tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61004536188762726162024-03-13T21:52:37.049-07:00Visual Performance Training - Redefining The Way Athlete SeeSports Performance Vision training for the Professional and Amateur AthleteAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-53835877253485977382016-08-17T14:26:00.000-07:002016-08-17T14:26:19.503-07:00Are you frustrated at seeing your hitters:<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Are
you frustrated at seeing your hitters:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Take wild swings at
bad pitches—in the dirt, outside their zone?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Take 3<sup>rd</sup>
called strikes?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Late on fastballs
and in front of off-speed pitches?<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Were
you equally tired of seeing:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Your pitchers lose
command because of lack of focus?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Defensive players
“kick” balls and/or throw balls away?<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="color: navy; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;">NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS TO
REDUCE THESE </span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.4px;">OCCURRENCES</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.3pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">!</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">90%</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> of the mistakes,
errors and breakdowns in game conditions are not due to mechanical problems or
tools but are due to a breakdown in the player’s skills of recognition,
identification and visual concentration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">We
specialized in evaluating and training player’s vision concentration skills in
a manner that directly have a positive influence of “game time” performance.<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699415579784171796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-74744201162366094272016-06-28T12:23:00.001-07:002016-06-28T12:30:45.865-07:00So I Can See, But I Can't<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>So I Can See But, I Can't. </b></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After being diagnosed with <a href="http://www.eyecancer.com/conditions/3/choroidal-melanoma" target="_blank">Choroidal Melanoma</a>, (yes the Eye Guy with the Eye Problem) I underwent a procedure that radiated the tumor. Six months post op I am told that I am 20/20. Pretty good, right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>But I can't see.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now I can see enough to get away with everyday life and enjoy it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>But I can't see.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I can play catch, I can shoot a basket, I can hit a ball and I can kick a ball</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>But I can't see.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like many athletes I don't like to be told I can't. So when the show me white/black letters in a small room. I can make them out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>But I can't see.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am 20/20</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>But I can't see.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is easy to see from the couch, or the stands</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I can't see.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To get in the net, to step in the box, to score a touchdown at I high level I MUST see</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and I can't </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Seeing in sport is not all about being 20/20. Its the ability to process visual information and react with the appropriate action. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I can't see is high level change in velocity, I can't see accurate depth, I can't see HD detail. All that is important to being a efficient and excellent athlete. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my case I will not have the vision restored to compete at a high level nor do I need to. But for athletes out there that are trying to make it to a high level this feature is trainable.( assuming no visual problems). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aspiring athletes train their body why are they not training their visual skills?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Learn More at www.SlowTheGameDown.com</span></div>
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shut down all communication with me the rest of the day?</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I told myself to <b>relax</b> before my
big talk in front of 1000 people and I only got more nervous and tongue tied.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thought, “What does he know about what’s going on in my head.”</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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know I need to relax, but that pointed needle still freaked me out no matter
how many deep breaths I took.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">There are many ideas out there
including deep breaths? yoga, a focal point, a mantra and they may work.
Or do they work sometimes?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Relax to me is a overused word that
has good intentions but almost always fails. </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #292f33; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">I recently read “<i>Relaxation
is the secret to results-under-pressure</i>” Really? If it is the secret
to results, why is not easy for all of us to obtain? </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #292f33; font-family: "" "arial" "" , serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">I also recently read
a study that found that extreme sportsmen and women performed significantly
better under physical and mental duress. Was this because they were
more relaxed under pressure than no pressure. or were they more alert and
less relaxed?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">So there needs to be some balance?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I agree your body works better in a
more relaxed stage than an agitated stage. But, the opposite can be
said as well the body works better under some agitation and not to relaxed.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I have often relaxed so much that I
was not prepared for the action. So If relaxing to little or to much be
detrimental. How do we relax the right amount?</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">I personally do not think relax is an action
but is a reaction to controlling the elements. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Controlling the elements begins with
first understanding pressure. To succeed at a high level, you have to control
the pressure. Using the pressure to create a Heightened visual awareness
and reduce the Environmental awareness.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">What I do know is great performers, at
the point that they achieved greatness, were unaware of their body, unaware of
their breathing, unaware of the noise, unaware of things they can’t control and
time seems to slow down. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">This Heightened visual awareness
begins with being aware of the things they can control. They one thing
they were able to control was their task. This task may be to react to a visual
stimulus, to focus on a visual target, to hit, kick or throw an
object to a specific target. </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Why isn’t more time spent training the eyes to see pitches better, fielding the ball more cleanly or training pitchers to have more command with more focused vision?</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dr. Bill Harrison, the most renowned visual performance specialist the game of baseball has ever witnessed, has spent nearly 50 years studying how to train the vision of athletes at the highest level possible.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">He has worked with a who’s who list of current and future Hall of Famers in Major League baseball led by Barry Bonds, George Brett, and Greg Maddux, just to name a few. He’s also worked with more than half of the major league clubs, several colleges, universities and academies, including the original Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dr. Harrison has taught many other Major League hitters, fielders and pitchers how to improve their outward vision and internal vision skills to levels which have helped them excel. He has been instrumental in educating numerous coaches in the pro level about vision as well as on the college level and high school levels.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">In almost 50 years of vision testing Major League hitters, Barry Bonds has no equal, according to Dr. Harrison.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bonds may have had the greatest hitting specific vision of any batter in history the way he could stop from swinging at marginal pitches and go after pitches he could drive hard the vast majority of the time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“I have a battery of tests which I have performed on Major League players going back to the early ’70s for a number of organizations,” said Dr. Harrison.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> “In testing thousands of Major League hitters, Barry Bonds tested out with the highest vision readings of any baseball player we had ever worked with. I first saw him in 1986 during spring training as he came out of A ball after signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ organization after playing for Arizona State University. He was not considered a legitimate Major League prospect for the Pirates at the time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“When I tested Barry Bonds, I gathered all the information on him and left the room. Barry is the only player who had achieved 100 percent in each of those categories and subsequently received a 100 percent in terms of high level binocularity. I then talked to Syd Thrift, general manager of the Pirates. I told Syd that the last player I saw (Bonds) was the most visually gifted of all the players I had evaluated since 1971, which was 15 years at the time. I had never seen a baseball player as gifted visually and mentally as this guy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Barry Bonds was in AAA for the Pirates’ organization that year. Around May, the Pirates’ AAA team was playing in Phoenix, and Syd Thrift asked me to watch and work with some of the players. I saw Barry in action for the first time, and he looked terrific. That evening, I called Syd and told him this guy really was phenomenal because he visually tracked every pitch, saw it deep and squaring the ball every time. Syd jumped on a plane the next morning for Phoenix.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“In the middle of the contest the next day, Syd called Bonds out of the game and asked the manager to get the young ball player on a plane to Pittsburgh immediately. And the rest was history.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“As I look back at evaluating many hitters on the professional, college and even high school levels close to 40 years now, Barry Bonds is still my gold standard. Barry had the whole picture when it came to all the aspects of vision I look for. He not only could he see pitches deep. But over time, he saw the ball early out of the hands of pitchers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“All the great hitters I have been around, which include people such as Barry Bonds, George Brett, Tony Gwynn, Rod Carew, among many others, really bought into the idea of seeing the ball right out of the pitcher’s hand. The method of getting there can be variable. It will only happen if the hitter is highly visual. I refer to being highly visual as almost being out of the body as the hitter is totally unaware of what the body is doing. They let their body go on automatic pilot. Generally, it will only work if the athlete is totally thought free.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“So being totally free of thought, being totally unaware of the body and being able to turn the light switch on just as the pitcher releases the ball toward the catcher is vital. When they do that, these premiere hitters aren’t even aware of what the pitcher’s motion is or who the pitcher is a lot of times. Hitters who are really good at this aren’t concerned with a pitcher telegraphing a pitch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“We first want to find out if they have a slight eyesight problem that is limiting their performance. Do they need glasses, contacts or laser surgery? We check their visual acuity. Then we check what is called contrast sensitivity, a vital element in hitting a baseball. This is seeing an item on something that doesn’t have much contrast. Contrast is the degree of blackness against whiteness.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“When you think of a baseball, the seams are red. When they start spinning, they look gray or brown. It’s hard to see the red. And that’s poor contrast. For hitters, this is a big problem at dusk under poor lights or a dirty ball. Contrast sensitivity can be altered and improved but not very much.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Then we assess their eye alignment which is the tendency of their eyes to turn in or out. We don’t find too many problems with that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“But probably the most critical thing we evaluate is their binocularity. This is how the seven muscles of one eye work with the seven muscles of the other eye. The ability of the brain to utilize the two eyes together is known as depth perception. At a higher level, it is known as stereo acuity.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“One can only have high level binocularity if they score high in depth perception, contrast acuity, visual acuity, eye alignment, and eye muscle vergence skills.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“I also assess visual memory and visual projection skills which combined is their visual thinking ability. Great binocularity with excellent visual thinking ability provides the player a great set of visual and mental tools.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“So we assess this to find out what the player sees and try to understand what they can do visually. Then we start the training program based on what our measurements are. Keep in mind that we have been doing this testing since the early ’70s.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Be Totally Visual</b>Dr. Harrison said that when an athlete is being observant visually, that is when everything looks slower with more detail and absorbed through the mind more thoroughly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“When that occurs, we can’t over think and worry about mechanical issues or other distractions the game may have such as poor umpires, the weather, etc. When we are really visual, we can’t think. Now if you internally talk to yourself, we can’t see nearly as well and as quickly with details. We have proven this with all sorts of testing through the years.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“We utilize the visual system to develop visual pictures in the mind which essentially is what I call visual memory or visual projection. Visual memory and visual projection are two separate components of visualization. Visual memory is of the past and visual projection is related to the future. Baseball players see what they look for. If they don’t look for the right thing, they simply won’t see it even though it’s right in front of them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Since it was successful with our work with the Kansas City Royals in the mid-70’s, we would like to see baseball players take more time to visualize in their minds what they will do before they actually do it in practices or games with visual memory or projection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Al Endriss, former head coach at Redwood High School (Larkspur, Calif.), had the team sit under a tree prior to practice as they would close their eyes and mentally visualize how the practice would go as he described what was about to take place. It only took five minutes each day, but his team practiced this concept because the kids came from many different types of classes. It allowed the players to transition from being academic students to athletes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“If a coach doesn’t encourage this, it is a good idea for the athlete on his own to visually project in his mind great defensive plays, perfect throws, leads when stealing and slides…anything he will be doing on the practice field. You want hitters to visualize in their minds a series of high quality at bats they have had in the past off righthanders or lefthanders.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“What we have found is when a player visualizes in this fashion prior to practice, they are in the proverbial zone more times than not. Their mind is in the zone before they even go on the field.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“Who does this? Carlos Beltran of the Mets does this. David Dellucci of the Cleveland Indians does it. George Brett, former Hall of Famer with the Kansas City Royals, did it during his career along with Edgar Martinez of the Mariners and Jason Giambi of the Yankees, just to name a few. There are a lot of players who have done this over the years with great success.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“The point is that they go into batting practice with the right mind set. They are in the zone when they step in to bat, play defense or pitch. After they complete this drill, athletes tell me that they mentally feel calm, focused, and confident but ready to be aggressive. There is some dead time out there prior to practices or games when they are stretching. This may be an ideal time to do this for athletes. It is a powerful technique for successful athletes.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“When you step in against incredible pitching and let a pitch go by with the ball looking like a beach ball, it shows you how well you are able to see the ball. Many times when you go up against a pitcher of this level, the ball seems to be a blur. Seeing the ball big is your goal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“George Brett used a terrific technique when he stepped out of the box after a pitch. He would automatically ask himself one question. How well did he see the pitch? It wasn’t, ‘That didn’t feel good or I need to lower my shoulder.’ It was never a mechanical thing. It was very visual. His thought was that if he could see the pitch very well, his odds went up for getting a hit. If he didn’t see a pitch well, he needed to make the adjustment in his focus effort so he saw the ball well the next pitch.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“He was a visual thinker and visual hitter. It was critical to him that he saw the ball really well. We try to help hitters today think in those terms. Did the hitter see the ball as well as he saw it when he took a pitch? Sometimes that alone allows a hitter to become more visual.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“It has been extremely rare when I have worked with a hitter who saw the ball well and didn’t have a pretty good at bat. That doesn’t mean they always got a hit. But they didn’t feel like they were overmatched.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Dr. Harrison was asked if all hitters should take the first pitch of an at-bat so the ball will appear slower.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“No, not necessarily. If they are struggling, it is a good idea. And particularly early in the game, it is a good idea. It also depends on the level. Hitters must be smart and know what the opposition will be throwing them. On the high school level, that first pitch in all likelihood will be a fastball. Many times it will be a fastball away.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“If it sails right down the middle, a batter certainly doesn’t want to take that pitch. George many times told me, as have numerous other major league players, when he was 100 percent focused on slowing the ball down, tracking it all the way, he could actually see the ball hit the bat. We recognize that certain eye tracking research suggests that this can not be done, but eye trackers, being limited in their scope, do not take in to consideration the player’s ability to project the ball’s action and to make a rapid eye movement to the exact intended contact point.”</span></div>
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In 1973, Kansas City Royals’ All-Star Second Baseman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_Rojas" target="_blank">Cookie Rojas</a> said to me, “Doc, I am now 34 years old. After playing some form of organized baseball for over twenty years, it is rather amazing that you have been able to teach me things about the game I never knew. Your ideas have helped me defensively, running the bases and as a hitter. I’ve also seen the positive benefits received by our Royals pitchers. You have to write a book about this.”</div>
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The second book, <i>“How2Focus: The Hitter’s Zone</i>” has a lot to do with how George Brett used the ideas, gave me feedback, and after refinement the ideas were used successfully by Rod Carew, Tony Gwynn, Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, Mike Sweeney, Sean Casey, Shawn Green, Carlos Delgado and others.</div>
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In writing the second book, I reflected on the many Major League Baseball pitchers I have had the opportunity to work with through the years. So a third book resulted ,<i>“How2Focus: The Pitcher’s Zone</i>” which is about visual and mental side of the game methods introduced to Kansas City Royals pitchers Paul Splittorff and Mark Littell and eventually embraced by Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699415579784171796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-83771143090177101632016-03-08T15:18:00.001-08:002016-03-08T15:18:36.483-08:00Sports Performance Specialists Reveal Their Secret Training Methods<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
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Laguna Beach, CA-2016 –<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span>Dr. Bill Harrison and Ryan Harrison<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, Sports Performance Specialists featured on February 24, 2016, in a segment hosted by Sean Casey on MLB Network, are now making their new book </span>“<i>How2Focus: Like The Pros</i>” <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">available. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Many consider the Harrisons to be among the premier minds for baseball performance enhancement as countless players prepare for their upcoming seasons with their SlowTheGameDown Visual Performance training program. </span>“<i>How2Focus: Like The Pros</i>” has stories that illustrate how <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">many of today’s progressive athlete training programs had their initial introduction by Dr. Harrison at the Kansas City Royals Baseball Academy in the 1970’s and with famous Baseball Hall of Fame Star George Brett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ivw2eiSh7F4/Vt9bvGgSE2I/AAAAAAAACek/VlaCSzP7ZGg/s1600/How2Focus_LikeThePros.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LiketThePros" border="0" height="124" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ivw2eiSh7F4/Vt9bvGgSE2I/AAAAAAAACek/VlaCSzP7ZGg/s320/How2Focus_LikeThePros.png" title="How2Focus" width="320" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span>“<i>How2Focus: Like The Pros</i>” features narrative stories as it provides instruction, strategies and innovative insights for improving baseball performance. The development and original application of these progressive player performance methods are discussed and chronicled within never before told historical stories about the San Francisco Giants, the Kansas City Royals, the Royals Baseball Academy, Edgar Renteria, George Brett, Frank White, Charlie Lau, Jack McKeon, Ewing M. Kauffman and Syd Thrift. Written for the purposes of giving you insights that will help you reach your baseball goals, the unique book features valuable ideas on “how to perform” from these interactions with numerous MLB players, coaches, a manager and an owner regarding effective techniques and approaches. In a unique twist you will learn what was developed in the Kansas City Royals organization prior to 2000 had an impact on the performance of the San Francisco Giants who subsequently beat the Royals for the 2014 World Series Championship. The Harrisons <i>SlowTheGameDown™</i> training<i> </i>is not new or experimental. Hall of Fame members, All-Stars, MVP’s, Cy Young Winners, Hitting Champions, Gold Glove Winners and Rookies of the Year have participated in these programs since 1971 when their <span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt;">work in professional baseball began with the Kansas City Royals. Baseball Hall of Fame star George Brett was among the first players he trained. Since that time they have worked with many MLB organizations, and many NCAA baseball programs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: -.1pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Among the coaches and baseball leaders who participated in their training programs: Jack McKeon, Syd Thrift, Rex Bowen, Branch Rickey, Jr, John Schuerholz, Charley Lau, Mel Didier, Harry Dunlap, Karl Kuehl and Bam-Bam Meulens. Player participants include, Lou Piniella, Frank White, Rod Carew and Tony Gwynn in the 1980’s, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi, and Shawn Green in the ‘90’s; Carlos Beltran, Mike Sweeney, Sean Casey, Raul Ibanez, Jayson Werth, Adam Dunn, Angel Pagan, Giancarlo Stanton, Angel Pagan, Hunter Pence, Kevin Pillar, Ryan Goins, Matt Duffy, and many others in the 2000’s. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Salvador Perez singled home the winning run with two outs in the 12th inning, capping two late comebacks that gave Kansas City a thrilling 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the American League wild-card game.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Perez, who was 0 for 5 after squandering two late chances to drive in key runs, reached out and pulled a hard one-hopper past diving third baseman Josh Donaldson. Colon scored easily, and the Royals rushed out of the dugout for a mad celebration.</span></b></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699415579784171796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-79764106125635010892010-06-29T19:46:00.000-07:002010-06-29T19:48:42.135-07:00SEE THE BALL DEEP<a href="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/06/28/VCWZCamZ.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 270px;" src="http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/images/2010/06/28/VCWZCamZ.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Earlier this month, the New York native was named as the Philadelphia Phillies Minor League Player of the Month for May. During the month of May, he hit a remarkable .377 with four home runs and 14 RBIs over 17 games for Reading. (Ralph Trout)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-32034611330197581822010-01-13T08:37:00.000-08:002010-01-13T08:46:26.058-08:00Former MLB Pitcher Mark Littell on working with Dr. Bill<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G6V_4jCXnxo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G6V_4jCXnxo&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-87233186006746652002010-01-12T08:23:00.000-08:002010-01-12T08:44:43.569-08:00Dayton Flyers Improve Team BA to .332<div align="justify"><a href="http://spln.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p5583160reg.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://spln.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p5583160reg.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;"><em>"Just like any other coach, I have always emphasized the importance of seeing the baseball well at the plate. In the past, we have tried different drills and gimmicks to help our guys see it better, but it wasn't until Ryan presented his information to our team that we finally understood what it meant to see the baseball. Learning how the eyes work and how we can manipulate our eyes to have better focus and tracking skills, our 2009 team finished as one of the best offenses in all of D1 baseball. Along the way we shattered every major statistical record in program history and won our first conference championship! Statistically, we raised our batting average .44 points as a team (288 to .332), we hit 45 more doubles, 11 more triples and an astonishing 49 more home runs as a team. These types of improvements don't just happen by chance. Without question, we attribute our success to Ryan and SlowTheGameDown.</em> "<br /><br /><strong>Brian Harrison<br />Assistant Baseball Coach<br />University of Dayton</strong><br /></div></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-19873106313671697902009-09-06T09:29:00.001-07:002009-09-06T09:34:40.786-07:002009 Florida State Winter Advanced Camp II | TALLAHASSEE, Florida 32306-3062 | Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 5:00 PM<a href="http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1781002&assetId=c65a74c4-8dd9-4e41-9f8d-25438e0b8057">2009 Florida State Winter Advanced Camp II | TALLAHASSEE, Florida 32306-3062 | Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 5:00 PM</a><br /><div class="expander firstExpander"><div class="field" id="row_dateTime"><h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Date </span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 5:00 PM - Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 4:00 PM local time </span></p> </div> </div> <div class="expander"> <div class="field" id="row_address"> <h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Address</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><span>FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY</span><br /><span>1119 SPIRIT WAY</span></span></p> </div> </div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="123sp"> </span></span><div class="expander"> <div class="field" id="row_briefDescription"> <h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Brief Description</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Sign-ups are for SERIOUS high-school age campers only looking to develop their level of play. Expectations are being raised to the highest levels! In addition to instruction throughout the day this camp will also offer game strategy considerations, vision training, video analysis, mental training instruction, hitting,fielding,catching,pitching instruction and speed/agility training concepts.</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> </div> <div class="expander"> <div class="field" id="row_customField"> <h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Camp and Clinic Cost</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">($335.00- Until November 14th, 2009) (350.00- After November 15th,2009) Does not include overnight stay- Hilton Garden Inn and Double Tree Hotel are the reccomended host hotels</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Instructor List- Updated 8/9/09</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Russell Cooper- St Louis University, Tommy Santiago- Florida State University, Dana Sorenson- Oregon State University, Ryan Harrison- Slow the Game Down Vision Training, Mark Doran- Diamond Sports Academy, Howard Dobson- Southern Mississippi University, Todd Bradley- Pfeiffer University, Monica Triner-University of South Florida, Angel Santiago- Florida State University, Lonni Alameda- Florida State Univ, Jimi Hendrix- Chipola JC, Jen Mckibben- Tallahassee CC</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Instructor List- Updated 8/9/09</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Sara Pickering-Florida State University, Patti Townsend- Tallahassee CC, Ginny Georgantas- Greek Olympic Team, Kaily Rafter- Canadian Olympic Team/FSU, Lisa Navas-NC State, Garrett Jones-Major League Baseball Player Pittsburgh Pirates</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Camp Schedule</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Camp will start on December 4th at 5:00pm-8:00pm December 5th 9:00am-6:00pm and end on December 6th at 9:00am-4:00pm.</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Flight Information</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Highly suggested to fly into Tallahassee(TLH) Airport or to Jacksonville(JAX) Airport. Jacksonville will require a drive.</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><h4><span style="font-size:85%;">2009 Winter Advanced Camp Hotels</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Hilton Garden Inn-Tallahassee Central 1-850-893-8300 Contact e-mail- David.Bonelli@hilton.com Room Rate: $79.00 per night(Great Breakfest Included!!!) Booking Group Code- (FSB) Excellent hotel located near downtown area of Tallahassee with Govenor Square Mall across street. Website- http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=TLHEHGI</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><h4><span style="font-size:85%;">2009 Winter Advanced Camp Hotels</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Double Tree Hotel- Tallahassee 850-521-6018 Contact email- kristi.griffith@hilton.com Room Rate of $79.00 per night. Excellent hotel located in the downtown area of Tallahassee. Website- http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/THLAPDT-Doubletree-Hotel-Tallahassee-Florida/index.do</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> </div> <div class="expander"> <div class="field" id="row_fullDescription"> <h4><span style="font-size:85%;">Additional Information</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME WILL BE COVERED IN DETAIL!! The camp will run from December 4th (start 5:00pm)-December 6th (end 4:00pm). 12+ university/college coaches plus an assortment of former/current players will be in attendance to aid in the development of the campers. The camp will involve long days of intense instruction that will promote Solid Technique in both offense and defensive play. Be prepared for a great experience. 100 Spots Available! This camp fills fast! ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY.</span></p><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></div> </div> <div class="expander"> <div class="field" id="row_website"> <h4><span style="font-size:85%;">More Information</span></h4> <p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://seminoles.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/fsu-w-softbl-body.html" target="_blank"> Click here to view the event organizer's website </a></span></p> </div> </div> <div style="display: block;" id="registerNow_Bottom"> <div id="registerableDiv"><a name="&lpos=ed&lid=RegisterNow" href="http://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?event_id=1781002" id="registerNowButton"><img src="http://www.active.com/assets/images/register-now.png" alt="Register Now" width="155" height="29" /></a></div> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-1215952158757594152009-09-02T11:45:00.000-07:002009-09-02T13:16:18.701-07:00Dr. Bill a Cal Bear All-Time LeaderWow you always hear stories about how I played and I did this and I did that ( Escpecially from your fathers). But the proof is in the pudding after 45 years Dr. Bill Harrison is still ranked 7th on the all-time ERA leaders at Cal Berkley ( min. 100 IP). Also notice Teammate Mike Epstein holds the all time Batting avg. record @ .381<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sp6_WWT39GI/AAAAAAAAGgE/HyuUe-kkI0A/s1600-h/08-basebl-mg-history_Page_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sp6_WWT39GI/AAAAAAAAGgE/HyuUe-kkI0A/s320/08-basebl-mg-history_Page_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376945395793917026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sp6_XrY6TSI/AAAAAAAAGgU/iEPOQgPWabw/s1600-h/08-basebl-mg-history_Page_05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sp6_XrY6TSI/AAAAAAAAGgU/iEPOQgPWabw/s320/08-basebl-mg-history_Page_05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376945418632056098" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sp6_YAkU4fI/AAAAAAAAGgc/x4w0YCdTDEQ/s1600-h/ERA.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 138px; height: 192px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sp6_YAkU4fI/AAAAAAAAGgc/x4w0YCdTDEQ/s320/ERA.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376945424317080050" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Ryan/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-75802865599177249212009-08-20T20:15:00.000-07:002009-08-20T21:35:03.938-07:007 SlowTheGameDown Trained Athletes Sign for over $6.8 Million<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SlowTheGameDown 2009 Trained Athletes Sign For Over $6.8 Million</span></span><br /><br /><style type="text/css"> .style2 { text-align: center; background-color: #000000; } .style4 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; } .style5 { text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; background-color: #000000; } .style6 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration: underline; } .style7 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; } .style8 { font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center; } </style><table style="width: 74%; height: 887px;" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style6" colspan="5"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>MLB 2009 Amateur Draft</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style4"><strong>#35</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Matt Davidson</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Arizona<br />Diamondbacks</strong></td> <td class="style4"><strong>$900,000</strong></td> <td class="style2"><strong> <img style="width: 76px; height: 98px;" alt="" class="style4" src="http://sportsyakima.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/062509_gk_bearsmattdavidson-300x235.jpg" /></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style4"><strong>#50</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Jeff Kobernus</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Washington<br />Nationals</strong></td> <td class="style4"><strong>$705,000</strong></td> <td class="style2"><strong> <img style="width: 76px; height: 115px;" alt="" class="style4" src="http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-basebl/auto_action/940337.jpeg" /></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style4"><strong>#61</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Trayce Thompson</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Chicago<br />White Sox</strong></td> <td class="style4"><strong>$625,000</strong></td> <td class="style2"><strong> <img style="width: 79px; height: 97px;" alt="" class="style4" src="http://images.ocregister.com/newsimages/2009/06/08/b78515775z120090608154015000gjli7pjf2_lg.jpg" /></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style4"><strong>#104</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Jake Marisnick</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Toronto<br />Blue Jays</strong></td> <td class="style4"><strong>$1,000,000</strong></td> <td class="style2"><strong> <img style="width: 74px; height: 101px;" alt="" class="style4" src="http://www.maxpreps.com/site_images/editorial/article/b/9/1/b915d47a-7d3f-de11-a973-001cc494dda6/d247127e-7e3f-de11-a973-001cc494dda6_original.jpg" /></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style4"><strong>#327</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>John Eshleman</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>San Francisco<br />Giants</strong></td> <td class="style4"><strong>Unknown</strong></td> <td class="style2"><strong> <img class="style4" src="http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu124/ottoinfocus/msjbaseballA331.jpg" height="120" width="72" /></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style7" colspan="5"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>MLB International Signings</strong></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style4"><br /></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Wagner Mateo</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>St. Louis<br />Cardinals</strong></td> <td class="style4"><strong>$3,100,000</strong></td> <td class="style2"><strong> <img style="width: 74px; height: 114px;" alt="" class="style4" src="http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/resources/wagnermateo300july32009.jpg" /></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style4"><br /></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Rossell Herrera</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;" class="style4"><strong>Colorado<br />Rockies</strong></td> <td class="style4"><strong>$550,000</strong></td> <td class="style5"><strong> <img style="width: 72px; height: 56px;" alt="" src="http://ts.vimeo.com.s3.amazonaws.com/132/685/13268521_200.jpg" /></strong></td> </tr> </tbody></table><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-23652815544168181602009-08-20T19:12:00.000-07:002009-08-20T19:23:31.196-07:00Brad Boyer is on Fire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sjgiants.com/ConPics/Con838/news_brad_boyer_field.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 244px;" src="http://www.sjgiants.com/ConPics/Con838/news_brad_boyer_field.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Brad Boyer, San Francisco Giants AA 3rd baseman (Connecticut Defenders) is on Fire. Since July 1st Brad is 42 for 105 hitting .400. Brad started the season slow with a 0-30 streak but has since brought his avg. to .295. Brad has been training his visual skills with SlowTheGameDown for 2 years.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-70141430274208406462009-08-20T15:16:00.000-07:002009-08-20T15:33:31.645-07:00John Schuerholz on 25 years of working with Dr. Bill Harrison<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqVkha7gHCU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqVkha7gHCU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-37301924265014583252009-07-03T07:42:00.000-07:002009-07-03T07:50:36.022-07:00More SlowThe GameDown Athletes Sign<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sk4ZmyemfhI/AAAAAAAAGak/YtZzY3VGF9A/s1600-h/Mateo.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 112px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354245161165946386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sk4ZmyemfhI/AAAAAAAAGak/YtZzY3VGF9A/s200/Mateo.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Cardinals sign touted Dominican teen</span></div><br /><br /><div>SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP)—The <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/stl/;_ylt=AqsmEC6.P3b3u5dHD0JUFxqpu7YF">St. Louis Cardinals</a> gave a $3.1 million signing bonus to 16-year-old outfielder Wagner Mateo, considered to be among the top amateur free agents from Latin America.</div><div><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AqOdY8e_X61B4G9U364Y4qWpu7YF?slug=ap-cardinals-mateo&prov=ap&type=lgns">http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AqOdY8e_X61B4G9U364Y4qWpu7YF?slug=ap-cardinals-mateo&prov=ap&type=lgns</a></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sk4ZnQnTJ5I/AAAAAAAAGas/66RXStLm8nQ/s1600-h/P1010607.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354245169255491474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sk4ZnQnTJ5I/AAAAAAAAGas/66RXStLm8nQ/s200/P1010607.JPG" /></a>Here I am with Wagmer Mateo and Rossel Herrera ( Whom the rockies reportedly signed For $1million) in the Dominican this past spring.<br /><div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-51736799043813159992009-05-27T12:30:00.000-07:002009-05-27T12:33:59.441-07:00ARE YOU "SQUARING THE BALL" ON EVERY SWING OR STROKE?<br />If not, your eye-hand coodination is off, it just isn't accurate. Note that I didn't say hand-eye but I said eye-hand because the eyes direct the hands and not vice versa.<br />The most common reason for your eye-hand to be off is not tracking the ball visually and mentally to contact with your central vision as opposed to your peripheral vision. Peripheral vision is inaccurate, and central vision will help you square the ball.<br />You must practice, practice, practice using your central vision to see the ball deep under game conditions.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-91117000848949093302009-05-26T12:37:00.000-07:002009-05-26T12:49:09.238-07:00Glatch continues rise to prominence with Paris win:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/26/passing.shots/glatch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 337px;" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/05/26/passing.shots/glatch.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="cnntimestamp">SportsIllustrated</div><div class="cnnsubbanner"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0"><img title="Bryan Armen Graham" src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.element/img/4.0/global/writer_headshots/bryan_armen_graham.jpg" alt="Bryan Armen Graham" /></td><td class="col1">Bryan Armen Graham</td><td class="col2">></td><td class="col3"><div style="padding-top: 5px;">INSIDE TENNIS</div><div><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/writers/bryan_armen_graham/archive/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.element/img/4.0/story/archivedstories.gif" /></a><br /><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="cnnstoryheadline"><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Passing Shots: Glatch continues rise to prominence with Paris win</span></span>:<br /><br />The expectations for American players at this year's French Open started with <b>Serena</b> and ended with <b>Venus</b>. But the first few days in Paris produced some encouraging results for the Yanks, highlighted by the performance of a teenager making her Roland Garros debut.<p>One day after <b>Andy Roddick</b> won his first match at the French Open since 2005,</p> <p> <b>Alexa Glatch</b>, 19, of Newport Beach, Calif., engineered the bigg</p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p>est early surprise by routing 14th-seeded <b>Flavia Pannetta</b> 6-1, 6-1 on Monday.</p><p>"Even though the scoreline may look like it was pretty easy, it definitely wasn't out there," Glatch told <i>The</i><i>Associated Press</i>. "It's never easy to beat a top 20 player like that."</p><p>Glatch rose to prominence at last month's Fed Cup, joining the U.S. team as a late replacement for the semifinals when the Williams sisters opted not to participate. She responded by winning both her singles matches -- including a victory against then-No. 29 <b>Iveta Benesova</b> of the Czech Republic -- to help the United States book a place in the November finals.</p><p>The U.S. success was particularly rewarding for Glatch, who had a motor scooter accident in 2005 that nearly derailed her career. Just months after turning pro and signing an endorsement contract with Nike, Glatch broke both her arms after slamming on the brakes to avoid hitting a dog. She was sidelined for eight months.</p><p>Next up for Glatch is a second-round date with Spain's <b>Lourdes Domínguez Lino</b>, whose lone WTA singles title came against Pennetta in 2006.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-83021208963328351662009-05-26T12:32:00.000-07:002009-05-26T12:53:58.052-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Congratulations to Coach Kelly Green and the<br />Lock Haven University Softball Team. </span><br />2 year user of the SportsEyeSite Software.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://nfca.org.ismmedia.com/ISM2/MultimediaManager/1001.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 259px;" src="http://nfca.org.ismmedia.com/ISM2/MultimediaManager/1001.jpeg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />They won its second NCAA title in a four-year span on Monday afternoon, defeating Alabama-Huntsville in the <b><a href="http://www.nfca.org/pagebank/?id=1339">NCAA Championship game</a></b> at the James I. Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Va.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-21889003144473839252009-05-25T21:47:00.000-07:002009-05-25T22:00:46.935-07:00Look sharp: Vision is at a premium<div><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/c/a/2009/05/24/SP3217P525.DTL">Look sharp: Vision is at a premium</a>: "Look sharp: Vision is at a premium<br />John Shea, Chronicle Staff Writer<br /><br />05-23) 17:41 PDT -- Jack Cust is a simple guy with a simple approach. No need to get overly complex at the plate. No extravagant stances. No excessive movements. He lives by the see-the-ball-hit-the-ball credo and reminds us, "If you can't see it, you ain't gonna hit it."<br /><br />It doesn't get any more basic than that.<br /><br />But first you have to see it.<br /><br />Cust, in his third season with the A's, underwent Lasik surgery in 2000 because his contact lenses bothered him on the field. Teammate Ryan Sweeney had Lasik surgery last winter because the ball looked blurry when he was at the plate, especially when the Oakland wind kicked up.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sht3Wbak3wI/AAAAAAAAGV4/VP9u-4z7LR4/s1600-h/Ryanl_and_Sweeney_Cust.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339993010377907970" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/Sht3Wbak3wI/AAAAAAAAGV4/VP9u-4z7LR4/s320/Ryanl_and_Sweeney_Cust.JPG" /></a><br />Pitcher Dana Eveland, now with Triple-A Sacramento, has had trouble seeing the catcher's signs and plans to have the procedure after the season.<br /><br />Then there's the hazy story of Braves catcher Brian McCann.<br /><br />McCann had the surgery in 2007 and enjoyed his third straight All-Star season in 2008. But this year, he experienced a regression, which happens with some Lasik patients, and suddenly had trouble tracking the ball once it left the pitcher's hand.<br /><br />He was hitting .195 his first 13 games and placed on the disabled list with lousy eyesight. He tried several sets of contacts. None worked. His eyes were irritated, and so was he. Fans wondered if his career was in jeopardy.<br /><br />Finally, he was fitted with prescription glasses - which he'll wear when the Braves visit San Francisco for a series beginning Monday- to get his troubled left eye on par with his right. Because the glasses fog up when he's catching, he uses them only when hitting. Since being activated May 8, he's batting .364 in 13 games.<br /><br />Lasik surgery is supposed to make glasses unnecessary, but not all sets of eyes are created equal. It's possible McCann will have further surgery (an enhancement) after the season to re-correct his vision.<br /><br />"There is some risk to Lasik, as good as it is," said sports optometrist Bill Harrison, not speaking specifically of McCann, though Harrison has worked with Braves players since 1991 and others over the years, going back to George Brett.<br /><br />"I think Lasik is great for pitchers, who don't have to see in high fidelity like hitters do," Harrison said. "There's really no risk for pitchers. Pitchers don't have to see a 95-mph fastball coming at them."<br /><br />Among the hitters who sought the Lasik edge: Justin Morneau, Michael Cuddyer, Denard Span, Troy Glaus, Bill Hall, Cristian Guzman and Jason Kendall.<br /><br />The left-handed Eveland is looking forward to getting his eyes fixed. He opened the season in the A's rotation but produced a 7.40 ERA in six outings and was demoted to Sacramento, where his ERA through three starts is 6.61.<br /><br />Not that his struggles are a direct result of his deteriorating vision, but it can't help.<br />Eveland wears glasses in the clubhouse and in pregame drills, and wears contacts when he pitches in a game or throws off a bullpen mound. He said his vision worsened from last year, when he wore no glasses or contacts even though catchers painted their fingernails or chalked their fingers so he could see the signs better.<br /><br />He said he has no vision problems this year.<br />"I didn't realize how bad it really was. When I had my eyes checked before spring training, the doctor basically told me my eyes are so bad that I probably shouldn't even be driving," Eveland said. "Now, when I don't wear the glasses or contacts, I feel like I'm completely blind. I get dizzy sometimes.<br /><br />"I didn't want to have (Lasik) done in spring training and have issues with it. I thought it would be safest when the season ends."<br /><br />Cust struck out 197 times last year, an American League record, and connected with Harrison, a Cal grad, in an attempt to cut down on the K's. Harrison examined him and set up eye exercises, and Cust notices a little improvement. He's still striking out a lot but not as much. He's on pace for 171.<br /><br />"I am seeing breaking balls better," Cust said. "Maybe it's because of that. It's hard to tell. It's not drastic. At the end of the year, we'll look at it and see. But I recognize the pitches pretty well."<br /><br />Cust has no regrets about having surgery, but he's still sensitive in some conditions.<br /><br />"I don't really like playing at stadiums with a lot of lights flashing on the scoreboards," he said. "Toronto's kind of weird. It's not just the lights, but all the extra stuff going around. It leaves a little bit of a haze."<br /><br />E-mail John Shea at <a href="mailto:jshea@sfchronicle.com">jshea@sfchronicle.com</a>.<br />This article appeared on page C - 6 of the San Francisco Chronicle</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-77744593433284294962009-05-20T15:26:00.000-07:002009-05-28T08:53:13.341-07:00The break of the curveball<h1><strong>The World's Best Illusion: The Secret of the Curve Ball</strong><br /></h1><p>Devin Powell<br />Inside Science News Service<br />May 13, 2009<br /><br />WASHINGTON, D.C. (ISNS) -- The three best visual illusions in the world were chosen at a gathering last weekend of neuroscientists and psychologists at the Naples Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Florida. </p><p>The winning entry, from a Bucknell University professor, may help explain why curve balls in baseball are so tricky to hit.<br /></p><p>A properly thrown curve ball spins in a way that makes the air on one side move faster than on the other. This causes the ball to move along a gradual curve. From the point of view of a batter standing on home plate, though, curve balls seem to "break," or move suddenly in a new direction. </p><p>This year's winning illusion, created by Arthur Shapiro of Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, may explain this phenomena. His animation shows a spinning ball that, when watched directly, moves in a straight line. When seen out of the corner of the eye, however, the spin of the ball fools the brain into thinking that the ball is curving. </p><p>So as a baseball flies towards home plate, the moment when it passes from central to peripheral vision could exaggerate the movement of the ball, causing its gradual curve to be seen as a sudden jerk.<br /><br /></p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/ShWY9tGzeyI/AAAAAAAAGVs/BcVy-lokjRE/s1600-h/Capture.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 209px; display: block; height: 170px;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338341119165168418" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/ShWY9tGzeyI/AAAAAAAAGVs/BcVy-lokjRE/s320/Capture.JPG" border="0" /></a> <p>Look at the illusion <a href="http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com/cat/top-10-finalists/2009/#post-1074">http://illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com/cat/top-10-finalists/2009/#post-1074</a>.<br /></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-65463408130341460152009-05-11T22:08:00.000-07:002009-05-14T11:46:46.798-07:00Ryan Visits the REDS<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgkNajZbDyI/AAAAAAAAGQ0/soXR1GuPBK8/s1600-h/P1010954.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 256px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 203px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334809983426694946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgkNajZbDyI/AAAAAAAAGQ0/soXR1GuPBK8/s320/P1010954.JPG" /></a> 11 Days ago I returned from Cincinnati after working 3 days with the Cincinnati Reds. First of all what a great experience and am thankful for the opportunity to work with everyone.<br /><br />The Reds are a classy organization. Dr. Bill and I have not worked with the Reds the last 3 years after working with them for 8 years. It was a great welcome to be called back this spring at the request of Dusty Baker. In fact Dusty was willing to bring us in out of his own pocket.<br /><br />Working side b<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgkNp64rYbI/AAAAAAAAGQ8/sVSUXf1m71c/s1600-h/joey+votto.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334810247429841330" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgkNp64rYbI/AAAAAAAAGQ8/sVSUXf1m71c/s200/joey+votto.jpg" /></a>y side with Coach <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jacoby</span> has been one of the best experiences in working with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">MLB</span> teams and players. Brook’s hitting philosophy coincides with our visual approach to hitting. He agrees with the various visually-oriented techniques including to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">SlowTheGameDown</span> by getting ready early and get the eyes in a good position to receive the ball. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgkNp64rYbI/AAAAAAAAGQ8/sVSUXf1m71c/s1600-h/joey+votto.jpg"></a><br /><br />The players were very receptive and saw how training and techniques could help them be more consistent. We know that just like all players, they can get away from the basic "see the ball".<br /><br />The team has responded in a great way. I know they have done well the last 11 games, but I found the following stats on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">MLB</span> site for the last 7 days only.<br />Over the last 7 days , the Reds ranked in all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">MLB</span> Teams:<br /><br />Reds have been 1st in the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">MLB</span> in:<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgkOpzpoK3I/AAAAAAAAGRE/JFq8G6v-SiI/s1600-h/P1010960.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334811344999295858" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgkOpzpoK3I/AAAAAAAAGRE/JFq8G6v-SiI/s200/P1010960.JPG" /></a><br />BA .336 (.308)( 2<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">nd</span> is in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">parenthesis</span>),<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">SLG</span>. in .576 ( .500),<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">OBP</span> .389 ;<br /><br />TB 144 (112);<br /><br />HR 14 (12);<br /><br />RBI 46 (43);<br /><br />H 84 (73);<br /><br />R 50 (46);<br /><br />1st in lowest K 37 in 7 games ( Arizona had 59).<br /><br />Dusty, Brook, Mark Mann , Matt Krause and the players deserve all the credit. also deserve a lot of credit. The front office led by Walt <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jocketty</span> also deserve a lot of credit for setting up a great system.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">SlowTheGameDown</span></strong> Provides visual performance training to athletes of all caliber.</em></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-13273842020563300922009-05-11T11:22:00.000-07:002009-06-01T23:00:36.400-07:00Amateur Athlete Updates<div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">AMATEUR ATHLETE UPDATE</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">This is a partial list of SlowTheGameDown Clients</span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><p><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">SOFTBALL<br /></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span>LochHaven Softball</strong> - PSAC Div 2 Champs.</p><p><strong>Shelby Graves</strong> (So) Chaparral (Temecula, CA) 1B, P .448 67 30 8 3 24 </p><p><strong>Chelsea Goodacre</strong> (So) Temecula Valley (Temecula, CA) C .403 67 27 3 2 2 23 </p><p><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">BASEBALL<br />Long Beach State Baseball</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Jeff Kobernus </span></strong><a href="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-basebl/auto_action/940337.jpeg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 141px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 183px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/cal/sports/m-basebl/auto_action/940337.jpeg" /></span></a> - <span style="font-family:arial;">Jr. - Cal Baseball - selected to the 2009 Pacific-10 All-Conference Team. Kobernus batted .341 (10th in Pac-10) with 14 doubles (10th in Pac-10), three triples, eight home runs and 40 RBI. He is second in the Pac-10 with 20 stolen bases, fifth with 74 hits and ninth with 118 total bases. Kobernus was the April 20 Pac-10 Player of the Week after going 11-for-19 (.579), with two doubles, three home runs (including a grand slam) and 12 RBI in games at Stanford, at UC Davis and the three-game series versus Oregon. He had a career-high 14-game hitting streak (27-for-55, .491, 5-2B, 5-HR, 19 RBI) from April 9-May 1.<br /></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgiKzxHhibI/AAAAAAAAGQM/eEXcODycoBg/s1600-h/msjbaseballA256.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 128px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334666380583209394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgiKzxHhibI/AAAAAAAAGQM/eEXcODycoBg/s200/msjbaseballA256.jpg" /></span></a></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>John Eshleman</strong> - Mt. San Jacinto College Eagles - All Foothill Conference first team . Eshleman had a team high</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> batting average of .455 and set the Eagles single season hits record with 75. Eshleman also had 3 home runs and 32 RBI for the season to go along with 11 stolen bases.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Matt Davidson</strong></span> (Sr) Yucaipa ( Yucaipa, CA) 3B, RHP .543 70 38 16 0 8 25</p><p><a href="http://www.maxpreps.com/news/article.aspx?articleid=f87caccc-dc29-de11-a973-001cc494dda6"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">California: Hot Start For Davidson, Yucaipa - MaxPreps Articles</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">:</span> </span></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Wednesday, April 15, 2009 By: Bill Dickens MaxPreps.com</span> </span></p><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">"Yucaipa USC signee Matt Davidson batting .524 with 19 RBI in leading Yucaipa<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgiM5qNkFkI/AAAAAAAAGQU/-BSAj30Wvdk/s1600-h/Matt+Davidson.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 146px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334668680831964738" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QsxeS29775I/SgiM5qNkFkI/AAAAAAAAGQU/-BSAj30Wvdk/s200/Matt+Davidson.JPG" /></span></a> to national ranking; Whether Yucaipa’s Matt Davidson is going to carry through with his commitment to play baseball at USC or be wooed into the professional ranks by a handsome signing bonus remains to be seen. No matter what the 6-foot-4, 225-pound right-hander decides, Davidson is a nugget. It’s just a matter of how long it takes him to polish his game. For sure, he is off to a great start. Davidson has driven the Thunderbirds to a 14-1 mark and a national ranking (No. 23 in this week's MaxPreps Xcellent 25). He is batting at a .524 clip (22 for 42) with three home runs and 19 RBI. As a pitcher, Davidson’s numbers are arguably more glittering. In eight appearances, he has posted three wins and four saves. He has not allowed an earned run and owns 24 strikeouts in 16 2/3 innings. Not surprisingly, the Trojans have Davidson ticketed as a two-way player – pitching and playing third base. Davidson, who has been clocked in the high 80s, has been selected to participate in the Aflac All-American High School Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium in August."</span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6100453618876272616.post-35553626751679343762009-05-03T15:25:00.000-07:002009-05-04T10:56:17.019-07:00Alexa Glatch was a nice surprise for the U.S. Fed Cup team, winning both singles matches this past weekend.<a href="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0427/ten_g_glatch_200.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2009/0427/ten_g_glatch_200.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Congratulations to SlowTheGameDown Visual Performance Athlete Alexa Glatch</strong><br />Alexa has among the best vision and use of her eyes I have ever evaluated and trained. She has been very receptive to taking the vision side of the game seriously and has been consistently making efforts to getting better. Her past and future success is due to her dedication to improve in all aspects of the game.<br /><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/columns/story?columnist=ford_bonnie_d&id=4104029">Bonnie D. Ford: U.S. Fed Cup team pulls off miracle win - ESPN</a>:<br /><br />....<em>Fernandez proudly saluted all her players but dubbed teenager Alexa Glatch the MVP for winning both her singles matches against top-50 players and allowing them only three games apiece in the process.<br /><br />"She played beautifully, so composed," said Fernandez, who chose Glatch to play over the other up-and-coming U.S. player on the roster, Melanie Oudin. "We're trying to build and get the new generation on the right track. It's a little bit of a bonus to win while you're doing that."<br /><br />Glatch, the tall Californian who is closing in on the top 100 (ranked 114th coming into the weekend) thanks to several recent titles on the lower-level ITF circuit, said she felt largely unfazed by the occasion even as she realized "how special and important it really is."<br /><br />"I was able to play well and win those matches [against No. 29 Benesova, currently the country's top player, and No. 48 Petra Kvitova], which was good, 'cause we needed them pretty badly," said Glatch, who gets back to the grind in a $50,000 tournament in Charlottesville, Va., this week.</em>....<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://slowthegamedown.com/"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07582495924320566525noreply@blogger.com1