When You Feel You Deserve More || Baseball Dudes LLC

IMG_3137 copy I was talking with a student a couple weeks ago, who is a sophomore in HS, about his season last year. He had a rough time during school ball but had a much better summer. After more talk, it came out that he felt that he deserved more playing time during school ball and didn’t take it well. He then took more of a leadership role during summer ball where he had much better results.

The second you have the attitude or mindset that you deserve this or that, you are done. You HAVE to be able to handle adversity in this game the right way. Whether things are going good or bad, you have to stay positive if you want to produce. Do what you need to do to be the best you can be and let your talent speak for itself.

The moral of the story, the mind is a powerful thing. This kid had the same level of ability during school ball as he did during summer ball, but his mental state took him down. To be one of the best in this game, you HAVE to be mentally tough.

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.

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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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