To create a championship mindset, players, coaches and parents must all embrace a positive mindset, said Bill Hoopes, a national championship coach and director of Florida Premier Girls Fastpitch.
“You have to have accountability on all ends,” he said. “If the coach is not doing their job and they’re struggling to relay positive information, positive skill development and positive coaching, then the kid’s going to have a deficiency.” If the player isn’t committed to being a champion, there will be a deficiency. If parents are pressuring their kids, all this can create a “non-positive” mindset, he said.
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