I don't run the kids as punishment, but once around the field is not a bad idea. They get the point quickly.
The Day I Threw My Glove
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If I have a disruptive player, I tell them to go have a seat by themselves and tell them I'll call her over if I need her. After she has sat the rest of the practice, she gets the message that if she is not working hard, I do not need her.
I've also taken the approach of starting to video our practices (I got an Ion Air Pro 2 camera for Christmas). I load clips to our team YouTube site. I have occasionally loaded clips and let the players know that even though I may not observe them fooling around in practice, the videos certainly let me go back and see everything going on during that time. The point I make to them is that they never know when someone is watching them when they are on the field, whether it is a practice, tryout, or game. Their "future coach" may be there to observe them and see their lack of effort. I have told them don't put yourself in that position and always give your best effort when we're between the lines.
I've also taken the approach of starting to video our practices (I got an Ion Air Pro 2 camera for Christmas). I load clips to our team YouTube site. I have occasionally loaded clips and let the players know that even though I may not observe them fooling around in practice, the videos certainly let me go back and see everything going on during that time. The point I make to them is that they never know when someone is watching them when they are on the field, whether it is a practice, tryout, or game. Their "future coach" may be there to observe them and see their lack of effort. I have told them don't put yourself in that position and always give your best effort when we're between the lines.
So Saturday's practice was worse but instead of running the girls or doing massive amounts of cardio as punishment or whatever we stopped practice. The pitchers pitched and the catchers caught and the other girls hit a little. The parents on the other hand had to listen to me talk to them about preparation. Some of the looks I got were that of confusion because why would I be telling them about being prepared? As I explained to them about the 2am instagram posts their player made before a 9am practice they were shocked. I asked the girls who ate breakfast and only about half did. I asked who drank any water the night before and it was less than half, but most drank soda. So I put it mainly on the parents.
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Good for you! At 12U and 14U I see parents still babying their little princesses. In a 14U tournament, a mother e-mailed (lengthy) HC about her poor DD not knowing where she fit in to the team (she was pissed because she was playing OF) so sure enough, she was in the infield on Sunday. Another pouter in CF let an easy fly drop that she could have caught with a minimum of hustle. Though it wasn't her intent, it kept the Pitcher from getting a no hitter in the last inning.
I don't miss that crap at all - Again good for you for handling it well.
I don't miss that crap at all - Again good for you for handling it well.
You are making a lot of assumptions. If you don't think Wooden had all types of players, from prima donnas to Aaron Craft-types and everything in between, you don't know much about him. But that's alright - I'll stick with a 10x NCAA champion's approach, because it's not the athletes that are the issue, it's the coaching philosophy.
It sounds like you might have a problem, it sounds like you had a plan though.
Good luck!
Good luck!
- Feb 12, 2014
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What is Killer ? is that the PC term for what used to be called suicides
Obviously all teams have their off / bad / horrible days and I think you coach ladies differently than men. I do think there is a line that needs to be drawn with consequences if lines are crossed. We allow some leeway but if things get too lax, we do pushups. Bad throw,,,, pushups, drop ball ,,, pushups of course its all as a team. One practice last week they did over 100. A lot if it is how you "administer" the pushups , laps, etc too. Our players know the rules, when mental mistakes and lack of effort start showing in practice they get a warning and the next time with a nice big smile "THATS 10" ! Most of the team is already dropping before we say a word. No hollering, no anger just administering rules set forth months ago. If we have an ongoing issue we will talk privately with a player, and unless there is a major team violation we do not like to dismiss a player. Sometimes it has to happen but like with most of you folks, its last resort. Just my free .02, non returnable
- Jun 7, 2013
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Today my DDs start Captain's practices for the high school team with the tryouts being next week. This week, as implied, the softball captains run the practices. I am told that they are very tough on the girls. Push-ups, runs, etc. are handed out like candy for even minor "offenses". Somehow I think that it is OK for these captains to do such a thing. However, I don't do this in my practices. From me I think that it would be considered more "personal". When the captains do it to the girls it's more of a matterof "facetious fun".
BTW, my DDs can't wait until they are old enough to dishout the "abuse" rather than have to take it!
BTW, my DDs can't wait until they are old enough to dishout the "abuse" rather than have to take it!
