Bio
- Private instructor:
- Former
- hitting coach for Fresno State University softball
- Hitting strategist with Chicago White Sox
- Hitting coach University of Missouri
- Head Softball coach Menlo College
- Assistant softball coach Santa Clara University, California State University, University of Oregon
- Associate Scout for the Detroit Tigers
- Head Baseball coach Gallaudet University
- Head baseball coach st. Mary’s Catholic High School
- Associate HC at Patten University
- HC Berean Christian HS
- Every level from HS to MLB
- Author of “Dear Coach,” #1 coaching industry book on Amazon Best Sellers
Notes
- Learning how to deal with personalities and help players with who they are
- How to find out how the best way hitters take feedback.
- Asking how do you like your feedback?
- How do you like to communicate?
- text/phone call/
- Find a way to connect
- Its not about me, its about the athlete
- Not about my career, its about helping the players career
- Relationship to the client to have more of a relationship with them than just a hitting client
- Develop trust, and when you do it makes it easier to give criticism.
- Asking more questions than talking
- Goals
- Feedback
- What is in your head
- Current situation
- First question
- What is going on in your head
- Is it approach, confidence,
- Your swing did not change that make, mental has to be first question
- How do I understand that hitting is hard, and this is a huge game of failure
- One hit away
- Learning some perspective
- Help players develop/create a routine
- Create ownership by players creating their own routine
- Pitch routine
- Start working on breathing
- Best swings/decisions start with slow breath
- Focus on a specific spot
- Positive self talk - rip it,
- Each pitch, scratch the box, wipe the box clean, and now we start all over again.
- Balance of feeling good, and making it challenging.
- Good combination of build off between feel good, and challenging.
- Ball exit data - hit trax, rapsodo, trackman
- Swing data - Blast and DK
- WinReality
- K-vest - body movements and positions
- Used to assess where hitters are at, and create goals
- Bat Speed and Attack Angle
- Higher bat speed higher EV
- AA to hitting more consistent line drive
- Working together with the Strength coaches with their hitting plans
- Invest some time in learning strength and conditioning to learn how the body moves and help your hitters
- Individual hitting plans
- Create a plan for each hitter
- Team batting practice - station work, team stations and individual (homework) hitting station, and game like situational station
- Always learn
- Have a growth mindset
- I have found a better way
- Put away your ego and pride
- Never settle
- @coachlisle
- www.thehittingvault.com
