Championship Thinking In Sports Jim Meier

As you enjoy time with family and friends and carve Mr. Gobble, I hope you also carve out time to reflect on the origin, meaning and value of this wonderful American holiday. Below is the story of the 103 Pilgrims who set sail from England 393 years ago. A story of sacrifice, courage and a […] The post Championship Thinking In Sports – Thanksgiving appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Today, more and more baseball and softball programs find themselves in lawsuits or expensive out of court settlement for lack of teaching, supervising and enforcing best safety practices. True, in sports injuries happen. However, if an major injury is litigated and it is ruled that a coach and/or the school or program administrator was negligent, abusive […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – How Safe is Your Baseball/Softball Culture from Legal Liability? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This is the sixth and final show in a series with the head baseball coaches of the teams that won their division: D I, II, II, CC and California CC plus the DI runner up. Our driving question is: How do championships. The core theme is this: a head coach must have strong leadership skills […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – John Altobelli, Orange Coast College Head Baseball Coach, on Championship Leadership appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Tune in to hear Damani Leech, NCAA’s Director for Baseball and Football, share insights about his perspective on Collegiate Baseball Today. Key topics are: A. The noteworthy reduction in overall offense statistics throughout the 2014 season and at the College World Series, B. Expansion of the post season beyond 64 teams, and, C. Pros and cons […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports -The NCAA’s Perspective on Collegiate Baseball Toda appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Tune into this show to hear guest Tim Corbin, the 2014 DI National Coach of the Year, share lessons he learned from the 2014 championship season. Tim discussion: 1. Himself as a leader 2. Leading and leaning on assistant coaches 3. Leading players on and off the field 4. Building a team, 5 The importance […] The post Championship Thinking In Sports – Tim Corbin, Head baseball Coach Vanderbilt University on Championship Leadership appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

4th in a series:  How do championships happen? This leadership series brings you, the listener, guests that are proven winners. Of course a head coach, must have game know-how and the ability to teach technical skills/X’s & O’s for player development. However, he must  also possess strong leadership skills. Why; because championships do not occur randomly. Rather, they happen because the head coach has and uses sound leadership […] The post Championship Thinking In Sports – Championship Leadership appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This is the 3rd show in a series on how do championships happen because of quality leadership. Of course a head coach, must have game know-how and the ability to teach technical skills/X’s & O’s for player development. However, he must also possess strong leadership skills. Why? Because championships do not occur randomly. Rather, they […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – John Vodenlich, Head Baseball Coach-U. Wisconsin-Whitewater on Championship Leadership appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

How do championships happen? This is the first in a series on how championships happen with guests that are proven winners. The core theme is that a head coach must have strong leadership skills in addition to game know-how and technical skills/X’s & O’s player development. Championships do not occur randomly. They happen because the […] The post Championship Thinking in Sport – Brian O’Connor-Head Baseball Coach, U. of Virginia on Championship Leadership appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Guest Andy Green, Arizona Diamondbacks’ Mobile BayBears Southern League manager, shares ways he prepares for and works through the long baseball season. Why listen? You’ll learn and re-learn nuggets of gold from a former major leaguer, 2013 league manager of the year and Kentucky Wildcats all-time leader in games, starts, at-bats, runs and hits and […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – How to Manage the Long Season appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dave Keilitz, 20 year Executive Director*, American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) previews the upcoming 70th Annual convention scheduled Jan 2-5 in Dallas. Dave, who has been to every convention the past 44 years, has seen it grow from his first one in ’69 with 250-300 coaches in attendance to last year w/ nearly 5,500 coaches […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Update from ABCA: Preview of The 2014 ABCA Convention appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Every day Kansas State head baseball coach, Brad Hill* thinks about what is needed to inch upward another rung on the collegiate success ladder. In his 26 year college coaching career has had steady, significant success doing just that. The run down: Hutchison CC ’88-90 record 83-50 , U. of Kansas ’91-94 record 144-92, Central […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Climbing the Success Ladder the Kansas State Way appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

What makes elite or best in the world athletes? Is it a product of nature-genetics (call it hardware)? Is it a product of nurture-training and environment (call it software)? Is it both? And if so, which matters most? Is the 10,000 rule a good measure for success? Why couldn’t Albert Pujols, Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Why should Coaches, Athletes and Parents care about the ‘Sports Gene’? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Every day Kansas State head baseball coach, Brad Hill* thinks about what is needed to inch upward another rung on the collegiate success ladder. In his 26 year college coaching career has had tremendous success doing just that. The run down: Hutchison CC ’88-90 record 83-50 , U. of Kansas ’91-94 record 144-92, Central Missouri […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Climbing the Success Ladder the Kansas State Way appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This year’s UCLA Head Coach, John Savage*, led the Bruins to a 21-9 Pac 10 conference record, 49-17 overall record, a 9-0 post-season record and the national championship. Success like this doesn’t happen by random. Of the many factors that must come together, team dynamics is among the most critical skill set. Host Jim Meier’s […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – How to Build a Championship Team with UCLA Head Coach, John Savage appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Hitters are not robots. Analyze any player’s swing from youth ball to the big leagues and you’ll see variation because of size, muscle, bone structure, personality tendencies and mental make-up. Yet to be a consistently good, very good or even a great hitter, there are a few physical and mental absolutes of hitting. Guest Gary […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – The Physical and Mental Absolutes of Hitting appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs 2013 recipe for success included much more than a smidgen of fun. Throughout the season, Head coach John Cohen* made sure the team had the freedom to cook up its own version of putting generous doses of play in the play baseball equation. No doubt this spiced up Bulldog teams’ spirit […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – MSU had ample dose of Fun in College World Series run appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The world of sports and overall certainly needs very good role models. Tom Osborne is one of them. In his role and responsibility as an athlete, husband and father, assistant and head football coach, U.S. Congressman, college professor, Athletic Director, with wife, Nancy, co-founder of the mentoring program-Teammates and community servant, Tom has consistently been […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Tom Osborne-Principled Leader and Model of Consistency appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If you’ve played sports you’ve likely to have had some form of injury; maybe small and short lived, maybe major that kept you out of action for weeks or months and even required a formal rehabilitation process. This show focuses on providing sound advice for becoming mentally smarter and tougher during rehab. Advice, when followed, […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Mental Smarts and Toughness During Rehab appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In my sports psychology teaching and coaching work, I relentlessly seek educational tools that will best assist my clients. Recently I found a great one about the legendary Hall of Fame pitcher, Lefty Gomez. The book, Lefty: An American Odyssey www.leftygomez.com now has a permanent place in my professional tool kit. It is a gift; […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Lefty Gomez: Serious Competitor, Tonic of the Team, ‘El Señor Goofy’ and Nice Guy appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

I’ve had the good fortune to speak about sports psychology, leadership and building a championship teams at 7-8 HS Baseball Coaches Associations. And I’ve usually had a display table. On one occasion a coach came up and the conversation went like this: JM (Jim Meier): Hi coach. Coach: Hi (with a handshake)…So, what do you […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – “…that’s not hard, you just tell ‘em to be confident, right?” appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.