In one line: I develop the complete baseball player — mentally, physically, and emotionally — and make sure they never lose their love for the game.
What is Coach Myles’s coaching philosophy?
My coaching philosophy is simple: develop the complete baseball player — mentally, physically, and emotionally — while making sure they never lose their love for the game. I coach players ages 8 to 18 across Long Beach and Orange County, in private 1-on-1 lessons and in team lessons and clinics, and the same philosophy runs through all of it.
I’ve played baseball at a high level, faced great competition, and learned firsthand how mentally demanding this game can be. That’s why one of the biggest things I teach my players is perspective.
How does Coach Myles teach players to handle failure?
Baseball is a game built on failure, and I teach players to see it that way. I often ask my athletes a simple question: if I gave you a test with 10 questions and you only got three correct, would that be considered good?
Most kids immediately say no. Three out of 10 sounds like failure.
Then I flip it. If you get three hits in 10 at-bats, you’re hitting .300 — and in baseball, that is considered extremely successful.
That is the game. You are going to make outs. You are going to make mistakes. You are going to have bad games. What matters is how you respond, how you adjust, and whether you have the confidence to compete on the very next pitch.
Why do the little things matter?
Successful players learn to do the small things correctly before they worry about the big moments. If practice starts at 6:30, that does not mean arriving at 6:30. It means arriving early enough to have your cleats on, jersey tucked in, hat on, equipment ready, and your mind prepared to work.
Being on time. Being prepared. Listening. Hustling. Respecting your teammates, your coaches, your opponent, and the game. Those habits matter. There is a standard for how you prepare, a standard for how you practice, and a standard for how you take the field.
How does Coach Myles coach hitters?
I develop smart, unselfish hitters. Hitting is about much more than having a good swing; it takes baseball awareness. Sometimes your job is not to hit the ball as far as possible. Sometimes it is to move a runner, to hit behind a runner, or to put the ball in play with a runner on third and less than two outs. A great player understands that the situation is sometimes more important than the individual at-bat, and I never want my players taking selfish at-bats.
Every hitter is also different. A leadoff hitter should not always have the same approach as a cleanup hitter, and a nine-hole hitter may have a different job than the middle of the order. So my coaching adapts to the player, and I want athletes to understand why they are doing something, not simply follow instructions because a coach told them to. More on hitting lessons.
How does Coach Myles coach pitchers?
It begins with one thing: strike one. Establish yourself, attack hitters, and trust your pitches.
I want pitchers to have the confidence to throw any pitch in their arsenal in any count. Do not be afraid to throw an off-speed pitch early. Do not become predictable. Give hitters different looks, and learn how to compete instead of simply throwing. Pitching takes confidence, awareness, preparation, and the ability to stay composed when things do not go your way, and I develop those qualities just as much as mechanics. More on pitching.
Is training with Coach Myles fun?
Yes. Above everything else, especially with young athletes, baseball should be fun. Players should smile, enjoy being around their teammates, and look forward to coming to the field.
As players get older, the game naturally becomes more competitive. Expectations increase, pressure increases, and for some players it may eventually become a business. But young players should never lose the reason they started playing in the first place: they should love the game.
Having fun does not mean we do not take baseball seriously. We compete. We work hard. We hold each other accountable. We have expectations. But we also remember that we get to play baseball.
What is the MBM Standard?
When an athlete trains with MBM Baseball Training, I want people to notice more than their swing, their velocity, or their athletic ability. I want them to notice how that player carries themselves:
- Prepared.
- Coachable.
- Understands the game.
- Confident without disrespecting an opponent.
- Knows how to succeed, how to fail, and how to respond to both.
My goal is to develop players who leave MBM Baseball Training mentally prepared, physically prepared, emotionally prepared, and ready to compete the right way.
That is the standard.
— Coach Myles