Yankee SS Derek Jeter is a future Hall of Famer. But questions about his career were plentiful after his poor start this season. As of last Sunday, Jeter was batting just .256, with no home runs since August of last year.

All that changed in a single afternoon. After making an adjustment at the plate, Jeter blasted two home runs, knocked in three runs and raised his average by 20 points. “I think it’s a constant game of adjustments, year in and year out,” says Jeter. “The longer you play, the more adjustments you have to make.”
Sports writer Buster Olney reflected on former Phillies slugger John Kruk’s analysis of Jeter. Opposing pitchers were pounding Jeter with inside fastballs. Olney says,  “[Kruk] thinks that Derek made an adjustment, backing off the plate.”
Backing off the plate helped Jeter get around on the ball. The result: Yankee Nation saw “The Captain” at his finest on May 8, when he went 4 for 4 in a 12-5 rout of the Texas Rangers.
Young baseball players everywhere received a real-time lesson: even the best must continue to improve. Jeter says, “At the end of the season, you reflect and you see some of the things that you did well and some of the things you need to improve on. Things that you did well you work on them, so you can continue to do them well.”
Ask yourself what you’ve done well and what you need improve. Write down your answers, then make a training plan that focuses on curing your weaknesses without sacrificing your strengths.
Above, watch Derek Jeter talk about how he stays at the top of his game.
Source:  espn.com