Some coaches have a difficult time handling the youth sports atmosphere, and some may underestimate their importance to their players. The No. 1 reason why kids come back is positive coaching. Coaches must grasp the idea that their role is important. When I talked to...
What it takes to be a good coach… 1. You Have to Like Young People This has to be number one: you have to like being with kids. Your primary reason for coaching should be to watch young people grow, mature and develop. Sure, everybody likes to win, but if...
Know this here and now . . . any one can be a good, competent and, consequently, a winning youth baseball coach. But this is the last comment about winning that you will read in this article . . . simply because winning is a result of being a good, competent coach. If...
These habits can start with us here at Baseball Articles. We can help you by supplying some direction so that you might enjoy the game more this season. 1ST AND FOREMOST, decide if and what you want to do better this year. To become a better coach, a better hitter,...
No one ever says “Gee, Margo, little Bubba is old enough, let’s get him on a baseball team, make complete jerks of ourselves and drive some coach crazy!”.but it happens. The wise coach understands that he is not just teaching boys to play baseball,...
Coaching Youth Sports has received numerous e-mail notes from parents asking how to approach their child’s coach or otherwise deal with a problem involving the coach. Sometimes the problem is just with the one child and the coach, other times it involves several...
