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Your athlete works hard all week. Here's why they freeze every Saturday.

Real quick — before we get into it.

I want you to know what this is.

This isn't a marketing email.

This isn't a highlight reel.

This is me — holding myself accountable — every week.

I've spent 25+ years in this game.

Five continents.

Countless locker rooms.

And here's the honest truth:

The more time I spend in baseball —

The more I realize how much I still don't know.

That used to bother me.

Now it drives me.

Because I'd rather be a coach who's still hungry than a coach who thinks he's arrived.

So every week — or every other week — I sit down and I answer four questions:

What am I reading? What am I watching? What am I learning? What am I writing?

And I share it with you. Free.

No complaints. No excuses.

Because I don't believe change comes TO me.

👉 I believe it comes FROM me.

My goal is simple and I'll say it out loud so you can hold me to it:

This is going to be the best free newsletter in international baseball.

Alright.

Let's get into this week.

Two things from this book stopped me cold this week.

ONE — The gap between a .250 and a .300 hitter.

Most coaches look at that gap and think mechanics.

Swing path. Launch angle. Hand position.

But Abbatine makes an argument I haven't been able to shake:

The difference between those two hitters is almost entirely visual and emotional.

Not physical.

The .300 hitter isn't stronger.

Isn't faster.

Isn't more talented.

👉 They see differently.

And they respond to adversity differently.

Which brings me to the second thing.

TWO — The WTF Rule.

Not what you think.

Wallow in the Fog. Or Work the Fix.

Every situation in this game — and in life — gives you that exact choice.

Something goes wrong.

A bad pitch. An error. A strikeout with the bases loaded.

And in that moment —

You either drift into the fog.

Or you get to work.

The best performers instinctively go into Work the Fix mode.

The ones still bridging the gap from practice to game time?

They get caught in the fog.

And sometimes it lasts until the final out.

Here's what hit me hardest about this.

I watch young coaches fall into the same trap.

They think book knowledge substitutes for game experience.

They think their title gives them authority.

It never does.

The fog doesn't care about your credentials.

And neither does the scoreboard.

Seeing is not a gift.

And it's every player's — and every coach's — responsibility to develop it.

This weekend. Austria.

The first ever Pony Baseball tournament in tWiener Neustadt, Austria.

Germany. Lithuania. Italy. France. England. It was something like 20-different nationalities represented.

Five countries. Young athletes. One diamond.

And here's what I watched happen over and over again across every team on that field.

Players froze.

Not because they weren't talented.

Not because they hadn't practiced.

Because nobody had taught them how to be ready.

Coaches tried to will them through it.

Parents shouted from the stands.

Teammates clapped and cheered.

And still —

The body wouldn't cooperate.

Because readiness isn't something someone else can give you.

It has to be built from the inside.

But here's what gave me hope this weekend.

Our young shortstop. Marc.

First time ever exposed to our baseball flows foundational throwing protocol —

And in the middle of a live game —

He makes a throw from the ground.

A direct result of practicing the flow system earlier that same day.

His coach didn't think he was ready for it.

👉 Marc didn't get that memo.

And that's the thing about kids that we keep forgetting.

They are far more capable than we give them credit for.

Movement flows. Breathing protocols. Visualization.

They get it immediately — when we trust them enough to try.

The readiness problem isn't a talent problem.

It's a preparation problem.

And it starts before the first pitch is ever thrown.

As coaches, we often fall into the same trap. We obsess over the "How-To." We spend our nights looking up the perfect drill, the newest mechanics, and the best way to explain a curveball.

But then we get to the field and we make a classic mistake: We talk AT the kids. We don’t talk TO them.

We deliver a mountain of information—facts, steps, and protocols—and then we’re frustrated when they freeze up in the big moment. It’s because we were delivering a lecture when they needed a leader.

There’s a famous verse in 1 Corinthians 13:1 that acts as the ultimate reality check for anyone in a position of influence:

Translation for the dugout?

👉 Information without connection is just noise. It doesn't matter if your technical knowledge is "elite."

It doesn't matter if your resume is full of championships. If that kid doesn't feel like you are actually in the trenches with them, your coaching just sounds like a clanging cymbal. It’s loud, it’s distracting, and they’ll eventually tune it out just to survive the game.

Coaching kids isn’t about giving them "cheat codes" or "hacks." It’s about helping them navigate the pressure.

When a kid is panicking on the mound or shaking in the batter's box, they don't need a list of "mechanics." They need to know they aren't alone. You can’t build a kid’s confidence by screaming instructions from the grass. You do it by walking with them through the mess—letting them fail, helping them rebuild, and showing them how to stay calm when things go wrong.

If an athlete doesn’t feel like you’re truly invested in them—not just the scoreboard—they won't trust your advice when the pressure hits. They won’t listen to your "reset" strategies. They’ll just hear the noise and stay stuck in their own head.

The Mission for All of Us:

The win isn’t the trophy at the end of the tournament. The win is the kid who looks at the dugout in a high-pressure moment and sees a coach who has their back, no matter what happens next.

This is straight from Module 1 of The Ready State.

The 60-Second Ready Body Reset.

Four steps. One minute. You can do it right now.

Before a game. Before a big at-bat. Before a crucial pitch.

Before anything that matters.

STEP 1 — Jaw Release (10 seconds)

Let your jaw go loose.

Unclench your teeth.

Let your mouth open slightly.

Tension lives in the jaw first. Always.

If your jaw is tight — your whole body is bracing for something that hasn't happened yet.

Release it. Deliberately.

STEP 2 — Shoulder Drop (10 seconds)

Notice where your shoulders are right now.

Chances are they're higher than they should be.

Take a breath and let them fall.

Not forced. Not dramatic.

Just let gravity do its job.

Tight shoulders means a body in threat mode.

Dropped shoulders means a body that knows it's safe.

STEP 3 — Present Breath (20 seconds)

Three breaths. That's it.

Not deep yoga breathing.

Not performance breathing.

Three slow deliberate breaths that remind your nervous system —

You are here. You are now. You are safe.

Breathe in for four counts.

Out for six.

Three times.

Notice your tension level on a scale of 1 to 10 after the third breath.

STEP 4 — Body Scan + Affirmation (20 seconds)

Quick check from head to toe.

Where is there still tension?

Name it. Don't fight it. Just notice it.

Then affirm — out loud or in your head — one thing:

"I am ready. I am here. I am safe."

That's it.

Four steps. Sixty seconds.

And here's what I watched happen when our players did this before every game this weekend.

Their stress levels dropped — immediately.

Not because the game got easier.

Because their nervous system finally believed they were safe enough to compete.

That's the whole point.

This tool keeps them out of the past —

The mistakes they can't undo.

And out of the future —

The fear of mistakes that haven't even happened yet.

👉 And it brings them back to the only place they can actually perform.

Right here. Right now.

🎯 FINAL THOUGHT

Tony Abbatine says seeing is a skill — not a gift.

Marc the shortstop proved it from the ground on Saturday.

Abbatine says the best performers Work the Fix — they don't Wallow in the Fog.

The Ready State is how you build players who instinctively choose the fix.

Paul said information without love is just noise.

I got it wrong the first time recording Module 1 because I forgot that.

And five nations showed up in Austria this weekend —

With talented kids.

Hardworking coaches.

Passionate parents.

And athletes who froze because nobody had taught them how to arrive.

Here's what I know after this week.

A present body creates a free mind.

You can't think your way into readiness.

You have to feel your way there.

Three breaths.

Jaw loose.

Shoulders down.

Right here. Right now.

That's where performance lives.

Not in the past.

Not in the future.

👉 In this moment.

Stay with it. ⚾

If this hit — share it with one coach or parent who needs to hear it this week.