Extreme Performance

8s, 10s and 12s having an AWESOME weekend!!

Congrats on the 13u Baseball Team for winning the USSSA Freedom Classic
Tournament!!



Continued prayers for Griffin!!

Please pray for strength and healing for this young man......he is in the hospital battling right now! Also, lift his family up in prayers!

Dugout Culture

• Position players, study the opposing pitchers. Look for patterns in pitch selection. Tells in their delivery. How they handle hold times and pick off moves with runners on. See if they pay attention to the runner on third.

• Pitchers, study the opposing hitters. Are they on time with the load phase of their swing. What do they chase with two strikes. Do they swing first pitch. Does their approach change with runner on vs no runner on. Are they a base stealer.

• Position players, pick up your teammates. Know where everyones hat and glove is and when they are the last out of the inning someone be ready to take their stuff to them (unless they are the catcher).

• Coaches, they are watching. Your body language, your energy, your support. Establish a culture of responsibility and accountability. Be the example of what you preach.

• Pitchers, if there is a long inning (with your team batting) make sure to keep your body moving. With two outs do some band work, arm circles or maybe even go to the bullpen to play a little catch. Keep that arm loose.

• Catchers, unless you were at bat, on base or on deck, make sure you are ready to go when that third out is made. Team, if your catcher needs to get their gear on, make sure some is ready to go out and warm up the pitcher.

• All Players, talk baseball. There is plenty of time away from the field to goof off. Create an atmosphere of supporting one another. Watching the game together. Cheer your teammates on but be careful letting your “cheers” be the only thing you’re thinking about. The dugout is a place to prepare for your next opportunity.

• Everyone, bust your butt to your position. NO WALKING out to your position!!

In todays world, it takes so much more than just practice....

There is a big difference between command and control! As we get older we want to command our pitches, not just have control to throw it in the zone.... For catchers, our life is alot easier when we are trying to "steal" borderline pitches for guys who have command. When we have to reach across our body for pitches, its alot tougher to present them as a strike. Help us.... Help you... the better your command is, the easier it is for catchers to steal boderline pitches!

Support booklet - Compete - written for a team study
www.proactivecoaching.info

“It’s not what you are capable of; it’s what you are willing to do. Plenty of people are capable. Fewer people are willing.” - Mike Tomlin

** BREAKING ** East Carolina’s Parker Byrd became the first Division I college baseball player to participate in a game with a prosthetic leg. The historic moment came tonight when he pinch-hit in the eighth inning of the Pirates' season-opening 16-2 victory over Rider. Walking to home plate to a thunderous applause, Byrd made it to first base on a walk. There was a standing ovation from the crowd of 5,221 in Greenville, North Carolina. Two years ago, Byrd almost lost his life in a boating accident that cost him his right leg. Following the accident, he underwent 22 surgeries in 45 days. Byrd is a heroic example of never giving up. We can learn a lot more through sports than the score of the game.

Winter Warrior Workouts- We start back Saturday!!!
9:00 & 11:00am

Please use caution and consider road conditions. We are predicted to have ice accumulation.

Extreme Performance HS Tryouts for 2024 Season

Date:
Sunday, December 3rd, 2023

Location:
Extreme Performance
1504 Kentucky St, Salisbury, NC

Time: @6:00 PM
**Please wear turfs or tennis shoes.**

Non-Current Team Members please contact Adrian Gantt via text message at 704-213-2438. Conflicts with date and time will be handled on an individual basis.

Please include:

Player’s Name
Parent’s Name
Date of Birth
Email Contact