Randy Mazey and Brian Cain on Discipline
After Listening post a comment or email me answering the following questions: 1- What is discipline? 2- How can it help you as a player? 3- List 2 areas you want to be better disciplined in. 4- What does it mean to master the boredom of repetition?
Posted by Clay Chournos, Nov 28, 2007 05:14 AM
Brian Cain wrote on Dec 03, 05:36 am
Clay, that is AWESOME. I love it. You are an inovator my friend. good stuff.
Paul Reddick wrote on Dec 03, 05:41 am
Clay, You are right on. I am going to share this with our blog readers Paul
Scotty wrote on Dec 05, 12:28 pm
1.Discipline is doing something, even though you don't want to, because it's good for you. 2.Doing those things that are good for you will help you become a better player 3.Homework and practice 4.It's what Brian Cain said, having Quality Practice, not doing things to do them, but to learn something from each time you do something.
kyle walker wrote on Dec 06, 05:39 pm
1.Discipline is doing things you dont want to do becuase its good for you and it shows 2.becuase if you are Disciplined it will show in everything you do. it will help you focus and pay attention at practice 3. practice and paying attention in class 4.no matter how boring something is you constantly repeat it to get better at it.
Blake Adams wrote on Dec 09, 12:32 pm
1. Discipline is doing things that you might not want to do but you do them anyways because it will be for your benefit. 2. I think this could help me become more focused on the little things such as the process not the outcome. Also to become very confident in myself and my teamates. There is no better feeling then knowing you paid the price. 3. Homework, making my bed, and reading my scriptures everyday. 4. To me it means that you do the little things all the time over and over again with quality.
Dusty Pete wrote on Dec 10, 03:28 pm
1. I believe discipline is training yourself to do certain tasks that will better benefit you in all walks of life. 2. I know discipline would definitely help me and anyone to become a better baseball player. When you start to incorporate simple things like: shaving, making your bed, and studying for school, you are telling your self that you can achieve goals you set. It most importantly shows and tells your coach that you have determination and ambition devoted to the team. 3.I think i could be more disciplined by organizing and prioritizing my days, doing what is important first. I also think i could improve on my scripture study. 4.I believe it means that you need to do repetitions of certain tasks over and over again, in order to learn from your mistakes. We do not and cannot all walk on the practice field and correct our mistakes the first time. Perfection is a long road and hard to travel, but we can progressively improve.
RAS wrote on Dec 11, 03:48 am
1.Discipline is forcing yourself to do something you know is good for you but something that you don't wanna do. 2.It will make you better is the game by not cheating yourself, teammates, and coaches. 3.Work the full time and not mess around for part of the time-Be commited and invested 100% and be on time to everything 4.Means that even if your sick of doing it you will finish what you have started>
Josh Tire wrote on Dec 11, 06:38 am
1.Dicipline is you doing something even thou you may not want to do it. 2.I think it can help you as a player in many ways, for one it it makes you more focused. 3.I want to become more diciplined on my hitting and how wide my strike zone is. 4.You keep at something know matter how hard, or boring it becomes until you have mastered what you are doing
Jake Woerner wrote on Dec 11, 12:19 pm
1.Discipline is when you need to work at something that you are use to doing and people don’t want you to do it. 2.Discipline is like when you like the high heat but you know that you shouldn’t swing at it that takes lots of discipline. 3.One area that I want to be more discipline in is hitting I want to stay off of the high heat. Seconded place that I need to be more discipline in is fielding I don’t want to be in a rush all the time. 4.This means even through it is boring keep on doing it will make you a better hitter, fielder, or pitcher.
Nuke wrote on Dec 19, 12:11 pm
1-Disipline is being able to do something you dont want to do just because it will make you better at everything you do(shaveing)2-It will make you a better player in that you will be more commited to work outs and other things also you will be more into the game 3-keeping my poop in a pile and not letting my mind wander, and rythym in my pitching be consistent.4-alot of things stay the same in baseball its always 90 ft to first and 60 ft 6 in mound to the plate so naturally there is alot of repitition and boredom once you reconize this and master the boredom you can get the most from your reps and practice.
Dallin wrote on Dec 19, 05:38 pm
1- Discipline is forcing yourself to do what is need to be done. Forcing yourself to do what you don't want too. 2- Discipline can help in many ways. If youcan discipline yourself to run even though you don't want too it will make you more conditioned. If you discipline yourself work hard even when no one is watching you, it will become a habit and you will work hard constantly. 3- disciplining myself to work harder and harder everday even when no one is watching, discipline myself to wait back on the curve. 4- having a godd quality practice each day, leaving the field knowing that you gave your all and knowing you didn't hold anything back.
Easton wrote on Dec 26, 03:16 pm
1- Discipline is doing two things a day that you do not want to do, and making yourself do it everyday! I need to be disciplined on and off the field 2) Being disciplined can help me be a better player because if I disciplined myself to practice everyday, when it comes to game time I will be more confidant knowing I practiced. 3)hitting off of a tee, and practicing more often. 4)doing something everyday that you don't want to do, like he said if your friends are going to the movie I need to stay home and hit off the tee and make it fun.
Travis wrote on Dec 29, 08:06 am
1. Doing Something even though you don't want to do it. 2. cause it gets you in the habit to do stuff thats good for you. 3. pitch selection and base running. 4. that even if you hate doing the drill the coach is having you do it because it helps you.
caleb young wrote on Jan 07, 03:36 pm
i think discipline is getting a basic routen and gatting use to it. It can help by knowing what to do when the ball is hit to you me batting and outfielding make it so the routen is fun not boring and make it so u want to do the routen every day
Brandon Lemonds wrote on Feb 11, 02:21 pm
1- Discipline is doning things that you dont like to do but that will help you in a small way at the moment but then can change into something big. 2- It can help me realize what i'm doing. that i dont need to worry about the big things, becasue if i work on the little things the big ones will take care of themselves. 3- I will dicipline myself in my studies for school everday and also on the field. 4- We need to work hard even though we have all ready done it over and over. But that does not mean that we cant work hard and better ourselvs.
brian chandler wrote on Nov 20, 08:32 am
Discipline carries over into all part of life. If you can discilpline yourself to do the little things, even if they are repetitive, it will translate into doing the "big" things with more success. If you are able to see the reasoning behind taking 100 ground balls at short stop and having it translates into you making a play in a game, the practice has meaning. Making your bed, taking care of yourself daily, being safe in a car, all lead to being a better person.