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  • All Questions & Answers by Author Charles Sledge
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  • Answered April 20, 2010 in Baseball
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    Cody Moore asked:

    How do I get my batting average or hitting percentage up

    Author Charles’ answer:

    Cody, True Story;

    8 yrs. old on my way to my first Little League Game in uniform with bat, ball and glove. On my way a 12 yr. old from the other team road past on his bike and said I'm going to hit you with the ball when you bat. Now I am afraid, as ... Continue reading »

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  • Answered April 20, 2010 in Baseball
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    Cody Moore asked:

    How do I get my batting average or hitting percentage up

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    What are you doing at the plate? Striking Out? Fly out? Ground out? I need to know what you are doing the box.

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  • Answered April 20, 2010 in Baseball
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    Cody Moore asked:

    How do I get my batting average or hitting percentage up

    Author Charles’ answer:

    Hit the Ball!

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  • Answered March 01, 2010 in Baseball, Basketball, Gymnastics
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    Melissa Purvis Mc Clain asked:

    How do you encourage a young athlete from getting so upset to the point of tears when they perform bad or lose?

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    Best effort know matter what. I remember a game I played in we were getting clobbered but my best effort never stop and it was noticed by fans and players that I was the only one who came to play and It still felt as good as winning. Because of my best... Continue reading »

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    1. I have seen a lot of players cry and get down on themselves, But through it all sometimes tears build strength.
      Author Charles Sledge · March 01, 2010
    2. Well, best effort and losing feels almost as good as winning. Less than best effort and losing - that's way, way worse.

      I was thinking about this answer - the part about "barely win a competition that you are overwhelmingly expected to win, or lose closely to a team that is considered much stronger than your own",

      If you take that further, imagine a scene at the Pearly Gates and St. Peter saying "you should have gotten into heaven overwhelmingly, but you barely got in." Great! Punch my ticket! I'm in!

      That thought process doesn't necessarily follow so it goes back to whether you are there to win or there to develop. If it's to win, then a win is a win no matter how you get there. If it's to develop, then a conversation about winning or losing that particular event is not relevant
      Pat Ahearne · March 01, 2010
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  • Answered February 23, 2010 in Baseball, Basketball, Gymnastics
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    Melissa Purvis Mc Clain asked:

    How do you encourage a young athlete from getting so upset to the point of tears when they perform bad or lose?

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    Yea there are times when we are outmatched, but teaching our team how to lose is not an option. Alot of times we can lose, and we will, so keeping a winning attitude is important. Remember success comes when we don't quit. Failure comes when we quit. B... Continue reading »

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    1. Also you would never here me say losing is the only thing.
      Author Charles Sledge · February 23, 2010
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  • Answered February 23, 2010 in Basketball
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    Isaac Allanarem asked:

    What should I do if I made our team lose one of our games.

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    Let it go, it takes a team to lose a game, although one player can make a difference in winning or loosing, you have to become the difference maker in winning. That mistake hurt and it hurt bad and your worst enemy is to get down on yourself. You have ... Continue reading »

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  • Answered February 23, 2010 in Basketball, Weplay Support
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    Cortez Peters asked:

    were are yall located and is there a fee if is how much is it thankz!!!!

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    Coach Sledge here from Pittsburgh, PA.

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  • Answered February 23, 2010 in Baseball, Basketball, Gymnastics
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    Melissa Purvis Mc Clain asked:

    How do you encourage a young athlete from getting so upset to the point of tears when they perform bad or lose?

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    Winning isn't everything it's the only thing. How do you feel when you lose? Bad. How do you feel when you win? Great. We don't set out every day to lose. We are born to win, even though loosing is hard to deal with it is designed to help us win.

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  • Answered January 31, 2010 in Baseball, Softball, Coaching, Parenting
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    Author Charles Sledge asked:

    Are there other jobs in sports if I don't make the Pros?

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    Ground Crews a good one.

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  • Answered January 31, 2010 in Baseball, Basketball, Gymnastics
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    Melissa Purvis Mc Clain asked:

    How do you encourage a young athlete from getting so upset to the point of tears when they perform bad or lose?

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    Well first of all you don't expect a mistake that you made last year to affect you this year. So don't expect the mistake you made last inning to affect you this inning, or the lest second this moment and so on. The encouraging factor is to focus on th... Continue reading »

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