Baseball practice can be, by definition, a chore. In order to perfect game-related skills, players must perform repetitive, sometimes mundane tasks in a quest to build muscle memory and skill. Even so, beware of making practice boring – players who dread practice won’t get as much (or anything) out of it, will distract the rest… Continue reading Making Practice Fun and Effective
Category: Coaching
Are We Playing Too Much?
Perhaps you have heard of a concept that leadership and management guru Stephen Covey calls “Sharpening the Saw.” While he was aiming this idea to the business world, it has applicability to those who coach and play sports as well. Basically, the concept goes like this: Don’t get so busy sawing that you forget to… Continue reading Are We Playing Too Much?
Blocking Is The Easy Part
It is common knowledge among youth baseball and softball coaches that the one play most responsible for scoring runs is not the blast over the fence or the shot in the gap; it’s the passed ball. As coaches we often find ourselves asking why is it so difficult for our young catchers to keep the… Continue reading Blocking Is The Easy Part