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Call for nominations: Mental Skills MVP - Playoffs week 2

CoachTraubCoachTraub100+ posts
Let's give credit where credit is due! Please nominate any player who "Did his job" on the field extremely well this week. Mental skills are always important, but particularly in the post-season!

This award will not be given out solely on stats, although consideration will certainly be given to athletes who were "in the zone" and had great stats. I am also looking for the athlete who does the "little things" right, displays leadership, and/or overcomes adversity -- whether from self, opponents, umpires, teammates, fans, bad luck, or whatever. Please reply with your nominations on here or through my websiteCoachTraub.com. Also, you can go there to vote on the April08 Monthly winner.

Winner receives a framed Certificate of Achievement, a free copy of one of the preview booklets (Approach, Focus, or Attitude) of my book, Finding Your Peak Performance with Mental Skills Training, a coupon for this book at cost, and a framed poem titled "Do You Want to Be a Champion." This award is UIL compliant.

Congratulations to last week's winner:
Steven Okert won game 3 in relief for Rowlett over PESH. Clutch from a hard worker who got limited PT all spring.

Enjoy your job. Know your job. Do your job!

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B baseballfather3310+ posts
Walker Kelly FW Arlington Heights: Pitched 8 tough innings of baseball against a very tough Fossil Ridge only allowing 2 runs in the first asnd then shutting them out the rest of the way. He allowed four hits and walked only one in eight innings with 15 strikeouts. During one late-game stretch, Kelly fanned eight of the 10 batters he faced. He got a no decision as his team did not manage to give him any run support.
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A 3and210+ posts
Josh Copeland (JR) - Sanger Indians
Copeland is filling in at short for an ineligible player. Last night against Burkburnett he showed extreme poise under pressure playing error-free ball and making plays that made him look like a seasoned short stop. His defense helped the Indians defeat Burk 7-0 and 15-1.
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CoachTraubCoachTraub100+ posts
Congratulations to this week's winner: Lindsay Collings, Softball P from McKinney North. Collings entered game three of the playoff series against highly ranked Mesquite Poteet with her team trailing 5-2 in the third inning. She pitched the rest of the way while her teammates exploded for a 12-5 win. Prior to this game, Collings had only pitched in one district or post-season game this season.
B beenthere100+ posts
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Originally posted by CoachTraub:
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This award will not be given out solely on stats, although consideration will certainly be given to athletes who were "in the zone" and had great stats. I am also looking for the athlete who does the "little things" right, displays leadership, and/or overcomes adversity ....

I'm sure the past winners and many more are very deserving but I still don't get how this is worth the space on this blog. From what I see of the nomination information, there are very few nominees and very little detail that would help you make such a decision. It's a ruse. Even though we are down to a select few teams, you've got to be missing at least 10 or 20 kids with good performance and great stories. One thing I'm trying to figure out: how do you determine an athlete that you've never met is "in the zone" ?
R RPD100+ posts
A noble idea, this award ... but given that the presenter has a business he's trying to promote, I'd really like to suggest that the moderator consider declaring that this website isn't an appropriate place for such an "award"?

I'm all in favor of giving recognition to kids, but I always get the feeling that there's a little bit more to this one than meets the eye.

Just my opinion.
Panther DadPanther Dad5,000+ posts
RPD -- I have already had this discussion with Coach Traub in private and several have expressed the opinion here. Although I don't necessarily like the award, CT has limited his blatant advertising. Cool I don't mind seeing kids receive recognition for their great performances....so let's choose to focus on the positive.

Also, according to the topic's originator, attempts to purchase advertising space here have been unanswered by the site owner.

I am a single moderator vote -- KD or BH or LD are welcome to react as they see fit.

-PD
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B beenthere100+ posts
CoachTraub says:
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This award will not be given out solely on stats, although consideration will certainly be given to athletes who were "in the zone" and had great stats.

I asked:
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One thing I'm trying to figure out: how do you determine an athlete that you've never met is "in the zone" ?


KD, I don't see where anyone answered. The implication is there is no logical answer so the award itself is not logical. One can call my conclusion bashing, but if my conclusion is logical and accurate we should not be afraid to speak it in a civil manner.
B beenthere100+ posts
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Originally posted by Baseball Legend:
I agree with KD. This is a good award for players to receive recognition for their hard work on and off the field. I don't see any reason for anyone to bash Coach Traub for posting these threads, if you don't like his posts, don't look at them!

KD and Baseball Legend, I'm surprised that rather than logically defending the award concept with rationale, or trying to improve it to something more useful, some seem to resort to labeling a disagreement "bashing" and then merely expressing their subjective support. I guess it's all part of the dumbing down America. That's all I have to say so I'll leave you alone. Go ahead and have your fun with Coach Traub and the award.

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