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"Kids have changed."
"Parents aren't holding kids accountable."
"This generation quits too easily, expects things handed to them, can't handle failure, etc."
Rather than be part of the problem, we choose to be part of the solution - sometimes the best thing we can do is give them a task and see how they work through it and what they do when they "fail."
We asked this 11 year old pitcher to throw 3 batters and track everything about the results of those 3 batters. In 3 batters she went from a 4 pitch walk to a 3-2 walk to a strike out. With very little instruction outside of "What's your plan for the next batter?" she started to work through her own mechanics, mindset, and adjustments.
Just like we have to learn mechanics, we have to learn mindset! We don't just suddenly one day learn how to overcome a struggle. Asking an athlete "What's your plan?" gives them an open ended opportunity to figure out what works for THEM rather than giving them the info I think they need as their pitching coach!