Roosevelt A. Daniel, D.D.S., P.C.

03/20/2026

Youth Coaches, Stop looking for other players and develop the ones right in front you! The grass is greener when you water it!

04/11/2024

The mismatch between aspirations and effort. There are individuals who have high ambitions, akin to wanting to succeed in a highly competitive field (like making it into a professional sports league), yet their commitment and work ethic do not match those lofty dreams. They are putting in minimal, “backyard” effort, which is insufficient for achieving such high goals.

Moreover, she points out a problematic aspect of encouragement from parents or guardians, suggesting that they celebrate or condone this insufficient effort. Instead of pushing for more dedication or acknowledging the gap between dreams and effort, this applause might reinforce the belief that minimal effort is enough. It’s a call to align one’s work ethic with their aspirations and a critique of misplaced encouragement that doesn’t help individuals realistically pursue their goals.

01/23/2024

A lot of times I see posts about kids not wanting to practice or things similar to that and then they mention their kid is between 8-12 years old. They mention things like should I push her to practice…

This may be an unpopular opinion but yes, push her to practice. If she has shown signs that she likes softball and expresses interest in being good then YES, PUSH HER.

Work ethic is learned for the most part, some kids are prodigies and may not need to be pushed or made to practice at home. (Love that for them) The majority are not like this.

How do you expect your kid to understand how to work hard and achieve their goals if you don’t push them at all?

Of course there’s a line where it’s too much and you’ll know, but pushing them and making them practice is a good thing.

I played D1 softball, I pitched and played the field. Many times I was told I wouldn’t play D1, or that I could if I didn’t pitch, or that pitching and playing a position would be too much.

Well I did it, despite the negativity because I was pushed and learned to push myself in the process.

I love love love the game of softball and I can’t picture my life without it but just like everyone else there were days where I just didn’t want to practice.

My dad always said “if you practice only 2 days you are getting worse, 3 days you maintain, and 4 days you are getting better.” He made sure I did what I needed to.

Pushing kids is a good thing, not pushing them isn’t helpful because even if they don’t play softball, they should know how to push themselves in life as well.

Remember, very few of them will get to say they are a softball player for life but the skills they learn as a softball player will make them great employees, bosses, mothers, sisters, and friends.

01/09/2024

11/29/2023

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09/21/2023

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09/21/2023

"Pressure is a privilege"

05/19/2023

Brown was widely regarded as pro football’s greatest running back, who ended his sports career early to pursue acting and activism.