Trosky Tuesday

• 2 Sport Athletes
• Adversity 
• How to respond with adversity 
• Living up to expectations 
• How to respond to injury!
• Train your eyes 
• Understanding the mental grind 
• How to be able to turn the page
• Learn how to RELAX
• “Once I learned how to have fun…. I started to succeed”
• Learn how to hold yourself accountable 
• Tension, anxiety, pressure 
• Faith, Fun, enjoyment
• Difference between pushing your kids and not.
• Push vs hold back
• Let the process take its course 
• It’s not just what we do on the field 
• How to measure success in baseball?
• Do what’s best for your kid.
• How to keep baseball fun!
• Unique Spirit 
• Learn how to hit. Learn how to do the right movements
• Barrel control… being on time 
• How to be a complete hitter
• Coaches learn how to present to players
• How to let the ball get deep… to really see the ball.
• 90 percent of hitting… is 90 percent how you feel
• See it, read it and explode!
• Keeping your head quiet!
• How to slow your heart rate down 
• Breathe!!
• Clear your thoughts and react!
• Focal point
• Power, bat control,
• What the pros do is not what you have to do until you have played long enough.
• Learning how to hit the ball with 2 strikes 
• Be a coachable athlete 
• Learning how to be a complete hitter.
• It's not just what you do on the field...it's really what you do off the field that separates you apart from everybody else
• Importance of being a great teammate 
• Take ownership
• Clubhouse guys

• Not taking pitches off!
• Turning double plays
• Watch a video of yourself so you can actually see what you look like.
• All players instill information differently.
• Mental focus...prepared to be in the moment
• Be where your feet are
• Baseball instincts
• Understanding where to go in any given situations
• Preparation between each pitch
• “The mind is the engine”
• Pre pitch...all players on the field are on time and ready to go.
• The more the players the less you will get the ball.
• Have to have the belief the ball is going to come to be.
• Every single play matters! 
• “Process over results”
• I will beat you with my make up
• Build the foundation..build your makeup
• Infielders number one goal is not to take pitches off
• Where are we going to go with the ball before the pitch?
• Process the outs, runs, hitter, runner.
• Routine, process
• Negative thoughts create tension. 
• Wanting the ball!
• The best in the game make errors...the young athlete are allowed to make mistakes
• Compete with confidence
• Coaches create tension on their players.
• Inconsistency in their posture on each pitch
• Posture, launch
• Lack of intent, Sense of urgency
• Lack of repeatability 
• When the mind is clear and focused
• The heart cannot slow down if it is not clear.
• Study the game 
• How to separate yourself from every other athlete?
• Being in the right place at the right time
• How was the athlete's attitude before each pitch? Did he get out the previous inning?
• “Be in the zone”
• The higher level of talent can get away with not being on time.
• Teaching concepts repeatability 
• Be patient in player development 
• Holding yourself accountable 
• Teach the process and understand the why 
• Situational awareness 
• Anticipate the ball
• Reflection, assessment 
• Understanding a checklist
• How to get players to “buy in” to not taking pitches off
• Film your players for an entire game and see if your players take pitches off.
• Access videos and have your players watch.
• Show the players the good first then break them down and then build them up.
• Movement, posture, confidence, timing, anticipation, intent, preparation 
• The play is made beforehand…preparation 

Trosky Tuesday #52 Hosted by Nate Trosky and Tony Hilde Qualities of Elite HS Infielders (reflections on the recent USA Baseball/PDP Pre-Draft workout)

All high school players want to play D1. What does it take to get there?

Learning how to focus
Testing young athletes
There is a purpose for everything
Finding out how athletic a high school kid is! Scouting players by what you see….Eye Test
Consistency Footwork pattern
Sense of urgency
Repeatability
Adversity
Movements
Hip/Hinge
Arm strength
The eye test
It’s about winning
Focusing on the main thing!
Be a player with instinct, great teammate, character
Can the kid play?
Is he a gamer?
Baseball IQ Bat to ball skills Ability to command pitches Understanding tools
What tools are the most important
Details
Target
Posture
Athletic stance
Infield timing
Anticipating, athleticism
Pay attention to detail
First step and routes to the ball
Attack the chopper
Set your feet, shuffle, follow your throw
You tap when you shuffle twice
Understand how much time you have on a ground ball
Check out backhand series
Pre pitch, first step, route to the ball
V-Slot
Understanding a routine
Being inspired to play and getting as much information http://www.troskyranch.com

• Pour external communication
• Situational awareness
• Talking the game with your teammates
• Understanding shifts
• Shrinking the field 
• Comfort zone
• Non verbal communication
• Meeting on the mound: talk over what pitch
• • Strategy
  • Positioning
  • Situation
• Make sure of out
• Ball first
• Watch the hitters hands for bunting or hitting
• Speed of the runner
• Positioning, Depth
• Signs from the middle infield to the pitcher
• In control of the situation
• Thinking the game for yourself
• Stay in the game no matter what the score is
• “Take what the game gives you”
• “Stay within yourself”
• Being proactive
• Confidence to talk the game
• Baseball IQ: It's a game of thinking
• How to be present on each pitch
• Emotions, Momentum, Silence
• Defense behind the pitcher
• Learn to communicate with your teammates
• Synergy
• “Earn the right to be heard” 
• Working together to become better
• Character, energy, concern, priority
• Affirmation
• When it goes quiet you know you have defeated the other team 
• Silence 
• Desire, passion
• Don’t bring fake energy
• Finding that even keel 
• Ability to maitain sameness 
• Finding that sweet spot 
• Understanding your ups and downs 
• Staying level headed through our it all

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• More throwing errors than fielding!
• Player development
• Throwing practice 
• Situational awareness
• Footwork
• Learn from others 
• Watch and observe 
• L shuffle 
• Step through shuffle 
• Four seam grip
• Movements/ patterns
• Consistency 
• Foot replacement 
• Numerous patterns 
• Distance
• Rhythm 
• Timings for fluidity 
• Throw off a shuffle 
• Flexibility in their hips
• The ball will dictate your footwork 
• Let your feet dance
• Patterns
• Speeds of runners 
• Momentum 
• Explosive 
• Dancing 
• Buy IN

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• How I approach the ball
• Range
• Positioning according to speed of the runner
• Developing a system
• Consistency 
• Read, Recognize, React
• How do I know the speed of a runner?
• • Batting order: 1,2, 9 usually have speed
  • Defense positioning (center fielder, SS)
  • Body Type
  • Observing movement and posture
  • Pregame action 
• Awareness
• “Whatever you make important, you'll get good at”
• Details
• Gathering information is essential 
• Communication
• Stats
• Scouting Reports 
• Tendencies
• Gathering information
• Winning=FUN
• Gaining that edge
• Are they getting out of the box quickly? Or do they get out slowly?
• Player development 
• Routine
• On the run
• Back hand 
• Jump throw 
• Instinct 
• Throwing footwork
• No step, one step, two step, jump throw, no throw 
• Using your legs when making a throw

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• Building a baseball IQ
• Culture
• Development 
• Prepare 

• Positioning

• Be present 
• Don't take pitches off

• Focus

• One pitch at a time
• Being on time (pre step)
• Knowing the speed of the runner
• Reading hitters bat speed depending on pitch: (Fastball, Changeup, Curveball)
• Knowing your Strengths and Weakness
• Stay Coachable
• Pitch to Pitch
• Experience
• Instinct takes time
• Getting out of your comfort zone
• Learn to love the game
• Trick the brain, Train the brain
• Learn how to lose
• Being comfortable in an uncomfortable situation
• Learn to embrace umpires
• Coaches influencing positioning 
• “Players” are their best coaches 
• Understanding when to shift as a defender

• “I may be wrong, but I will never be in doubt”

• Willing to take chances
• Embrace the process
• Ability to understand the ups and downs 
• Perspective 
• Dont be your own enemy
• Setting up picks
• “The more you give, the more you receive”

• Building Prospects
• How do you feed your players?
• Understand the strategies of positioning and repositioning 
• Know the speed of the runner
• Left handed vs right handed
• Understanding the athlete/player
• Can he run? Is he a skill hitter? Power hitter?
• How do you respond when you’re not your best?
• The law of thirds… Great/Good/Bad
• Give 100% of what you got on a given day.
• Communication
• Reads, Range, Movement
• Understand the surface you’re playing on.
• Baseball IQ
• Consciousness
• Maturity/ Knowledge of the game
• Feeling good is overrated
• Knowing how you feel is important
• Get your mind right
• Keep the team greater than “myself”
• If you win game 7 it is 217 games in 240 days  
• Attitude, Energy, Effort
• Reading the third base coach
• Reading the player….usually will tip the play!
• Teaching the bench about how the other team tips plays/pitches.
• Rhythm 
• In the “Zone”
• Prepare for the “Next Pitch”
• “Game of Inches/ Seconds”
• Belief… Trick the brain.. Train the brain 
• Details
• Let the kids be the leaders!
• Understand the game before you can lead
• Survival mode-> Reaction mode