← Writings Training · Mindset — September 30, 2025

Getting my feel back

“If I get frustrated, I will use my coaching voice to remind me that anger will only make me play worse and that I can't expect to play amazing on my first day back.”

Scan of the handwritten notebook page, September 30, 2025
Notebook page — September 30, 2025

Transcript

Today, I am going to be hitting with Zak for two hours. I didn't hit yesterday, so I will try to take(?) today. We were supposed to hit at 5:00, but it's raining now, so we are waiting until 8:00. I anticipate that I will be tired, as I am playing late and I did not get much sleep last night because of my homework. Still, I will need to focus myself for practice. I may not be able to play tomorrow either because of the coming tropical storm, so today is an important practice. Since I haven't played much, we will probably just be drilling. I will use this as an opportunity to get my feel back, and I will apply the critiques that Zak tells me. If I get frustrated, I will use my coaching voice to remind me that anger will only make me play worse and that I can't expect to play amazing on my first day back.