Routines = Consistency...You Got One?

Dana Cavalea: Performance Training for Baseball

Baseball is a game of fundamentals. Games are played with an incredible frequency, and demand the same great focus day in and day out to achieve success. The greatest players in the game achieve success based upon these principles and are creatures of habit with their routines.

Routines come in many different shapes and sizes- some guys eat a certain meal, eat at a certain time, do their hair at a certain time, get dressed a certain way, workout certain days and times, etc.. you get the point. This is what the successful players do- its as if their day is pre-planned through 162 days, and for that matter, most of the time so are the outcomes.

Those players that follow a successful routine, along with having talent, can virtually predict their results and outcomes. A player in the league 8+ years, knows where he stands in regards to average, rbis, homeruns, and era if they are a pitcher due to past results. Searching through player stats will illustrate this, and you too will see consistency amongst play. Those players that bounce around, have inconsistent seasons, often times lack stability and their routines and daily schedules illustrate this.

So, find your routine, make sure you are prepared each day, and then all you need to do once the game starts is execute. Also in regards to routine, you must believe in your routine through thick and thin, making slight adjustments as needed. The great players stick with it through thick and thin, which creates a solid foundation for them of belief that they are prepared each time they take the field, even though at times slumps will try and knock you off your horse.

Staying consistent and believing in your routine will work to create positive results.

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Dana Cavalea and Major League Strength serve as baseball performance strength and conditioning consultants for all Baseball Factory events. Dana currently serves as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the New York Yankees. He has also spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays. Dana founded Major League Strength, a company that works to provide athletes with first class professional training and a dynamic program designed to elicit positive results in all aspects of Human Movement and Sports Performance. Dana is certified by the CSCS, NASM-PES and the USAW.