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Instructor Chuck Schumacher 615-406-5269
Franklin Tennessee |
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Is Your Young Athlete’s Progress Being Stunted Because They
Don’t Understand The Mental Component of Baseball? After 18+ years of coaching baseball I’m convinced that a strong understanding of the mental side of the game is necessary to compete at a high level. The mental side of baseball gets talked about a lot but, many coaches don’t know how to teach it because their coaches didn’t teach it to them. The “win at all costs” attitude that most coaches learned from their coach is actually harmful to the development of mental toughness. With the increasing emphasis on results instead of effort, many young players have too much pressure put on them to win and begin to lose self-confidence as a result. Without a large dose of confidence, players will not reach their full potential as a ballplayer or anything else. Life is sure to throw some curve balls in the path of your young athlete. Striking out is a normal part of the learning process. Learning how to “lose with dignity” and “win with humility” is the key to success on the ball field. Arguing with umps, reacting negatively when you strike out or even celebrating too much after a home run; these are all things that hurt your athlete’s mental game. Great hitters fail 7 out of 10 times but they don’t let it affect them. Instead of focusing on the frustration of past failure, they focus on something they have control over – the next “at bat” Karate is more suited to teach these life lessons. Self discipline is part of the whole learning process in martial arts and people accept it. In baseball, it is not necessarily part of the process, although it is talked about a lot. I can instill this in kids when I am teaching hitting lessons, but it is even more effective in Karate…and once you learn it…. it’s yours to use wherever you need it. My traditional Karate instruction is designed to increase physical and mental baseball skills. Besides being an incredible physical workout, karate training teaches confidence, discipline and patience that manifests as better playing on the baseball field. Read what umps, coaches and players have to say about Chuck
Schumacher’s unique coaching style. “In two years Chuck has
transformed the entire ball diamond, program, and most importantly the team
into a respectful team…a serious team to be dealt with.” “Chuck stresses the fact that baseball is supposed to be fun and the result is improvement with each game.”
“Chuck constantly tries to stress the positive aspects
of the team’s performance. One of his unique strengths is his ability to get
players to learn from their mistakes while not belittling them in front of
their peers.” - Russ Phillips, Coach in Thompsons Station, TN “You are the best coach I have ever had. I want to thank you for making me a better player and a better person. ”
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