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floridafan5,000+ posts

Is it possible to coach "Mental Toughness"? Or coach "Heart" or "Desire"?

I can see a coach encouraging and supporting these intangibles...But how can a coach instill a "Love for the game" or "Desire"? Especially at the higher amateur levels.

I really believe that these intangibles are developed at the earliest stages of our children’s psychological development, and their early baseball development, 12 years old and under.

A coach can get a lot out of a player, but cannot create what is not there.

11/26/101:22 PM

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