Daniel Wheeler
@daniel_wheeler
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Teacher and Coach at Clear Lake High School - Consistent, positive, supportive adult for groups of kids one semester/season at a time.
Houston, Texas
Joined February 2010
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If you’re a high school athlete who actually wants to play in college — here’s how much time you really have: Freshmen — 1,350 days left Sophomores — 1,000 days left Juniors — 600 days left Seniors — 250 days left That’s it. Every day you skip lifts… every rep you coast
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There are no “little things” in baseball. Character wins. Championship habits win. And lack of both certainly does not breed success. It ALL adds up. The Game knows.
"Guys that will live by that are the same guys that will run balls out." I asked Terry Francona why he says he likes this group so much. His answer started with a small thing that he believes is at the core of the team's culture.
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What if we taught hitters to evaluate at-bats like this: ✅ Did I execute my plan? ✅ Was I on time? ✅ Was I present in the moment? Instead of "Did I get a hit?"
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Want to think like a professional hitter? 1. Have a plan 2. Stick with it 3. Be okay with the result
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What does an “Energy Sucker” do? ▪️The minimum ▪️Screws around ▪️Complains ▪️No eye contact ▪️Shows up late ▪️Non-verbal at practice ▪️Slouches ▪️Makes excuses ▪️Blames others ▪️Poor body language ▪️Inconsistent effort ▪️Checks out Be an Energy GIVER.
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Competitiveness, determination, and confidence > raw talent, alone. Compete!
Here is the full Ryan Gusto story, if you love baseball and you love dream chasing, you're going to want to read this until the end, here it is: In the Winter of 2016, Ryan signed up for one of my FloridaProspect events when I was still the youngest head coach in the state of
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Here is the full Ryan Gusto story, if you love baseball and you love dream chasing, you're going to want to read this until the end, here it is: In the Winter of 2016, Ryan signed up for one of my FloridaProspect events when I was still the youngest head coach in the state of
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Fake Toughness *Cheap shots *Talking trash *Taunting *Handshake line scuffles Real Toughness *Practicing hard every day *Doing the dirty work *Playing through aches and pains *Cheering on your teammates when you’re on the bench *Playing through fatigue *Making winning plays
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Before you worry about mechanics Check: 1. Setup 2. Timing 3. Approach 4. Preparation 5. Body language 6. Swing Decisions Usually, the answer is one of those.
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CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 1) Play high level fast catch. 2) Put the ball in play. 3) Hit their targets. 4) Run the bases aggressively & intelligently. 5) Have GREAT team spirit. 6) Have fun.
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Kobe on mastering the basics: “Kobe was going through an intense warm up before his scheduled workout started with his trainer. I sat down to watch. For the first 45 minutes I was actually shocked. For the first 45 minutes I watched the best player in the world do the most
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⚾️ Clear Lake baseball showing a lot of fight as Falcons pursue district crown @CLHS__Baseball 🔗 https://t.co/Bz6J1TRNzQ ✍️ : @TedDunnam | #txhsbaseball
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The Clear Lake Falcons, who have blazed to a 14-1-3 start after Wednesday’s 10-inning...
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🚨 𝙱𝙰𝚂𝙴𝙱𝙰𝙻𝙻 𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶𝚂 🚨 ⚾️Houston high school baseball rankings: Clear Lake jumps into top 10 after strong start @CLHS__Baseball @fhsballplayers @Clements_BSBL @OilerBaseball @cywoodsbaseball 🔗 https://t.co/8WFcdWgSm9 ✍️ : @TedDunnam | #txhsbaseball
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Just a friendly reminder that the Spring (March -- June) is going to ASK the question of "how" you navigated Nov -- Feb. How much Shut Down? How much Rest? Keep Going? Loved doing this DEEP dive w/ @NunzioSignore re this often complicated period. 🎙️
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With the fall upon us and the never ending questions about “Shut-Down” vs. ”No Shut-Down”, I thought it would be a great time to get my buddy Alan Jaeger on the podcast again to help break down this...
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It’s crazy that this kind of information is available for free, but weirdly it is. Take advantage!
Nov & Dec may be the 2 most confusing & ambigous months of the year. Yet, Jan-June is SIGNIFICANTLY effected by how u NAVIGATE these 2 months. Here's a DEEP DIVE w/ @NunzioSignore re 🎙️ - Shut Down? - Keep Throwing? - Target Dates - Reverse Engineer https://t.co/kpBkUKppu5
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🗣️🗣️🗣️ZERO SCREEN TIME 2-3 HOURS BEFORE GAMES & PRACTICE Our species is in an unprecedented time. We are looking up close at this little box of attention with constant contextual turnover several hours/day. Our eyes and brains were not made to do this. There’s a section of our
FREE ADVICE: ZERO SCREEN TIME 2-3 HOURS BEFORE GAMES/PRACTICE. Read it and weep. I put FocusBand on my 7u last night for piano, and I looked at the app after we were done and saw where he had a score of 100. What was he doing? Reading a book. So then I handed him my phone and
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Consistency is patience in action. It acts as the separator between good and great athletes.
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