A brainteaser, advice, and an offer

I’ve got three things for you in this Tip. A brainteaser question to test your knowledge of baseball, a great bit of advice from a very successful coach, and a chance to help lots of people in your corner of the baseball world.

1. Baseball Brainteaser

There are seven ways a baseball player can legally reach first base in a game without getting a hit. Taking a base-on-balls is one way. Name the other six. If you think you know, go to our Facebook page – facebook.com/TipsFromTheCoach – and put your answer under this question there. If you’re stumped, I’ll post the answer there next week

2. Great baseball advice

Brian O’Connor has been the Head Baseball Coach at the University of Virginia since 2004. To say he’s a successful coach is an understatement. Under his leadership, Virginia has been won two ACC Coastal Division crowns, two ACC Tournament titles, four NCAA Regional championships and two trips to the College World Series.

He’s been named National Coach of the year twice. To date, he has led the Cavaliers to a .746 winning percentage, winning more games from 2009 to 2013 than any other Division I program during that time.

I met Brian O’Connor a couple years back and asked him the best advice he could give young ballplayers. He said…

“Do something to stand out every day. Do this with your actions, not your words. And be a good teammate.”

Virginia is currently ranked #1 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writer’s Poll, and #3 in the USA Today Baseball Top 25 Coaches Poll.

3. Get a Clinic from The Coach, and it might even be free…

I would be delighted to conduct a Coaches Clinic for your league. It will be an enlightening and entertaining learning experience which you can provide your coaches to help all of your ballplayers in your league. This can even cost your league nothing out of pocket. Check out this page for details.

Coaches Clinics

Call me now to schedule this. 516-366-4272