If you want to pitch at the “Next Level”, you will face obstacles along the way that will make or break your baseball career.
Your chances of successfully performing at the next level depends on how you respond to the adversity that will come your way… because trust me, it will come.
Every player that plays the game long enough eventually comes to a point where they step up or step down to the challenge of reaching their true potential.
Today, we bring in one of the best pitching coaches in the country to answer a few questions including, “What keeps pitchers from reaching their true potential?”
Dan Spencer has coached baseball at the collegiate level for 22 years.
During that time, he’s won 2 NCAA National Championships (At Oregon State) and was named the National Pitching Coach of the Year in 2007 among numerous other awards along the way.
Besides being an assistant coach at Oregon State for many years, Spencer was a head coach at Texas Tech before taking over his current position as pitching coach at the University of New Mexico.
Many thanks to Dan for taking the time to sit down with us and talk pitching.
In the quick video below, we discuss why some pitchers don’t reach their potential, the type of pitcher he wants on his staff, and his best piece of advice for high school pitchers looking to play at the next level.
… With baseline talent, you are going to progress, even though there are going to be rough days. – Dan Spencer on the mindset of a successful and confident pitcher.
