitter? Comment PODCAST and I will send it over.