Saturday, December 29, 2007

Setting Goals During the Off Season

Goal Setting for Baseball

There are many different stages of baseball and there are many different goals for baseball.

For example, if you are high school baseball player, your goal may be to gain a college scholarship at a top 20 Division I program. If you are a college baseball player, your goal may be a top round draft choice of a Major League Baseball team.

For this reason your strength and conditioning goal setting steps during the off season can vary but the nine tips below is a good starting point:

1. Discuss your plan to use goal setting to help you reach your baseball goals with your coach.
2. Find a mentor that has done what you want to achieve and learn from them.
3. Write your goals down. A good software to use is
mygoals.com
4. Determine the action you need to take to achieve your goal.
5. Understand how your skills will improve as you strive towards your goal.
6. Visualize a stronger and faster you.
7. Constantly remind yourself of your goal.
8. Work hard and have fun.
9. Have a Positive Attitude!