This is a guest blog post from AHP’s Hitting Coordinator (who also happens to be my brother) Connor Burns. In my still young hitting coach career one of my biggest combatants with players has absolutely nothing to do with mechanics. It actually has everything to do with the mind.
1. Musashi (novel by Eiji Yoshikawa) “Please test the lowly Musashi with hardship. Let him become the greatest swordsman in the land, or let him die.” This nearly 1,000 page epic about the legendary Japenese swordsman, Musashi, is now one of my favourite five books of all time. Why?
No matter the sport, the ability to express power is the great separator. Connor McDavid is the greatest hockey player we have ever witnessed. Justin Verlander is arguably the greatest pitcher of his generation. Rory McIlroy is arguably the greatest golfer of his generation. Mike Trout is the greatest hitter.
My two years with the Rustlers Baseball Academy in tenth and eleventh grade were arguably the most pivotal in my life. It was at this time I decided I wanted to play college baseball, developed a belief that I could, and really started to figure out what kind of person
This particular article is geared towards 15U, 18U, and Junior/College Hockey Players. 1. Prioritize Performance This is two-fold. On one hand, we need to ensure we are striking a balance between doing enough work to maintain the athlete’s strength and power, but on the flip side, not too