A Few Things… || Baseball Dudes LLC

A few things we’ve learned over the years:

• Baseball is a TOUGH game.
• Complainers are miserable to be around.
• Some talk while others do.
• We will spend more of our life not playing baseball than playing.
• Peak athleticism is temporary.
• Character is forever.
• Actions DO speak louder than words.
• The truth scares a lot of people so they choose to not listen at all.
• Those who scream tolerance are often those the least tolerant.
• Entitlement is an adult issue that can go back generations. To help this generation get better, ours must get better first.
• Drama follows ego and pride. Stay away from it.
• If you desire respect you must give respect.
• Just because they played doesn’t mean they can teach.
• Everyone is different and we must respect that even if we don’t see eye to eye.
• You can’t force passion for the game.
• The most important piece on the field is the leadership, no matter the level of ball.
• Development is simply impossible without opportunity.
• Puberty is the number one piece to player development, AND YOU CAN’T RUSH IT.
• The rush attached to winning often clouds judgement.
• There’s nothing better than seeing a kid listen, learn, apply and gain confidence.
• Strong leadership is the difference maker. Find it and hold onto it.
• No matter our age, we must become good self evaluators.
• No matter our age, we must be coachable.
• Coach = Teacher
• Teacher = Leader
• Leader = Difference Maker
• The goal is for kids to learn, grow confidence and be excited for the future.
• Accountability may be our weakest trait as humans. Let’s get better. Let’s be better.
• In the end, the difference we made in others lives is what will matter most, not our W/L record. REMEMBER THAT.

Chris Gissell (172 Posts)

Founder of Baseball Dudes. Blessed with three beautiful children and an amazing wife. Baseball is my life, after my family, and I love sharing what I have learned from it. Thanks for taking the time to view what we offer here at Baseball Dudes.

Perspective

I’ve been instructing for I don’t know how many years. At first it was just something I did during the off seasons but had no idea what it was leading to.

Fast forward to 2012, the Angels gave me an opportunity to lead their young draft picks, teach them the game and how to be a professional, my eyes were opened. Since then my appreciation and understanding of coaching has grown deep. The amount of time coaches put in, the level of patience required, the attention to detail necessary, the consistent body language needed to lead by example, the understanding of what’s really important and what’s not, the importance of being able to relate to all different personalities, athleticism and abilities, the fact that being a good coach means consistently growing ourselves and coming to the realization that the one thing that matters most in all of this is finding ways to use the game to help them prepare for all those years when they are not playing the game.

I need to say Thank You to all my past coaches and to all the current coaches who take pride in giving the kids in front of them what they need on top of baseball skills. It’s often a thankless role but remember that no matter where they go in the game, they are going somewhere in life. That’s our mission.

– Chris Gissell

“My purpose, MY WHY, is to provide for my family, while also doing everything I can to develop quality people through the many life lessons that Baseball provides daily.”

17 Years Professional Experience (14 as a player, 3 as a coach). MLB debut 8/22/2004 with the Colorado Rockies. Retired from professional coaching on 10/31/14 to focus on family and developing youth baseball players full time.

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