Guys finished the fall strong this weekend, finishing with an overall record of 15-2-1. Final stats on the mound- 12IP, 3H, 1BB, 19K’s, 0.00ERA, .075BAA

Outing vs EVCC 10/18: 2IP 0ER 1K 1bb. Induced a lot of weak contact. @coachtimlee @ShorelineRoyals @ZanderClouse15

🚨Way too early national rankings have dropped🚨 Comment below who should be ranked higher and who was missed @OhloneBaseball @SACDons @PRCC_Baseball @BlinnBaseball @SoMtnBaseball @PMARComets @PalomarBaseball

I've spent the majority of my career working in the mental performance space, but I can promise you that 99% of athletes don't care about mental skills. I've met very few who are particularly interested in breathing techniques, visualization, meditation, and self-talk techniques. But every single one of them cares about becoming more confident, performing better under pressure, and being more consistent. This came up in a conversation this summer when a D1 football head coach reached out for guidance on integrating a mental performance coach into his program. As we talked, he started listing out all the skills and techniques they should be teaching, but at one point I interrupted and respectfully said, "I don't think your players care about any of that." Not because those skills aren't valuable, but because what matters to athletes is what those skills can help them accomplish. If your athletes aren't buying into mental performance training, one of the first places I'd look is how it's being presented. Is the issue the training itself or how its value is being communicated? Are you teaching them a collection of mental skills or helping them solve problems that matter to them? The goal isn't to get athletes excited about mental skills. It's to help them recognize what those skills make possible.

SD Mesa Soph RHP Dylan Wallblom is pitching in Game 1 at the SoCal JUCO Showcase on Sunday Oct 4th. 6'4" 210 lbs, 3.85 GPA. 4 year coaches, please reach out to Coach Portugal [email protected] for more info.