Success: You've done everything within the limits of your ability to become the very best that you are capable of becoming.  Success is not perfection.  Nevertheless, it is the goal.  Success is giving 100% of your effort, body, mind and soul to the struggle.  That you can attain.  That is success.  You are totally in control of your success.

Player Expectations

Understand and meet all Mounds View High School and MSHSL requirements

 

Make education your top priority at MVHS

 

Attend all practices and games except for valid reasons

 

Have HIGH EXPECTATONS - Strive to excel; expect and accept nothing less

    - BE ACCOUNTABLE - NO EXCUSES

 

Take PRIDE in yourself, your school and your community

 

Focus on TEAM goals ahead of your personal goals

 

Seek a REWARDING (as well as FUN) Experience:

    - Through hard work and daily improvement - rewarding experiences occur when you are willing to persevere through adversity and things that aren't necessarily fun.

    - Through simply enjoying the game itself!

 

FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CONTROL - your preparation and performance; not on outcomes or results outside your control.  

    - Be "not satisfied" instead of "disappointed" if things don't go well.   

View it as a "temporary setback," not "failure."   

    - You can't control the talent you have.  No Talent Rule: It takes no talent to work hard, to be a good teammate, to hustle, to be on time.

 

Understand the 3 Goals the Coaches have for the season

    - EACH PLAYER BECOMES A BETTER BASEBALL PLAYER

    -  EACH PLAYER BECOMES A BETTER TEAMMATE

    - EACH PLAYER BECOMES A BETTER PERSON

 

 At all times - 24 hours/day, 365 days/year

    - CLASS

    - COMMITMENT

 

Focus on excelling at the three areas of baseball emphasis:

    - EXECUTE WITH FUNDAMENTALS

    - BE MENTALLY TOUGH

    - COMPETE AGGRESSIVELY ("WITH A PURPOSE")

 

COMMUNICATE!  Be honest and ask questions if you are unsure, and address issues/concerns with coaches - don't allow them to fester or talk to others.

 

CHERISH THE OPPORTUNITY!...

 

    - TO WEAR YOUR SCHOOL JERSEY!

 

    - TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS - for a lifetime!

 

    - TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS - for a lifetime!

 

    - TO PLAY THE GREAT GAME OF BASEBALL!