Opinion Pieces

Baseball Coaching Procedures for a Smooth Season

Getting coaches to do the following things can create a peaceful and upbeat season for everyone coaches, players, parents and baseball leagues.

In this day and age, it is hard to get through the season without having unhappy parents, players, and coaches. Team turmoil and less enjoyable than expected coaching experiences are the new standards. It does not have to be that way if baseball leagues would insist that their baseball coaches follow the following guidelines.

The Ego Coach Effect on Youth

Youth athletes of today have changed since many years ago. The reason for that is simple adult behavior.

Baseball Catchers develop a Great Feel for the Game

2015 World Series and Playoff Observations

Youth Sports were Perfect Once?

Almost daily, an article about how messed up youth sports are shows up in the news. I agree that problems need addressing, but there is danger in turning parents off to youth sports with such writing. Additionally, many of the articles suggest that the environment was once pristine. Come On?

I sometimes wonder if kids of today have an advantage when it comes to learning to hit a baseball. Judging from below, I would say yes, if kids do this one thing that we did for learning to hit a baseball.