Steve didn’t grow from age 12-15, 4”11” 90lbs as a freshman.

Worlds best first coach :) Got an opportunity as a 5' 8" 140 lbs senior... just to get his job taken by a sophomore.

Got cut at JC and only got a 2nd opportunity at JC only because his brother was all state and because three guys quit. Didn’t play his FR year and ended up in the big leagues.

Going to scout: looking for gamers, don’t get tricked by the guy 6’2” and great body.

Don’t need to be big but need to be stronger.

UCLA commitment was best 5 days of his life. Transcripts didn’t look good, somehow got into Utah.

Barely made low A team and ended up coaching 1b again!

How do you handle not playing? Not playing stinks. Here’s what you do you take BP like it’s your game. Take grounders like it’s your game. Be ready when he calls your name and root for your teammates. Your name will get called.

You wanna play, you gotta hit.

Played 11 years in AAA. Be a better competitor than you are a player.

BA is the biggest trap in the game. Hit the ball hard you win.

You let the BA dictate your attitude you start playing with the wrong guy.

Every player has two players inside - You’ve got confident AJ Pollack who is a star and non confident AJ Pollack that sucks. But non-confident AJ Pollack doesn’t play anymore.

1-4 things, Walk to plate with confidence, with attainable goal of hitting hard, attack inside of the ball and show up to help team to win the game.

Gotta get the right guy playing.

New game, new pitcher, new hero.

Stats are evil.

If you don’t go 1-20 you just haven’t played long enough.

Quality AB champion once a week, instead of stat based.

Highest level: when you’re 0-4 and on deck thinking let’s get a guy on so I can be the hero, instead of oh crap I have to hit again.

Your career starts when you say it’s not about me its about me helping my team.

Most people think they have a 25 man roster, they have 50. How do we get 25 confident players to show up.

Opening day mentality. Pretend it’s opening day, don’t worry about stats.

When you start struggling you say “I don’t give a crap” and then you start hitting, and when you start hitting you start giving a crap again! Viscious cycle.

Too many players play like it’s a 3 hour timeout.

Have fun, we’re playing baseball. Stop playing with pressure anxiety.

Kids are quitting with their kid body and never get to compete with their big kid/man body.

SITTING ON SPEEDS - Too many kids are looking FB CB SL CH 0-0, looking for everything ready for nothing.

Too many hitters hit like they’re hitting on 16 (blackjack) 0-0. Be aggressive early.

Can’t hit 94 and 79 at the same time. - Clint Hurdle Why would I want to until I hvae 2 strikes.

Sometimes it’s ok to sit off speed if that’s what we feel confident he’ll throw.

"Ah Spring you’re a guess hitter"…..yes you bet I am!

Watch an MLB game like you’re a player about to get an AB, develop your feel and instincts for pitches to be thrown.

People need to be reminded of this approach. Motivation is like a bath, its only effective if you do it often.

If you have a coach you love, get something on audio from that coach, that way you can always have something to go back to.

Sabermetrics are important but not like the mind. The mind is in the one hole.

Slow feeet, fast hands, quiet head. Violent controlled swing on time, hunting speeds.

What do you do for a living: I hit balls hard for a living

Steve has a very limited mentoring program, reach out to Steve about availability.