Develop 2 Win
Developing the player AND the person.
"I have known Trevor for over 6 years and have nothing but positive things to say about him. Trevor was always a role model and positive influence on my son's life. Now that my son has continued to play in college, we have continued having Trevor coach him. My son will always think of him as a great coach, friend, and role model." -Wendy Johnson (Mother of former player of Coach Amicone)
You cannot fragment your life. As much as you would like to make the ballpark a sanctuary, if you have problems off the field they WILL eventually leak onto the field.
"Coach Amicone has to be one of the best coaches I've ever been around at any level. Not only has he influenced my son to be a better player, but also a better student and human being"
-Bret Gines (Son played for Coach Amicone and still does hitting lessons with him)
"Trevor Amicone has had a profound and positive impact on my life from the first day that I met him. Coach Amicone was not only my baseball coach, but also a great mentor. I'll forever be grateful for the impact Coach made on my life." -Sam Merrill (Currently in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers, played for Coach Amicone in high school)
"Everywhere he goes, they hit & they win. He knows something." -Joe Haumacher, pitching coach in the Baltimore Orioles Organization
"Our boys loved playing for Coach Amicone. In every interaction that we ever had with Coach Amicone, it was both positive and professional. We would not hesitate to recommend Trevor as a coach or educator to anyone." -Shannon and Jeff Simmons (Parents of two sons who played for Coach Amicone)
"I have never seen a coach do so much for his team. He has taught them life lessons, and how winning games is not the biggest goal. He has taught them that through mistakes, we learn to be stronger people." -Holly Evans (Mother of former player)
"Anyone who gets the opportunity to play for Trevor will never regret it and will learn to work hard, compete at their highest ability, and love and respect the game. I would give anything to have Trevor still coaching my son." -Scott Weierman (Son played for Trevor)
"My son would come home every day and talk so highly of Coach Amicone. My son was so impressed with Coach's ability to teach lifelong skills and his knowledge of the game. Trevor is a highly respected man in the community and I am honored to know him and call him a friend." -Jill (Mother of a former player)
"I've known Coach Amicone for about five years now and I've never met a man more loving, caring, or kind than he is. He's the type of man I want to be. Other than my father, Coach is my greatest role model. He taught me how to work hard, how to come to know myself, and how to be a better person." -Ryan Curtis (Former player and state MVP, now a college outfielder)
Our mission is to create a resource to teach and discuss the art and science of player development and human performance.
We believe in skill acquisition through a constraints-led approach.
"Trevor's influence on his players has been great. He is a man of great integrity and character. He has concern about his athlete's well-being, and he has compassion for each individual's situation. If I had a son, I would love to have Trevor be his coach." -Legendary Bingham High School Head Coach Joey Sato (4-time state championship coach)
ABOUT
COACH AMICONE
Trevor Amicone is currently the Major League Assistant Hitting Coach for the Minnesota Twins. He joined the Twins after spending three years as the Triple-A hitting coach for the New York Yankees. He has worked with professional, college, high school, and youth players for more than a decade.
Prior to joining the Yankees, Trevor was a successful college hitting coach, high school head coach, private hitting instructor, and hitting consultant. He grew up in a coaching and baseball family. His father recently retired as the president and general manager of the Angels Triple-A affiliate (the Salt Lake Bees), his mother was a legendary college softball coach in the West (she recently retired as the head coach at Weber State University after winning more than 800 games in her career), and his brother Derek has been a successful college assistant coach and currently works with the Salt Lake Bees.
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First Principles of coaching big league hitters
There is no reason big league hitters can't develop and perform at the same time.
While knowing the biomechanics of the swing and how to game plan for elite pitching is vital to your job, the most important job at the big league level is creating a culture where hitters are unafraid to fully be themselves and compete with clear and confident minds.
Creating this culture then protecting it at all costs is the job of a hitting coach.
The highest goal of coaching big league hitters is to protect the mindsets that allow them to perform with clear-headed confidence.
Be the same person every day. This allows them to know what to expect when they show up every day, which then allows them to fully and comfortably be themselves.
Embracing them as humans first creates a culture where performance and development are both inevitable.
Establish processes grounded in biomechanical and game-planning realities that facilitate immediate and un-invasive feedback for players so they have the agency and incentives to improve themselves.
Almost all problems that present as "team" problems are usually individual problems and should be solved on that level.
Be in the foxhole with them. They need to know you are unfailingly on their team. Embrace their insecurities and they will embrace their strengths.
There is no perfect coach. Leading with low ego will allow each coach to fully utilize their strengths. This will give each player the best chance to receive what they need to consistently perform.
trevor amicone
Hitting and Mental Performance Coach
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