TOP 10 LEOPARD SOFTBALL “EVERYDAYS”
- BE EARLY AND STAY LATE!! THE GREATEST PLAYERS PUT IN THE EXTRA TIME.
- STEP ON THE FIELD AND GO TO WORK! DO NOT COME ON THE FIELD UNTIL YOU’RE FULLY GEARED UP AND READY TO GET SOME WORK DONE AND FOCUSED ON GETTING BETTER. NO JEWELRY! NO CELL PHONES!.
- STRETCH AND WARM UP WITH A PURPOSE!! THIS IS THE TIME TO GET YOUR BODIES MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY PREPARED.
- LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! EVEN IF A COACH IS NOT SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO YOU. PAY ATTENTION. THERE IS MUCH THAT CAN BE LEARNED JUST BY LISTENING.
- COMMUNICATE! COMMUNICATE! COMMUNICATE! DO NOT ASSUME ANYTHING. CALL OUT THE DRILLS SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON. TELL YOUR TEAMMATES GOOD CATCH, GREAT HIT, OR GREAT HUSTLE.
- COMPETE! EVERYDAY OF PRACTICE SHOULD BE A WAR AND YOU ARE WORKING TO MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER. GAMES ARE WHEN YOU UNITE AS 1 TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS, BUT IN PRACTICE, YOU’RE PUSHING YOUR TEAMMATES AND YOURSELF TO GET BETTER.
- CELEBRATE PLAYS WITH YOUR TEAMMATES. IF A TEAMMATE DIVES ON THE GROUND AND HITS THE WALL, SOMEONE SHOULD BE RUNNING TO HELP THEM UP AND APPLAUDING THE HUSTLE. MUDITA!
- HUSTLE ON AND OFF THE FIELD JUST LIKE YOU WOULD IN A GAME SITUATION. YOU NEVER KNOW WHO IS WATCHING.
- GIVE IT YOUR ALL EVERY DAY AS IF IT WERE YOUR LAST. NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON OUTSIDE OF SOFTBALL, THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT WHILE YOU ARE ON THE FIELD. PUT THE PERSONAL ISSUES ASIDE FOR THE SAKE OF THE TEAM.
- TREATMENT!! LEARN TO FIGHT THROUGH ADVERSITY AND GAIN TOUGHNESS. YOU LEARN THE MOST IN TOUGH TIMES. LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY.