Garden Grove, CA
Forbes business magazine has selected Beyond Athletic Life Lessons as one of it's finalists in the annual feature entitled "America'a Most Promising Companies". We at BALL are honored to be included.
Beyond Athletic Life Lessons is an educational nonprofit serving youth sports and educational communities. BALL teaches emotional, mental, and physical intelligence through sports by using the Wooden Pyramid of Success, and integrating it's concepts with historically-significant athletes that exemplify Wooden's core values.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Scholarship Fundamentals
I don't typically endorse products, but this one might be important if you plan on sending your kid to college.
Coach Kittle's "College Recruiting and You" book is a good call
...even if you don't think your kid is a scholarship-caliber player. It provides good fundamental information for any sport. You can also use it as a "cross-train" platform to contact colleges about other types of scholarships (fine arts, academic, etc.) as well.
As a high school coach, I know much of Kittle's content already. I bought the book anyway because I could always use more good info...plus, I figured that the money-back guarantee from a third party (Yogi Berra's baseball school CEO) was a pretty strong endorsement.
I was pleased to find that it's a very valuable parent/coaching reference book. It's organized extremely well and has all the information a parent needs in one place. The college web links alone are worth the price of the book. Kittle has found a permanent spot on my bookshelf.
If this helps swing you over to buying the book, please take note: I get no financial compensation for this plug.
Make each day your masterpiece!
Ted Browne
Beyond Athletic Life Lessons, Inc.
www.GoToBALL.org
Coach Kittle's "College Recruiting and You" book is a good call
...even if you don't think your kid is a scholarship-caliber player. It provides good fundamental information for any sport. You can also use it as a "cross-train" platform to contact colleges about other types of scholarships (fine arts, academic, etc.) as well.
As a high school coach, I know much of Kittle's content already. I bought the book anyway because I could always use more good info...plus, I figured that the money-back guarantee from a third party (Yogi Berra's baseball school CEO) was a pretty strong endorsement.
I was pleased to find that it's a very valuable parent/coaching reference book. It's organized extremely well and has all the information a parent needs in one place. The college web links alone are worth the price of the book. Kittle has found a permanent spot on my bookshelf.
If this helps swing you over to buying the book, please take note: I get no financial compensation for this plug.
Make each day your masterpiece!
Ted Browne
Beyond Athletic Life Lessons, Inc.
www.GoToBALL.org
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
From Liberty Mutual's Responsible Sports: The Game Of Life
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
FACEBOOK Trivia...
FREE BALL T-SHIRT TO THE 1st Person WHO CAN ANSWER THIS TRIVIA ON OUR FB PAGE -
When this Hall of Fame catcher was 20 years old, he told a pitcher who was shaking off his signs that his fast ball had no "POP". The pitcher berated the catcher and kept shaking him off. On the next pitch, the catcher called a fastball and then caught it with his bare hand to prove his point.
WHO WAS THE CATCHER?
When this Hall of Fame catcher was 20 years old, he told a pitcher who was shaking off his signs that his fast ball had no "POP". The pitcher berated the catcher and kept shaking him off. On the next pitch, the catcher called a fastball and then caught it with his bare hand to prove his point.
WHO WAS THE CATCHER?
Friday, July 29, 2011
BALL gets a new sponsor...BIGS SUNFLOWER SEEDS!
"BIGS" NEWS!
BALL is proud to announce that BIGS Sunflower seeds has decided to become a BALL sponsor. We want to thank them for their support and can honestly say that the seeds are the best in the biz...
In addition to the original flavor, they also have Sizzlin' Bacon, Dill Pickle (a team favorite), and Buffalo Wing flavored seeds. To find a retailer that sells them (or to order online with no shipping charges), go here: BIGS
BALL extends BIGS a BIG thanks!
BALL is proud to announce that BIGS Sunflower seeds has decided to become a BALL sponsor. We want to thank them for their support and can honestly say that the seeds are the best in the biz...
In addition to the original flavor, they also have Sizzlin' Bacon, Dill Pickle (a team favorite), and Buffalo Wing flavored seeds. To find a retailer that sells them (or to order online with no shipping charges), go here: BIGS
BALL extends BIGS a BIG thanks!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
NCAA College World Series
More later...for those of you meeting us from BALL, please use my cell phone for all communication. 714 - 334- 4023.
Thanks,
Ted Browne
Chief Storyteller
Beyond Athletic Life lessons, Inc.
Thanks,
Ted Browne
Chief Storyteller
Beyond Athletic Life lessons, Inc.
Monday, April 25, 2011
The measure of a man...
J9 shares her interpretation of "The measure of a man" on a great blog piece.
Wooden said that the measure of a man..."is the size of the things that get him upset." When I was coaching a kid a few years ago, he fell apart more often than the other kids - even though he succeeded more often. So to help him get over the hump, we also added, "...and how quickly he recovers from it!"
So now the phrase we recite is this:
The measure of a man is the size of the things that get him upset...and how quickly he recovers from it!
Then, one of my BALL coaches, Jen Solano (also a BALL storyteller) used the phrase's flavor as part of an inspiration for the basis of saying "don't disrespect the boy that ..." for the same application - when a kid falls apart for not succeeding. Here's how she introduced it to me:
I was very fortunate to have her coach my son, Mac, in baseball one summer. Jen is a former collegiate softball catcher and, as a result, has the "catcher's mentality" when she coaches:
1) Take charge,
2) Be decisive and confident,
and because baseball is a fluid sport,
3) Make instant decisions on-the-fly as the situation dictates.
She also has a fierce competitive spirit, but a genuine compassion for the kids. Sometimes it's a delicate balance. Jen, however, seems to intuitively know when and where to say the right things to the right kids.
Which brings me to my son.
Mac has always been a step behind the other boys his age in baseball because, in part, of the RSV virus that he caught as a baby. It affected his body so that the left side is weaker and reacts more slowly than the right side. This is evidenced by his running: whenever he runs, you can see the left side of his body react more slowly than the right side. So I taught him to hit left handed so his right hand could be his "power hand" on his swing. That gives him more power, but less chance of hitting the ball consistently because the left side now becomes the hand that refines the bat's barrel angle through the swing. So Mac's swing is truly "hit or miss".
Anyway, at one practice, he really hit the ball well and actually hit it over Coach Jen's head in right field. He held his head up high for the next 20 minutes until it was his turn to hit again. This time, it didn't turn out as well. He couldn't even hit a foul ball. He hung his head, kicked the dirt, and generally started into giving himself a "pity party".
Coach Jen's response?
From deep right field, he hears the following: "MAC BROWNE, you hold your head up high RIGHT NOW!!! Don't you DARE disrespect the player that hit that ball over my head!"
It was magic. In almost an instant, Mac's attitude changed. For the rest of the practice, he was noticeably more confident. And since that practice, my wife and I (as parents) remind Mac about never disrespecting the young man he has come to be. The young man he is meant to be. And I will never forget the moment when a wonderful teacher taught a son and his dad about keeping a positive attitude and the importance of getting back up whenever we fall down.
Wooden said that the measure of a man..."is the size of the things that get him upset." When I was coaching a kid a few years ago, he fell apart more often than the other kids - even though he succeeded more often. So to help him get over the hump, we also added, "...and how quickly he recovers from it!"
So now the phrase we recite is this:
The measure of a man is the size of the things that get him upset...and how quickly he recovers from it!
Then, one of my BALL coaches, Jen Solano (also a BALL storyteller) used the phrase's flavor as part of an inspiration for the basis of saying "don't disrespect the boy that ..." for the same application - when a kid falls apart for not succeeding. Here's how she introduced it to me:
I was very fortunate to have her coach my son, Mac, in baseball one summer. Jen is a former collegiate softball catcher and, as a result, has the "catcher's mentality" when she coaches:
1) Take charge,
2) Be decisive and confident,
and because baseball is a fluid sport,
3) Make instant decisions on-the-fly as the situation dictates.
She also has a fierce competitive spirit, but a genuine compassion for the kids. Sometimes it's a delicate balance. Jen, however, seems to intuitively know when and where to say the right things to the right kids.
Which brings me to my son.
Mac has always been a step behind the other boys his age in baseball because, in part, of the RSV virus that he caught as a baby. It affected his body so that the left side is weaker and reacts more slowly than the right side. This is evidenced by his running: whenever he runs, you can see the left side of his body react more slowly than the right side. So I taught him to hit left handed so his right hand could be his "power hand" on his swing. That gives him more power, but less chance of hitting the ball consistently because the left side now becomes the hand that refines the bat's barrel angle through the swing. So Mac's swing is truly "hit or miss".
Anyway, at one practice, he really hit the ball well and actually hit it over Coach Jen's head in right field. He held his head up high for the next 20 minutes until it was his turn to hit again. This time, it didn't turn out as well. He couldn't even hit a foul ball. He hung his head, kicked the dirt, and generally started into giving himself a "pity party".
Coach Jen's response?
From deep right field, he hears the following: "MAC BROWNE, you hold your head up high RIGHT NOW!!! Don't you DARE disrespect the player that hit that ball over my head!"
It was magic. In almost an instant, Mac's attitude changed. For the rest of the practice, he was noticeably more confident. And since that practice, my wife and I (as parents) remind Mac about never disrespecting the young man he has come to be. The young man he is meant to be. And I will never forget the moment when a wonderful teacher taught a son and his dad about keeping a positive attitude and the importance of getting back up whenever we fall down.
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