The cold weather training season is upon us and hopefully you are preparing for the spring baseball season. Winter indoor training is a time to reflect on past seasons and work on correcting any technical problems in addition to gaining strength and speed.
Regardless of the position you play it is imperative that you condition and strengthen your body; but in addition to that you must identify strengths and weaknesses with your mindset. A great way to evaluate your current competitive mindset is to answer the following RED FLAG questions:
- Did you have the killer instinct and always pull the trigger in competitions?
- Did you give good opponents too much respect?
- Did you play too cautious or hesitant?
- Were you afraid to lose or make mistakes?
- Did you play/perform better in practice?
- Did you choke in big games?
If you answered yes to any of the RED FLAG questions you need to formulate a plan to overcome those issues. You need to develop a plan to incorporate throwing power and speed, your bat swing, strength/explosiveness and mental training. Each aspect of your training needs to support the others; you need to be 100% committed to your physical and mental training by developing a daily and weekly plan to succeed.
Build the best you.