Author: Sal Mignano
How To Develop A Team-First Attitude
(Photo Credit: Bill Landon) by Sal Mignano An integral part of any successful team is for its members to have an unselfish, team-first attitude. Teams are sometimes successful in the win-loss column just due to pure talent, but that is not typically going to be a yearly occurrence. In fact, when a team wins just because of the pure talent it has, it is often without the excitement and exhortation ...
How To Develop A Team-First Attitude
(Photo Credit: Bill Landon) An integral part of any successful team is for its members to have an unselfish, team-first attitude. Teams are sometimes successful in the win-loss column just due to pure talent, but that is not typically going to be a yearly occurrence. In fact, when a team wins just because of the pure talent it has, it is often without the excitement and exhortation of a tight unit...
Avoiding Complacency
Each and every season brings high expectations for the upcoming year. Long Island crowned eight county champions in 2016. Center Moriches (Suffolk B), East Meadow (Nassau AA), Mt Sinai (Suffolk A), Smithtown Christian (Suffolk D), Southold (Suffolk C), Wantagh (Nassau A) Wheatley (Nassau B) and West Islip (Class AA) all won county championships last spring. These teams all hope to repeat last yea...
Preparing for Tryouts and Showing Your Best
In preparation for high school and middle school tryouts for the upcoming baseball season, it is imperative that you are prepared to show your coach the best of your skills and commitment to the team in order to give yourself the best chance to make the team. The most difficult and painful job any coach has is to tell a young player that he has not made the team. There are only a certain number ...
How to Develop a Team Attitude
(Photo Credit: Bill Landon) An integral part of any successful team is for its members to have an unselfish, team-first attitude. Teams are sometimes successful in the win-loss column just due to pure talent, but that is not typically going to be a yearly occurrence. In fact, when a team wins just because of the pure talent it has, it is often without the excitement and exhortation of a tight unit...
