So, whether you’re a pitcher looking to maintain the momentum of your fall training, a parent supporting your athlete, or a coach planning for the upcoming season, the principles remain the same.

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13.12.2024

Mastering the Off-season: How Goal Setting and Atomic Habits Can Transform Your Game

By Pierce Jones – The off-season is a pivotal time for athletes, especially baseball players, to refocus and elevate their performance. It’s a season not just for rest but for reinvention—a chance to separate yourself from the pack and

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06.12.2024

Consistency vs. Variability

The key is to be consistent enough to progress steadily but have enough variability so that training doesn’t become stale and/or stagnant. How do we do that? Well, it starts by answering a few questions.

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29.11.2024

George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United State a day of public thanksgiving and prayer

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22.11.2024

The Danger of Drifting in The Wrong Direction: Humility vs. Hubris

Keep reminding yourself of what is truly important, precious, treasured, and valuable. Never neglect those things for what is fashionable, chic, synthetic, and/or frivolous.

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15.11.2024

Embracing Failure

The things that you can control every day are your attitude and your effort. Leave no stone unturned in your preparation for whatever goal you may have inside and outside of the game of baseball.

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08.11.2024

System Over Goals

Although this is obvious and easier said than done, I encourage you to think of one bad habit you have and slowly phase it out.

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01.11.2024

Act Different Than How You Feel

It was a slow process but I continued to remind myself, “Act different than how you feel” and the day got progressively better. The mind is truly amazing – it can work for you or against you.

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25.10.2024

Rent Is Due Every Day: The Key to Baseball Training in The Off-season

Success in baseball is not a one-time achievement but an ongoing pursuit. It’s about the dedication you show each day, whether during the off-season or in-season.

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18.10.2024

Five Tips to Set Yourself Up for Success This Fall

Not only do we get out of the unbearable summer heat, but fall is the time of year that we can truly get after it. Here are five tips to help you make the most of your fall.

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11.10.2024

Fake News in Sports

We believe it’s our primary responsibility to help our clients know exactly where they currently stand, and then from that point design a path forward… with clear eyes and specific intent.

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04.10.2024

Should I Train Or Should I Play In The Off-Season

Like most things here at the Ranch, even this is not a one-size-fits-all answer. At some point, you’ll need to train more. And at some point, you may need to play more.

Texas Baseball Ranch

27.09.2024

Working Smart and Hard

Having a personalized plan is the key to working smart. At the Ranch, this is something that we do every single day. Creating a hyper-personalized plan for you or your athlete is our #1 priority.

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20.09.2024

100 Day Challenge – Finish Strong

Now is the time to take inventory of what you’ve completed this year but more importantly what you really want to accomplish before the year is through.

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13.09.2024

Finding Your Edge

Whether you are still in the early stages of your off-season or currently wrapping up your season, now is the ideal time to partner with someone who will help push you to the next level.

Texas Baseball Ranch

06.09.2024

What Coaches Really Want

Just remember, next time a coach says you need to gain weight, get stronger, or anything else, that isn’t a direct on-field metric.

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30.08.2024

Was Goldie Locks a Great Pitching Coach

Let me help you with some “simplicity on the far side of complexity” in terms of throwing development…

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23.08.2024

Being Different to Stand Out

Being different can be a challenge at first, especially because your subconscious mind may just want to fit in with the crowd. But if you want to be successful at something, you must stand out in a positive way

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16.08.2024

Raising The Standard

Whether it is baseball training, your job, your family, or something else that is important to you, you should always be looking to improve that aspect of your life.

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09.08.2024

Summer 20204 – It’s A Wrap!

It’s not just their pitching. It’s changes physically, mentally and emotionally. We get to witness them grow as baseball players and as young men.

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02.08.2024

The Power Trio from Jim Valvano: Enthusiasm, Dreams, and Hard Work

“The most important thing is to be enthusiastic and motivated because that is what leads to success,” which perfectly encapsulates the powerful interplay of enthusiasm, dreams, and hard work.

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26.07.2024

Eject From the Conventional

Earl Nightingale said it pretty eloquently, “If you want to be successful in life, simply watch what most people would do in a given situation, and then do the total opposite. Nine times out of ten, you’ll receive greater rewards.”

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19.07.2024

Pride Cometh Before a Fall

When I do this, I simply… almost innocently… put myself in places where pride is irrelevant. Pride has no hold over me. I am simply busy being my best self.

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12.07.2024

Having Patience During a Plateau

However, plateaus can happen with everything in life, and it is important to recognize them and acknowledge that you need patience to push through.

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05.07.2024

Thinking Like A Champion

Excuses are toxic; they can lead you down a dark path to failure. An excuse is not taking accountability and is pointing fingers

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28.06.2024

Sidetracked by Secondary Activities

The other nasty truth about secondary activities, and why they are so appealing to us, is that they are usually easier than the primary activity. Generally, if we don’t give it much thought, we are inclined to choose things that are easier.

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21.06.2024

Is More Always Better

And not just throw it; you should be comfortable throwing it with a 3-2 count, bases loaded, last inning, and the game on the line.

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14.06.2024

10 Things I’ve Learned In 19 Years

So, to mark this special event, I thought I’d share with you the 10 best training tips I’ve learned over the past 19 years.

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07.06.2024

5 Simple Steps to Increase Pitching Performance During the Season

But alas, yes, I have decided to break precedent and cover five very simple concepts that, if followed, can really benefit you during the season.

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31.05.2024

Summer Is Here and It’s a Special Time at The Ranch

You can dream as big as your work ethic allows (and your work ethic will definitely be greater when you drive out of the Texas Baseball Ranch® at the end of the summer).

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24.05.2024

One Simple Step to Be More Successful at Anything

Everyone knows that successful people do successful things, but the average person does not do what it takes to be truly better than the average.

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17.05.2024

Warning – Be Leary of Dream Killers!

First, when more people think like this, we get a definite advantage; they are beat before they ever get started. And second, they give us fuel for our fire.

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10.05.2024

What’s The Direction?

The summer is a time that can truly become a separator for those who take it seriously and understand what they are trying to get out of it, and that is crucial and truly invaluable.

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03.05.2024

God’s Delays Are Not Always God’s Denials

We all get frustrated; it is an inevitable part of life. However, how we deal with that frustration will determine who we are as a person.

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26.04.2024

The Lesson from Scottie Scheffler: Understanding the Importance of Individual Identity

These achievements underscore a crucial lesson: while technique holds significance in golf, prioritizing individual identity, mechanical efficiency, and consistency can lead to unprecedented success.

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19.04.2024

Betting On Yourself

While the unknown can be scary, having the courage and bravery to believe in yourself is important.

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12.04.2024

Ranch Summer Events: A Former Player’s Perspective

If you have a son who wants to reach the next level and find an avenue to achieve just that, I promise that attending a Texas Baseball Ranch® event is the path to take.

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05.04.2024

The Ranch Narrative From a Very Unique Perspective

It’s remarkable that a 20-year-old young woman with limited baseball experience was able to grasp and articulate these concepts after just one year with us.

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29.03.2024

Precision is Key

If you go into each game knowing exactly what you are getting yourself into from square one, I find you are already putting yourself at an advantage (compared to those around you) and taking away unnecessary stress.

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22.03.2024

Pump the Pump

You must pump the pump when you are tired, when you are pitching poorly, when you are frustrated, and even when things are great

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Finding Your Focus This Holiday Season

Mastering the Off-season: How Goal Setting and Atomic Habits Can Transform Your Game

Consistency vs. Variability

George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

The Danger of Drifting in The Wrong Direction: Humility vs. Hubris

Embracing Failure

System Over Goals

Act Different Than How You Feel

Rent Is Due Every Day: The Key to Baseball Training in The Off-season

Five Tips to Set Yourself Up for Success This Fall

Fake News in Sports

Should I Train Or Should I Play In The Off-Season

Working Smart and Hard

100 Day Challenge – Finish Strong

Finding Your Edge

What Coaches Really Want

Was Goldie Locks a Great Pitching Coach

Being Different to Stand Out

Raising The Standard

Summer 20204 – It’s A Wrap!

The Power Trio from Jim Valvano: Enthusiasm, Dreams, and Hard Work

Eject From the Conventional

Pride Cometh Before a Fall

Having Patience During a Plateau

Thinking Like A Champion

Sidetracked by Secondary Activities

Is More Always Better

10 Things I’ve Learned In 19 Years

5 Simple Steps to Increase Pitching Performance During the Season

Summer Is Here and It’s a Special Time at The Ranch

One Simple Step to Be More Successful at Anything

Warning – Be Leary of Dream Killers!

What’s The Direction?

God’s Delays Are Not Always God’s Denials

The Lesson from Scottie Scheffler: Understanding the Importance of Individual Identity

Betting On Yourself

Ranch Summer Events: A Former Player’s Perspective

The Ranch Narrative From a Very Unique Perspective

Precision is Key

Pump the Pump

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