Your Brain believes you.

Tell yourself what to do, what is right and what you can do...you will see alot more improvement that way than if you focus on what does not work, what you did wrong and what you shouldnt do...BE POSITIVE, you can turn any dont to a do...

"Not long ago, I was observing a coach teach hitting.
It was obvious he knew something or two abouthitting.
But he was really bad at teaching it. His playershad a hard time applying what he was teaching.
Here's what he was doing.
He kept telling his players about what they shouldn'tdo rather that they should do.
Don't hold the bat in your palms.
Don't step too far.
Don't lean over too much.
Don't over-rotate.
Don't extend your arms too early.
You get the picture.
Most people (even his own players) would probably not realize how bad this approach his but it really is.
You see, you brain is like a computer. Whatever you tellhim - it's gonna execute like a command.
Let me give you an example.
Don't think of the color red. I mean it - Don't think aboutRED!
What are you thinking about? The color blue? No - you're thinking of the color red.
The "red" is a cue (or like a commmand to your brain), assoon as you read this word, you imagine that color. We arevisual people and put words into images in our head.
So, by telling his players what NOT to do, he is actuallyreinforcing what NOT to do. It becomes really confusingfor the brain!!!
So, instead of teaching what they shouldn't do, you needto teach what they should do.
Instead, he should have said things like..
Hold your bat in your fingers.
Do a short, straightforward and soft stride.
Etc.
Or think about the color blue ;-)
This is a basic principle of effective sports pedagogy