The MADE Approach

At MADE, we're heavily focused on a philosophy of mindset first. We focus on building positive and powerful habits of thinking about how a player approaches the game — before we focus on how they approach a pitch.

Baseball includes so much failure, and it can be very hard on a youth player. Working with a coach who guides that relationship well can transform a kid's confidence in a positive or negative direction. That's the part of the job that matters most — more than any single mechanical fix.

Our primary job is to explore what motivates a player, and to cultivate a culture of habit-forming and self-responsibility. That means laying down a foundation of basic leadership concepts and teaching players to take pride in the little details they can control.

The details of the game are far more important than learning how to hit the ball farther or throw it harder — especially at the youth levels. A well-coached player will always exude the same basic qualities:

• Classy
• Sportsmanship
• Hustle
• Learn from mistakes
• Doesn't argue

This game is about repetition and refinement. It's not about finding a coach with a magic bullet for a player's swing or the perfect piece of advice. Baseball is a portal to mentorship and positive habit-forming through sport — that has to stay the point, for every player at every level.