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Use This Idea To Motivate a Person or a Team

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 15 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms and David Birkby get a question from the YouTube channel comment section about motivating players. We dissect this topic and talk about how you can motivate a team by doing this one simple thing.

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The #1 Thing You Should Be Aware of in 2020 as a High School Player

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 13 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms and David Birkby talk about the impact of technology that is changing the game and of how recruiting is being handled. We received a message on Facebook and it intrigued us to discuss this topic. College coaches are using wearable and non-wearable technology that allows them to see if you are a fit for their program. We will inform you how you will be able to get seen by the best programs across all divisions and all states.

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Is Your Goal To Be Famous or To Be Well-Known?

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 17 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms and David Birkby talk about what your true goals are as a person. To be well-known? To be famous? We entertain the idea of what it is like to be famous or well-known. Dave also gives a simple comparison of the topic.

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The Goliath Mentality

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 19 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms and David Birkby explain the idea of being a Goliath or David. Is this story similar to the one, you are experiencing right now? We both explain that you could be David or Goliath and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be a David. We explain what it takes to have that Goliath mentality.

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The Worst Fear But Possibly The Best One For You To Lean Into

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 21 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms starts the episode with a scary story about the worst thing that could possibly happen. Everyone wants to be respected and be perfect, but our own way stops us from those things. Dave also shares his insight about cold calling and how he overcame it.

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How To Win Someone Over During Controversy

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 27 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms and David Birkby explain how to win over the person you are speaking to. Spiker explains the first time when his wife’s parents for the first time and learning the Indian customs. Dave talks about creating a chain of communication between you and an authoritative figure.

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Creating the Winning Lifestyle

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 25 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms goes solo for this podcast. He talks about how to create a winning lifestyle just like one of the goals of the podcast. He also talks about what has worked for him and has not worked for him so the audience can learn from him. Spiker talks about how the president of the Rawlings Tigers, Aaron Jaworowski, uses everyday tasks to accomplish his goals.

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Change Is Happening Fast (Ft. Jeff McGarry and Jon Moscot of Blast Motion)

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is episode 23 of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms sits down with Jeff McGarry and Jon Moscot of Blast Motion. Technology is advancing sports faster than we can imagine. Both Jeff and Jon explain how baseball is advancing and how their product works, but the conversation does deeper than baseball. Life strategies, goals, and how to become the best version of yourself are also discussed.

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Your Competition Will Be Mad When You Find Out How to Do This (ft. Tommy Woods)

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is the ninth episode of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms and David Birkby explain that there are three things that will put you above your competition. Also in this podcast, we have our first guest on the show, Tommy Woods. He was mentioned in episode two and we decided to put on the show. He talks about his recruiting story and his journey up to this point.

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Embrace the Weird, You’ll Be Surprised How Valuable You Are

This is a show about people, baseball, culture, and how to create a winning lifestyle. This is the seventh episode of the Closing Pitch. Spiker Helms and David Birkby talk about how to understand who are you as a person and the value you bring in relationships. Have you ever seen a baby giraffe run? If not, go ahead and Youtube it. When seeing that giraffe run, you will notice how awkward, weird, and funny that looks. We focus on embracing our “weird” and how this is our greatest strength.

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