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High School Baseball Coaching – Monkey in the Middle and Survivor
One of my readers, Cheryl, actually suggested these ideas for high school baseball coaching. I’ve included them for you below. From Cheryl… One baseball drill is called “Monkey in the Middle” - I’m sure many baseball coaches know about t...
Tennis Ball Drill
This baseball drill works great for all ages. Take a tennis racket and tennis balls. Coach hits balls into air. Fielder must track ball and catch with two hands. This drill makes fielder squeeze glove and use two hands. Ball will pop out of glove if ...
So You’re The New Coach
So You’re The New Coach By Coach John Peter So you’re the new coach. Ok, now what? Coaching a team sure seemed like a good idea, maybe even easy.until you started thinking and getting into it deeper. All those players, parents, the draft,...
Techniques for Coaching Younger Children
Techniques for Coaching Younger Children By Terry Churchfield One of the greatest rewards in life may very well be that of parenthood. Having the chance to watch your children grow from “demanding” infants to “demanding” teena...
How to Handle Parents
How to Handle Parents By Bruce Lambin 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 understan...
Good Teams, Good Coaches
Good Teams, Good Coaches By Coach John Peter 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 b...
Approaching Your Child’s Coach
Approaching Your Child’s Coach By Dr. Richard Stratton 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 pr...
Put Me In Coach: Setting the Tone for a Positive Experience
Put Me In Coach: Setting the Tone for a Positive Experience By Dr. Darrell J. Burnett 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 com...
