Coaches Corner

Critical Batting Practice Statements

The key to coaching sports of any level is gaining the trust of players. Without that trust, players are hesitant to listen and try suggestions. The key to gaining trust begins with the tone of voice that coaches use and of course, what the coach says. Nowhereis theprocess of gaining trust more important than with the batting practice statements one uses. Along with building trust, the words one uses helps kids develop confidence and patience to perform the most difficult skill in all of sports.

Reasons kids don't have fun are usually adult related

Failing to captivate kids is not always a coach's fault, even though they may be the ones blamed for it. With some players, it's not the coach, but a lack of competence or love of the sport that causes the reasons kidsdon't have fun. Players rarely persevere for long without liking to play at least a little from the beginning or without having some degree of accomplishment.

The Organized Coach

Creating a comfortable feeling for kids, and their parents, begin with being an organized coach. People like to see leaders well-prepared in all type situations. When coaches are always running late or seemingly not ready when practices and games begin, that feeling of comfort leaves everyone a little on edge. When kids have too much idle time on their hand, trouble or boredom result, which should be the last thing coaches want to see.

Ron Washington and Me

I am not one of those that always say, "The way we used to do things was the best." I believe in getting on with the times. However, with some of the coaching methods now, like what Ron Washington teaches, I am not sure it is helping youth ballplayers. It is important to realize that kids are just developing their skills and 95% of them will never advance even to play high school baseball. Those are the players I am most concerned with here, the majority.

Developing staff chemistry is a must

Giancarlo Stanton What The Heck

Here I go again, making people say, "Who are you to be telling one of the greats what to do?" Oh well, the life of a blogger. Here goes, can someone send this on to Giancarlo Stanton? I have learned that there are two things one should not mess with Mother Nature and the fundamentals of hitting a baseball.