48 - Matt Lisle; Hitting Vault, MLB Hitting Coach

Bio

• Private instructor:
  • Hitting Vault - https://thehittingvault.com/
  • www.coachlisle.com
  • https://recruitedinsider.com/
  • Close to Million followers through his private/social media platforms
• Former 
  • hitting coach for Fresno State University softball
  • Hitting strategist with Chicago White Sox
  • Hitting coach University of Missouri
  • Head Softball coach Menlo College
  • Assistant softball coach Santa Clara University, California State University, University of Oregon
  • Associate Scout for the Detroit Tigers
  • Head Baseball coach Gallaudet University
  • Head baseball coach st. Mary’s Catholic High School
  • Associate HC at Patten University
  • HC Berean Christian HS
  • Every level from HS to MLB
• Author of “Dear Coach,” #1 coaching industry book on Amazon Best Sellers

Notes

• Learning how to deal with personalities and help players with who they are 
• How to find out how the best way hitters take feedback. 
• Asking how do you like your feedback?
  • Creates accountability
• How do you like to communicate?
  • text/phone call/
  • Find a way to connect
• Its not about me, its about the athlete
  • Not about my career, its about helping the players career
• Relationship to the client to have more of a relationship with them than just a hitting client
• Develop trust, and when you do it makes it easier to give criticism.
• Asking more questions than talking
  • Goals
  • Feedback
  • What is in your head
  • Current situation
• First question
  • What is going on in your head
    • Is it approach, confidence, 
    • Your swing did not change that make, mental has to be first question
• How do I understand that hitting is hard, and this is a huge game of failure
  • One hit away
  • Learning some perspective
• Help players develop/create a routine
  • Create ownership by players creating their own routine
• Pitch routine
  • Start working on breathing
  • Best swings/decisions start with slow breath
  • Focus on a specific spot
  • Positive self talk - rip it, 
  • Each pitch, scratch the box, wipe the box clean, and now we start all over again.
  • Balance of feeling good, and making it challenging.
  • Good combination of build off between feel good, and challenging.
  • Ball exit data - hit trax, rapsodo, trackman
  • Swing data - Blast and DK
  • WinReality
  • K-vest - body movements and positions
  • Used to assess where hitters are at, and create goals
  • Bat Speed and Attack Angle 
    • Higher bat speed higher EV
    • AA to hitting more consistent line drive
  • Working together with the Strength coaches with their hitting plans
  • Invest some time in learning strength and conditioning to learn how the body moves and help your hitters
  • Individual hitting plans
    • Create a plan for each hitter
    • Team batting practice - station work, team stations and individual (homework) hitting station, and game like situational station
    • Always learn
    • Have a growth mindset
    • I have found a better way
    • Put away your ego and pride
    • Never settle
  • @coachlisle
  • www.thehittingvault.com