Matching Results: Coaching Tips
Life Lessons – Disappointment (0)
One of the great things that baseballs can teach young ballplayers is how to deal with adversity and rejection. The great majority of youth leagues and teams nowadays have “must play” rules. Everyone makes a team. Everyone gets to play at least every other inning. This has the advantage of keeping every player involved in … [View Details]
Long Distance Runaround (0)
If you want to help your pitchers throw faster, stay healthier, and have less soreness, you should not let them run long distances. That’s correct, no poles, no long distance running of any length at all. The reaction I usually get to this is indignation from coaches, perplexed stares from parents, and cheering from ballplayers. … [View Details]
My Coach Just Won’t Stop Talking (0)
Last week I wrote about taking responsibility for things you see as a coach. Besides teaching your ballplayers about working together as a group, ballplayers need to learn that the skills you need to succeed in baseball are largely individual. A good coach should want not only what is good for his team today, but … [View Details]