Championship Thinking In Sports Jim Meier

It is a huge mistake to downplay the importance of the role, responsibility, skills and character of an umpire. In fact, the truly great ones often elevate baseball to higher levels through the exercise of superior judgment, feel for the game, impeccable integrity & remaining laser focused under pressure. This show details the 7 core […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – How Do You Develop Outstanding Umpires: Tune in and Make the Call! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Join guest Derek Johnson* for this rare opportunity to learn how one of the most successful DI college pitching coaches makes tough pitcher decisions. This includes off-season recruitment and development, rotations, roles and of course those ever critical in-game situations. You’ll learn how Derek factors in personality, mental smarts and toughness as well as physical […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – My Toughest Pitcher Decisions and How I Make Them appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

All successful coaches and athletes have developed the ability to create and sustain a strong sense of self-belief. It is a must. This show teaches how with host, Jim Meier, and guest Erik Kibler, 28 year head baseball coach at Horizon HS, Phoenix, AZ. Specific sports psychology methods coupled with examples and stories will be […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Self-Belief vs. Self-Doubt: Battle of Mental Game Heavyweights appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dummies do not excel in baseball. Period! The game simply demands a wealth of knowledge and a plenty of mental smarts. Guest Dr. Dirk Baker*, Head Baseball Coach, Worcester State College, teams up with host, Jim Meier, to test your baseball IQ. Using the baseball IQ test developed by Dirk and Jim’s mental game of […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – There is Such a Thing as Baseball IQ: Do You Know What Yours Is? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Very successful people, coaches and players included, ask good questions. In fact, they ask better questions than others. Few people have truly been taught the art of asking powerful questions. The more useful and This show does that. Topics are: 1) the eight powers of questions, 2) Day to Day questions coaches should be asking, […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Do You Know the Power of Questions and How to Ask Them? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Do you want to learn how to be a better listener? Tune in! Guest Rex Sanders* Executive Director, Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association, has agreed to be an active student-teacher for this show with host Jim Meier leading the ‘clinic’. No one argues that one attribute of great coaching is the ability to effectively […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Great Coaches Listen with the Head and Heart: Here’s How appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In writing the masterpiece, Praying For Gil Hodges, guest Tom Oliphant* gave the world a unique gift. The gift? Valuable lessons in harsh reality & disappointment, resiliency, hope overcoming doubt, relentlessness and how the Dodgers, in the blue-collar New York borough, Brooklyn, subordinated 5 previous World Series losses to the Yankees to win in all […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Lessons from the book: Praying For Gil Hodges appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Bill Gentry*, Director of Baseball Operations and Head Coach for the St Louis Cardinal Scout Teams in Southern California has over 25 years scouting, professional playing and DI coaching experience. As a scout, he earns his success and dollars spotting, assessing, helping develop and recommending players he believes can compete professionally. This show tells you […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – What Scouts See and Teach…and Why You Should Care! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Guest Jerry Weinstein* is extremely baseball smart and savvy with 50+ years in the game. Among his many baseball roles are: minor league manager, head of major league player development for several teams, college and professional coach & U.S. Olympic team coach. His successes are extensive in patiently and wisely honing baseball talented players into […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Bridging the Gap in Player Development: Youth through Professional appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Skilled and caring mentors open up the richness, value, depth and breadth of life to us on and off the field of play. Guest Victor ‘Bubba’ Cates*, 12 year head baseball at University of Tennessee at Martin continues to lives the values of those who mentored him. In his 21 years as a college baseball […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Do You Have Mentor? Do You Choose Your Mentors Wisely? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dr. Jill Brooks* gets to the heart of the concussion problem in sports by addressing these and related questions; 1) just what is a concussion, 2) detection signs/symptoms for coaches & parents, 3) impact on athletics, academics & socially 4) the broader health risk, and 5) minimization/prevention…answers that make sense. Dr Brook, who sees 6-7 […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Insights and Answers to the Growing Concussion Problem in Sports appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Guest Ed Servais, 28 year college coach including 7 year as Creighton U., is a master at defense. The Bluejay team records are proof. In Ed’s 7 years as head coach Creighton accumulative record for scoring defense fewest errors (370) with a .976 field %-both DI #1 statistics. Through stories and examples coach Servais will […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Defense Wins Baseball Games: Creighton U. Leads the Pack appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Kids, parents, coaches and communities are hungry for youth ball fields that carry forth the pureness of sandlot ball with modern teaching concepts and technology. This show addresses these four core question: How do you 1) realistically stretch the envelop to combine the best of the old & new at a single facility for youth, […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Vision Takes Root for Kids: The Story of Signature Park appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Can luminaries of history inspire and teach coaches and players how to be more resilient, believe in self, gain courage, create self-vision, deal with harsh realities and learn to do the right thing? You be the judge. This show brings you messages from these great voices: Robert Kennedy, Helen Keller, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandella, Margaret […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Great Voices in History Inspire Excellence in Sports appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Guest John Pinkman* and your host, Jim Meier, teams up on the timely, critical topic of how a student athlete can and must take control of their own life in the context of the school where he or she plays and which sport(s). Both John and Jim have written a book and articles on this […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Athletic Leadership: How to Become a Student Leader appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Psychologists generally agree on five genetic traits that clearly influence human behavior. These behaviors, referred to as the Big Five, are Openness, Agreeableness, Emotional stability, Conscientiousness & Extraversion. In sports, these big five play out daily among and between coaches and players. Using his four A model for improvement: Awareness, Analysis, Action & Achievement, show […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – The Big Five Genetic Traits That Influence Coach and Player Behavior appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Guest Tinker Owens earned HS All-State honors, Sugar Bowl MVP as a freshman in ’72 and All-American honors in ’74-’75 as an Oklahoma Sooner wide receiver (’72-’75). He also played on two national championship teams and in the NFL from ’76-’81 for the New Orleans Saints. I asked Tinker to open up his “play book” […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Crib Notes from an All-American and NFL Receiver appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Life There is nothing ‘soft’ about good, solid, competitive softball. I know this truth first hand. The 30+ years I’ve played fast & slow pitch helped lay the foundation for better dealing with what at times is life’s harsh reality. With over 40 years of professional experience*, show guest, Ron Radigonda, Executive Director, Amateur Softball […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Lessons in Softball Create Champions in Life appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

As a coach, athlete, parent and trainer would you like to know what actual Olympians did to reach that level of excellence? You will with this show. In 2000, to learn about the progression of young athletes to Olympians the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) conducted “The Olympian Survey,” in which 800+ Olympians responded. The survey […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Survey of Olympians Gives Top 10 Success factors and Obstacles appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dave Kelitz, 17 year Executive Director*-ABCA, provides timely updates on four major topics improving and impacting amateur baseball: 1. The upcoming 66th Annual Convention scheduled Jan 6-9 in Nashville 2. The new Pitch Clock Rules for Division I, II and II…why, what, results of SEC conference had using it in 2010 3. New Bat Standards […] The post Championship Thinking in Sports – Update from the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.