Motivation

Everyone needs a little, or a lot, of motivation in their life.  Not only will we help you grow as a baseball player, teammate, and as a person, the Mattoon Hit-Men are here to help motivate you to be everything you can be!

LET'S GET YOU MOVTIVATED

EVERYDAY THINGS TO LIVE BY

  • Persistence is more important than talent.
  • There is a reason that the word STUDENT comes first in student/athlete.
  • Respect the game as much as you want to be respected.
  • Tuck in your shirt.
  • Don't wear your hat backwards.
  • Practice hard because you play the way you practice.
  • It doesn't take any talent to hustle.
  • Be a student of baseball. Learn the game. Study the history of baseball.
  • Help your team win whether you play or not.
  • Never argue with an umpire.
  • Agree to let your coaches train you.
  • Don't cut class & Do your homework.
  • Set high standards along with knowing the steps to attain them.
  • Don't tell people what you are worth, prove it to them.
  • Your parents love you, but they don't know more than your coach about baseball.
  • Don't let anyone make an excuse for you.
  • Maintain eye contact with all adults when they talk to you. Practice on your friends.
  • Life is not fair, regardless of what some people want you to think.
  • Be passionate about your teammates.
  • Love the game.
  • The only thing that coaches owe you is HONESTY.
  • Body language screams. It never whispers.
  • Balance makes champions. If you focus on hitting and ignore the defensive part of your game, you will never be a complete player.
  • Be as diligent on defense as you are on offense.
  • Defense wins more games than offense.
  • Pitching sets the tone.
  • Games are lost, not won. Mistakes lead to losses.
  • Work on your game every day of the year. The guy who beat you out for the starting job did, as did the team that always beats you.
  • You don't have to be a great athlete to be a good baseball player.
  • Show off your talent to your current coach and your future coach by doing the following (ALL THE TIME)
    • When you jog to warm up, finish first. 
    • When you stretch, do it best. 
    • When you play catch, throw to a target and hit it every time.
    • When you play catch, catch the ball or block the bad throw, keep it in front of you. 
    • When you are doing a drill, do it perfect every time. 
    • Go Hard all the time.  NEVER walk on a baseball field.
    • As a batter / runner, run to first as though it matters that you are safe. 
    • Know the situation on defense and do the right thing. 
    • BASEBALL REVEALS CHARACTER, IT DOESN'T BUILD IT. 
    • Character means doing the right thing even when nobody's watching.

Be sure to read all of the information under the Parent | Player Information tab.  This will provide you all of the information you will need to about our organization as a whole.  From our board to coaches, to parents, to players – we will strive to be the best baseball organization around.

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