Craig Sigl a mental toughness trainer for youth athletes gives some tips on how baseball players can overcome fear of failure and other concerns that lead to sports performance anxiety.
January 28, 2012 Leave a Comment
Overcomming Sports Performance Anxiety
June 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
Early Innings – How Sports Contributes to the Making of a Community
Early Innings is more than just a baseball film. This short baseball movie speaks of the commonality of baseball regardless of age, the size of your town or how you were introduced to the game of baseball. As you watch this film you can feel the sincerity of people and how a sport from a Babe Ruth baseball team to high school baseball, softball, football or basketball team, to a semi pro sports organization contribute to the making of a small town. Burlington Iowa the home of the Burlington Bees, like Pleasant Hill, Oregon and our surrounding communities of Creswell, Lowell, Dexter, Oakridge, Jasper and Cottage Grove is a small community. As you watch this film you will feel the pride of the community as the film speaks of the dreams and goals of many young ball players whose goal it is to make it to the major leagues as a player, coach, manager or umpire and to the people of the community that have pride in their baseball team.
The Burlington Bees are located in Burlington, Iowa a town of 26,000 the smallest town in the country with a minor league baseball team. This is a wonderful short film for kids, young adults and older adults alike. A big thanks goes out to Rod Blackhurst for allowing Pleasant Hill Babe Ruth Baseball to show this film. As you watch it think of the many ways high school and youth sports is important sports to the community of Pleasant Hill and how we must find ways to continue and grow our high school and younger sports programs.
May 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
Youth Baseball Pitcher Born With One Hand
Sam Kuhnert is a youth that was born without a left hand. While many of us would let the loss of a limb hold us back Sam loves to play sports and is a pitcher for his high school baseball team. Next year Sam will be playing baseball for Greenville College. In Sam’s spare time he volunteers at Camp No Limits where he teaches sports to other kids that have lost a limb. Each of us can learn an important lesson from kids like Sam, for he demonstrates that our limits are limited to the work we are willing to put into overcoming the challenges that we may face.
May 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
Conquering Your Fears of Baseball
As a t-ball or baseball player there are times we may experience fear. Maybe our fear is striking out or getting hit by a ball or perhaps it is something else. Fear is normal and if we learn to control it and use it to our advantage we will become a better baseball player. In this fun video a young boy goes into a ball pit. Find out if he conquers his fears.
April 28, 2011 Leave a Comment
Frank Robinson a Baseball Legend – Words of Encouragement
Frank Robinson inspires youth baseball players, parents and coaches alike. Mr. Robinson is a baseball great that played Major League Baseball for 21 years, played with 2 teams that won the World Series, voted Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player. Frank Robinson served as a professional baseball coach for 16 years and he is in the Baseball Hall of Fame. What more could a baseball player ask for? That was not enough for Frank Robinson for he wanted to inspire youth athletes. Right here at the Pleasant Hill Babe Ruth website you may view the inspirational videos of Frank Robinson.
These videos are provided to Pleasant Hill Babe Ruth by Coach Jake Alba of Coaching Simplified who is also working hard to inspire youth. We know you will enjoy each of these videos so watch them all. Please don’t be shy about commenting for by doing so we can continue to provide the type of videos you like.
