Diamond Edge
This podcast is for 13-18 year old baseball players, to help them improve mental toughness and to learn important life lessons from playing baseball. Each episode builds on the previous episode, so you need to start with the Orientation, and then listen to each episode in sequence.
- Website
- http://web.mac.com/mgallion/iWeb/Diamond%20Baseball%20Network/Diamond%20Edge%20/Diamond%20Edge%20.html
- Description
- A podcast for 13-18 year old baseball players, to help them improve mental toughness and learn important life lessons from baseball.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2022-08-10 03:30
- last episode published
- 2007-07-01 03:00
- publication frequency
- 12.09 days
- Contributors
- Mark Gallion
- Author
- Mark Gallion
- Owner
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 21
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Amateur Sports & Recreation
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2007-07-01 | Slumps are a reality in baseball. But, mentally tough baseball players are able to limit and contain slumps. Mentally tough players have 3 game slumps, other players have 3 week long slumps. We discuss four steps to limiting and containing slumps: ... |
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| 2007-06-15 | There is no ignoring it - superstitions are part of baseball culture. In this episode, we discuss the good and bad side of superstitions, and give players some advice on developing good pre-game routines, and preventing superstitions from becoming dis... |
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| 2007-05-31 | Visualization is a powerful tool to help you prepare to compete in baseball. It is used at advanced levels of baseball, but is rarely taught to high school and youth players. Visualization is essentially playing baseball in your own mind. Done effec... |
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| 2007-05-16 | In this episode we discuss "competing against yourself". To consistently improve and build skills in baseball, you need to compete against yourself. This is what separates players who excel at the next level, whether that is varsity high school, c... |
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| 2007-05-02 | We discuss FOCUS. Focus is the ability to narrow your mental attention to a specific act or a specific object, like a baseball. There are two secrets to FOCUS: First, focus on controllables. Controllables are what you body does, what your mind thi... |
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| 2007-04-16 | We discuss RELAXATION. Baseball is a unique combination of skill, power and rhythm. To succeed, you need a clear mind and relaxed muscles. Three tools for relaxation are discussed in detail: 1. Deep breathing 2. Focusing your eyes 3. Clearing your ... |
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| 2007-04-01 | Mature, mentally tough baseball players need to take RESPONSIBILITY for their own baseball performance. Here are the keys: 1 . Take responsibility for all aspects of your game - mental and physical 2. Control and responsbility go hand in hand. If you... |
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| 2007-03-24 | This special edition of the Diamond Edge is a follow up to Episode 10 on Tryouts. This special edition is for players who did not have a successful tryout and did not make the team they wanted to. Some self-reflection help and perspective is offered,... |
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| 2007-03-16 | This is a special edition of the Diamond Edge. The focus is "Baseball and Academics". Brendan Sullivan, co-founder of Headfirst Baseball, is interviewed. The interview was originally included in the Coaches Corner podcast. But, there are great in... |
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| 2007-03-16 | In this episode, we discuss how select baseball players can re-define success to go beyond wins & losses and personal stats. Don't let your success be defined by the scorebook. Instead, create your own definition of success based on what you can ... |
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