MILLIONAIRE SUCCESS HABITS
Finally she reached the point where I told the other coach, “I think Bre could be ready for a couple of innings.” And it just so happened to be during a game when our pitching was falling apart. So they put my daughter in and she struck out the first batter. She ended up doing amazingly well that game, and they won. She went on to do well for the next few games. But what I noticed was that Bre had a couple of weird habits that I hadn’t seen in any YouTube training videos, so I hired a coach. When he showed up, he came in and messed with her flow. He changed the way she held the ball, and he changed the way she was stepping. Now you may think to yourself, “Why would you mess with somebody who’s doing well?” And that’s a great question! It’s because the coach I had hired explained to me that her method will get her some strikes, but if she wanted to get better (and she did), that style will never let her evolve past being a great nine- year-old pitcher. He explained that if she’s 12 with that pitching style, then she’ll get clobbered. So as frustrated as my daughter was to make that change, I encouraged her to do it. She was putting in the practice, so she may as well be doing it the right way. Do you know what happened in the next game that my daughter pitched? It was her worst outing ever. She was pitching with the right form, but she couldn’t throw a strike. She got done with that game and cried, and was really mad at me for messing with her pitching style. And what I explained to her is what I’m explaining to you right now: You can practice the wrong way and still be okay, but you can only reach your full potential by practicing the right way. Yes, it wasn’t easy for a nine-year-old to digest this truth (I hope it will be easier for you). If I had let her put the time, effort, and energy into practicing the wrong way, it would have taken even more time to unwind those wrong habits she was forming. Eventually Bre understood this notion of practicing right, and now she is practicing every day with the right form, and she’s getting in the groove of a pitcher who could go on to compete at any level she wants.
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