Hot Dog Volleyball

HOT TAKE: You can be a great coach and still have a losing season. You can be a poor coach and win a championship. The scoreboard doesn’t always tell the whole story.

NOBODY TALKS ABOUT… the assistant coach who shows up every day, does all the little things, and never gets the credit. Every great program has one. 👏

Yesterday was about more than 🏐 it was also about mental health 💜 Thank @HotDogVB for always supporting this, double so this year! While Gophers did not come out w/ a scoreboard win, we executed a game plan & brought awareness to mental health! @GopherAD @CPHSGophers @ihsvca

I worked with a D1 player and a D3 player this morning. On paper... They looked almost identical. 6'4 200 pounds... Both had elite bat speed. Both had power. Both were physically gifted. But there was one difference. Every time the D3 player mishit a ball... He complained. He got frustrated. He pouted. Then he'd struggle for the next 3 or 4 swings. Pop-up. Ground ball. Weak contact. The D1 player? He'd mishit one. Make an adjustment ...And move on. No emotion. No drama. Just the next pitch. It reminded me of something I learned playing professional baseball... Sometimes the biggest difference between two players isn't their talent. It's the conversation they're having with themselves in their head after they fail. Your bat speed matters. Your swing matters. But the operating system between your ears matters just as much. The best hitters I've been around don't waste energy explaining why they failed. They spend their energy figuring out what to do on the next pitch. - Jermaine Curtis P.S. The next time you mishit a ball, don't ask, "What's wrong with me?" Ask, "What's my adjustment?" P.P.S. - If you enjoyed this, and thought it was helpful, share it. (It tells me you want more content like this)