David Robinson on helping his teammates get better.

Players: Trainers are great, but only in addition to, not in replacement of, team activities. If your team is lifting, you lift with them. If your team is playing, you play with them. If you still have the energy, drive and ability to pay then go put in extra work with a trainer.

Iowa HS Baseball Coaches Association Senior All Star Series | Large School East IAbaseball Jai Jensen Sam Skarich Brock Dengler Brandon Vlcko Cody Sunny Ben Swails Caleb Raisty Drew Micek

Now that schools are returning, here are three great things to help you get ready for next baseball season: 1. Weight room 2. Long Toss 3. Weight room

Hitters...put on baseball pants with piping...and get in this position in front of a mirror (piping on back thigh has to angle back with chest behind waist). Hold the position for 90 seconds. That 90 seconds will teach you everything you need to know about getting into your legs.

This should be mandatory viewing for all student athletes.

PLAYERS: It's hard to hold your teammates accountable if you are not holding yourself accountable. Do what's right. Set the standard. Be the standard. Don't just tell teammates what to do, but show them how it's done.

As an athlete, you’re only as good as your attitude. It doesn’t matter how talented you are, if you have a terrible attitude, you won’t accomplish much in life.

Loser's Mindset: Make excuses Complain about the work Blame others Find reasons why u can't do it Don't care about little things Champion's Mindset: Make adjustments Get excited about the work Accept responsibility Find ways to get it done Attention to detail #BaseballTruth

Want to WIN? Play the ELIMINATION Game. 👇

BCD (Blaming, Complaining, & Defensiveness) expands and intensifies problems instead of solving them. BCD is guaranteed to turn a good situation bad or make a bad situation even worse. There are hundreds of options besides BCD. Seek them. Find them. Do them.

When all teams lift, all teams benefit. The Web of Strength breaks down pretty quickly though when teams aren’t on board. Here's the visual comparing when all teams lift vs missing just one team per season vs missing two teams per season. Not lifting affects everyone else.

When a baseball player hits a ball to the warning track what does everyone say? ✅ WEIGHT ROOM They don’t say ❌ MOVEMENT ❌ MOBILITY ❌ BATTING PRACTICE 🔥STAY IN THE WEIGHT ROOM IN SEASON🔥

It's not the will to win, everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters. Everything you do has your signature on it. So you want to do it as well as you can. To be successful, you have to learn to do things you don't like. Coach K on mindset:

Charles City HS is seeking a new PE teacher to specifically instruct & lead strength training during the school day, as this position is fully dedicated to strength training. Please apply at Teach Iowa: ats5.atenterprise.powerschool.com/ats/job_board_…

The strength coach’s biggest dilemma of trying to train the modern HS athlete:🧵

For this Iowa HS Baseball Coaches Association Prospect Showcase watchlist, let's check out some catchers from class 3A: Kade Burzlaff DeWitt Carter Cajthami Charles City Brady Coffman Grinnell Noah Davies Boone Anthony Eaton Nevada Carter Essick Carroll Hayden Soma Harlan These guys aren't even seniors yet!

A team can go only as far as its leadership and culture will take it, and not a step further.

BCD (blame, complain, defend) is toxic and erodes the human spirit. It has never solved a problem, achieved a goal, or improved a relationship. The reality is that it damages everything it touches. Eliminate BCD from your life!

12 Things I would tell myself as a young player: 1. The work you put in away from your team is where real growth happens. Take your personal development into our own hands. Stop waiting for others to help you. 2. The game will be hard on your body. Take care of it. 3.