Welcome to the Lyndon Lightning 11UWebsite
 
 
 
 
Winners believe in themselves. Champions believe in their teammates.
 
 
 
“The biggest thing is to have a swagger when you take the field. When you're not going well, you have to change something -- the biggest thing is the way you carry yourself. You have to walk like you belong with the best, go up to the plate like you know you belong with the best. That's swagger.” - Bruce Bochy

 
 
 
"There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back."
-- Billy Martin
 
 
 
"During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball." ~Mickey Mantle~
 
 
 
ARETE - Greek word that means being the absolute best. It is not being better than someone or something else. It is being the best that you are capable of being.
 
 
 
 
Game of Inches
Some of you may recognize this speech....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Here's the practice schedule for this week:
MON, TUES, WED 6pm at St Thomas.
 
 
 
 

A Must Read!
Sometimes X's and O's are not enough...Check out Dugout Wisdom: Ten Principles of Championship Teams 
 
 
 
 

Outcomes vs Effort: Where Is the Focus
Read the article here.
 
 
 
 

Some Thoughts on Building Championship Caliber Teams.....
Take a look here....
 
 
 
 

Becoming a Ballplayer - Do You Measure up?
What does it take? A checklist for success....
 
 
 
 

Basic Skills Success Checklists:
How do you rate?
 
 
 
 

More on Hitting....
From a different perspective...Take a look.
 
 
 
 

Are Our Kids Getting the Most Out of Baseball?
Check out Life's Lessons
 
 
 

Better Pre-Game Eating Habits
Better fuel, better performances. Check it out here.
 
 
 
 

A Great Hitting Approach to Steal....
Sent by a good friend Tom Hanson (co-author of Head's Up Baseball)...Read more. 


 
 
Respect the Game
A great article on some of the more important aspects of the game.
 
 
 
 

Mr Miyagi says....
Danielson!!! Read this!!!
 
 
 

Good stuff from the FCA. ...
 
Download it here (need Adobe Acrobat to view).
 
 
 
 

J-Town League schedule
 
Schedule is posted. Download Word doc here. See calendar and/or 'upcoming games' on the right. All J-Town league games are at Skyview Park Field #4.
 
 




"Success is not how good you are compared to other people. Success is how good you are compared to how good you could be." ~John Wooden


 

“I MISSED MORE THAN 9,000 SHOTS IN MY CAREER.

I’VE LOST ALMOST 300 GAMES.

TWENTY-SIX TIMES I’VE BEEN TRUSTED TO

TAKE THE GAME-WINNING SHOT AND MISSED.

I’VE FAILED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN MY LIFE.

AND THAT IS WHY I SUCCEED.” 

~MICHAEL JORDAN




Teamwork: Simply stated, it is less me and more we.
- Unknown
 
 


Heads-Up Baseball : Playing the Game One Pitch at a Time
Great resource! Available in paperback as well as audio cds.
 
 
 
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The greatest danger a team
faces isn’t that it won’t
become successful, but that it
will, and then cease to improve.
Mark Sanborn

"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come." ~Michael Jordan~

"In sports, it isn't hard to be good from time to time. What's tough is being good every day."    ~ Willie Mays

"If you don't practice you don't deserve to win."
~Andre Agassi~

"Ask not what your team mates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your team mates."
Magic Johnson

“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.”
Babe Ruth

“When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.” Joe Paterno

Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection
we can catch excellence.

It's not whether you get knocked down,
it's whether you get up.

  THERE’S A CHOICE YOU MAKE
IN EVERYTHING YOU DO.
AND YOU MUST ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND
THE CHOICE YOU MAKE, MAKES YOU.

  “YOUR FOCUS
IS 
     YOUR FUTURE.”
OPRAH WINFREY

Get Big!

  “THE GREATEST MISTAKE A PERSON CAN MAKE
 IS TO BE AFRAID OF MAKING ONE.”
ELBERT HUBBARD

Swagger!

  “IT’S NATURAL TO FEEL IT [ANXIETY].
BUT YOU HIDE IT.
SHOW IT AND YOU ARE THROUGH.”
JOE GARAGIOLA

  “PRACTICE IS 90% PHYSICAL AND 10% MENTAL.
COMPETITION IS 10% PHYSICAL AND 90% MENTAL.”
 MARK SPITZ