Pay attention to what your hitters are doing when nobody is telling them what to do. That's how you know who they really are ...

"Be more confident." Every athlete has heard it. Almost none have been told what it actually means. Because confidence isn't one thing. It's three: • Self-worth — your value as a person (not your batting average) • Self-confidence — your belief you belong at this level • Self-efficacy — your belief you can execute THIS specific task Applying the wrong fix is why most athletes stay stuck. New post breaks down the difference. 🔗 complete.game/blog → Link in bio #AthleteMindset #SelfConfidence #SelfEfficacy #MentalGame #BaseballMindset #SoftballMindset #PerceptionAction #CompleteGame

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"Do I really belong here?" Every athlete has thought this. Travel ball. High school. College. Pros. That feeling has a name — imposter syndrome. And it's not a sign of weakness. It's what happens when you care. But left unchecked? It splits your focus, tightens your body, and widens the gap between your capability and your performance. New post. We're building the mental game that lets your talent show up when it matters. 🔗 complete.game/blog → Link in bio #MentalGame #ImposterSyndrome #AthleteMindset #BaseballMindset #SoftballMindset #PerceptionAction #CompleteGame

🎙️ NEW EP 97: A Messy Postseason, The Velocity Lie & Too Many Homers w/ Rick Pauly Transfer portal backdoor deals. The "leavers" culture. Too many HRs = a pitching problem. And why velocity without movement is a lie. Plus: WCWS breakdown, visual cache, vertical bat angle & the all-time pitchers debate. 🎧 Listen ⬇️ vist.ly/5746m #TranscendingSport #CompleteGame #Softball #WCWS #CollegeSoftball

Texas just won back-to-back national championships. Teagan Kavan became the first two-time WCWS MOP in history. Issue #01 of Catching Up — plus where I'll be this summer. complete.game/blog/catching-…

🎙️ NEW EP 96: Spin Never Lies — How Rapsodo Develops Hitters & Pitchers w/ Brian Page Exit velo says the ball was hit hard. Spin says WHY. We get into spin rate, gyro/bullet spin, the live-on-live overlay, and how @Rapsodo data is getting athletes recruited at every level. 🎧 Listen ⬇️ vist.ly/563st #TranscendingSport #CompleteGame #Softball #Rapsodo #SpinRate

Want to hit the ball harder? @CompleteGame gives his big 3 for hitters: Front foot, discipline at the plate, and contact point. Simple but most athletes are lagging on at least one. Comment PODCAST for the full episode.

Travel ball gets blamed for everything wrong with youth sports right now. But Rob @CompleteGame has been coaching athletes at all levels for almost 30 years and his take is different: Travel ball by itself is not the problem. It is innocent. It is the human behavior inside of it that is doing the damage. The comparison culture. Designing your entire approach around how other people see you. Trying to keep up with what someone else's kid is doing instead of focusing on your own journey. Parents coaching from the stands. Adults turning a kids game into something that revolves around rankings, showcases, and who is watching. That is what is actually destroying the game according to Rob. And his conclusion is pretty simple: the adults ruined it. This week on the podcast Rob breaks down why most hitters are only focused on one third of what actually makes a great hitter, and what separates the athletes who figure it out from the ones who can't perform when it matters. Want the full episode? Comment PODCAST and I will send it over. Thoughts on this?

The athlete who sends their own email to the college coach. ... Who speaks up for themselves when something is wrong. ... Who gets to a first and third situation in a big game and figures it out without looking to the dugout. That kid was built at home. @CompleteGame has worked with athletes at every level for almost 30 years (college programs, MLB organizations, all of it). And what he keeps coming back to is this: the athletes who show up differently on the field came from families where they were allowed to fail. They were allowed to do hard things. The overprotected athlete though? When it gets hard and they have never had to figure anything out on their own, they need a script. Want the full episode on what it takes to be an elite hitter? Comment PODCAST and I will send it over.

Casual fans don't watch defense. They watch runs. Sports that lean offense win the eyeballs. Full Ep 95 → vist.ly/54fpf #TranscendingSport

96 from the hand. What about at the plate? Velocity is two numbers. Full Ep 95 → vist.ly/54f38 #TranscendingSport

Velocity doesn't win games. Swings and misses do. K% > MPH. Full Ep 95 → vist.ly/54de2 #TranscendingSport

43 teams. Now 113. D1 softball hitting above .300 just exploded 163% in one year. What changed? Full Ep 95 → vist.ly/54c4c #TranscendingSport

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Same swing flaw on the surface. Different fix underneath. That's why one-size-fits-all coaching is dead — and personalized metrics are the future. Full Ep 95 w/ Casey Roche (@PitchLogic) → vist.ly/549bh 🔥 RC10 = $10 off pitchlogic.com #TranscendingSport

43 → 113. D1 softball teams hitting .300 jumped 163% in a single year. Are hitters BEATING velocity, or is pitching just behind? Full Ep 95 on YouTube → vist.ly/544z3 #TranscendingSport

🎙️ NEW EP 95: Velo vs Spin and Why 113 D1 Teams Hit Over .300 w/ Casey Roche 43 teams hit .300 in 2024. Now it's 113. What happened — and what do pitchers need to do about it? We get into spin rate, velocity at the plate, the riseball debate, and how @PitchLogic is putting data in every pitcher's bag. 🎧 Listen ⬇️ (link) #TranscendingSport #CompleteGame #Softball #Pitching #SportsAnalytics

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