Diamyn Hall
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
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I don't know what it is. So I searched for two to three weeks. And what I figured out was that I have a deep, innate desire and need to be in person, in the trenches with whoever I'm working with, where I can see them develop. And so I can coach them up in the moment so that they can become the best versions of themselves in front of my eyes. And I have I can mold them.
I can, you know, and that was something that I was not getting when I was doing everything virtual. So once I figured that out, I was like, okay, I've got to fill that need because that's something that allows me to fulfill my purpose.
I can, you know, and that was something that I was not getting when I was doing everything virtual. So once I figured that out, I was like, okay, I've got to fill that need because that's something that allows me to fulfill my purpose.
I can, you know, and that was something that I was not getting when I was doing everything virtual. So once I figured that out, I was like, okay, I've got to fill that need because that's something that allows me to fulfill my purpose.
So stepped on staff at IMG as a leadership coach, was there for three years, built a really great relationship with Dave Surgeon, who at the time was our national baseball head coach. And before that, he was with the Pirates. I mean, very runs a tight ship. Runs a tight ship and very strategic. You talk about chess.
So stepped on staff at IMG as a leadership coach, was there for three years, built a really great relationship with Dave Surgeon, who at the time was our national baseball head coach. And before that, he was with the Pirates. I mean, very runs a tight ship. Runs a tight ship and very strategic. You talk about chess.
So stepped on staff at IMG as a leadership coach, was there for three years, built a really great relationship with Dave Surgeon, who at the time was our national baseball head coach. And before that, he was with the Pirates. I mean, very runs a tight ship. Runs a tight ship and very strategic. You talk about chess.
He was one of the best in the world at problem solving and making moves, like 12 moves ahead. And I learned so much from coaching, from working under him. And he had a very similar philosophy that Mercer had. He was like, look, I want you to build the system based on us being able to reverse engineer from winning a national championship.
He was one of the best in the world at problem solving and making moves, like 12 moves ahead. And I learned so much from coaching, from working under him. And he had a very similar philosophy that Mercer had. He was like, look, I want you to build the system based on us being able to reverse engineer from winning a national championship.
He was one of the best in the world at problem solving and making moves, like 12 moves ahead. And I learned so much from coaching, from working under him. And he had a very similar philosophy that Mercer had. He was like, look, I want you to build the system based on us being able to reverse engineer from winning a national championship.
Like that's the ultimate national championship in development. We are here to develop these guys and to win championships. So I reverse engineered our system based on those two things. And the first year, we had so many top prospects. We had some of the best prospects in the country. And we ended up losing two games. And so to give you context, at IMG, we don't get to play in like...
Like that's the ultimate national championship in development. We are here to develop these guys and to win championships. So I reverse engineered our system based on those two things. And the first year, we had so many top prospects. We had some of the best prospects in the country. And we ended up losing two games. And so to give you context, at IMG, we don't get to play in like...
Like that's the ultimate national championship in development. We are here to develop these guys and to win championships. So I reverse engineered our system based on those two things. And the first year, we had so many top prospects. We had some of the best prospects in the country. And we ended up losing two games. And so to give you context, at IMG, we don't get to play in like...
We didn't get to play in like the state championships, et cetera, et cetera. We had to win out. We had to go 25 and 0 in order to be considered for a national championship. So we lost two games in that first year and we didn't get we didn't get the national championship. And I remember texting. I remember texting Terrence back and forth after that year was over.
We didn't get to play in like the state championships, et cetera, et cetera. We had to win out. We had to go 25 and 0 in order to be considered for a national championship. So we lost two games in that first year and we didn't get we didn't get the national championship. And I remember texting. I remember texting Terrence back and forth after that year was over.
We didn't get to play in like the state championships, et cetera, et cetera. We had to win out. We had to go 25 and 0 in order to be considered for a national championship. So we lost two games in that first year and we didn't get we didn't get the national championship. And I remember texting. I remember texting Terrence back and forth after that year was over.
And we've got our we've got we've got the screenshots. We've got the thread of talking about like next year at this time, we will be national champions. And I told him I was honest with him. I'm going to do everything in my power. to optimize what we have, to optimize our systems so that we can pull this off. And he was like, I believe in you, D, et cetera, et cetera.
And we've got our we've got we've got the screenshots. We've got the thread of talking about like next year at this time, we will be national champions. And I told him I was honest with him. I'm going to do everything in my power. to optimize what we have, to optimize our systems so that we can pull this off. And he was like, I believe in you, D, et cetera, et cetera.
And we've got our we've got we've got the screenshots. We've got the thread of talking about like next year at this time, we will be national champions. And I told him I was honest with him. I'm going to do everything in my power. to optimize what we have, to optimize our systems so that we can pull this off. And he was like, I believe in you, D, et cetera, et cetera.
Know you're gonna do everything that you can. And a year later, We pulled it off, won a national championship. And on paper, we weren't on paper. We didn't have the best prospects, the best prospects in the country. But what we did have was we had elite teamwork. Everybody was on the same page. We dominated every single day and treated every single day like it was a championship day.