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  1. J

    I was attacked by parents at practice tonight!

    I haven’t read all the responses, but you said it yourself…you’re a first year coach. New (i.e. inexperienced) coaches invite a lot more of this type of behavior from parents. They can tell you’re still figuring things out and they want to influence you…to put it nicely. I went through the...
  2. J

    How would you have handled this situation?

    But you're not this girl's coach. In my opinion, even though you meant well, you overstepped your bounds here. Back off, Supercoach.
  3. J

    Catcher with issues

    Why won’t she move up? Is she afraid of getting hit with the bat? You need to demonstrate to her why the bat won’t hit her if she’s properly positioned. Show her in slow motion the bat’s trajectory. Then place a bat or some other object right behind where her feet need to be, and don’t let...
  4. J

    So I am the unbiased parent during the game when Blue makes a good call

    One of the funniest ones I saw was at a varsity football game. We were losing, and of course (as is the case with every loss) the terrible officiating was completely to blame. At one point there was a fairly obvious penalty against the other team (can’t remember if it was a late hit, holding...
  5. J

    Errors

    I find most throwing errors are caused by rushing and throwing off the back foot, or not getting lined up properly, at least at the younger levels. I teach the girls to take the time they need to field the ball properly, and get themselves into the proper position to make a good throw. I tell...
  6. J

    Need some advice about the transition to 10U from coach pitch

    I'm coaching 10U this year. I agree 100% with the baserunning. Many 10U games are walkathons and good baserunning/stealing not only adds some much needed excitement to the game, it gets runs in quickly without waiting for the pitcher to walk them in. It also keeps the rest of the team engaged...
  7. J

    So I am the unbiased parent during the game when Blue makes a good call

    I like it! :D
  8. J

    Players as base coach?

    Seems like it would be good experience for the players.
  9. J

    10U pre-game warm ups

    Another huge difference is with rec, you don’t get to choose your players/parents. Heck, you barely get to choose your assistant coaches. To make a cake, you need the right ingredients. Better ingredients, better cake. I’m coaching a 10U team this year without any pitchers. That’s like...
  10. J

    Rookie Ball vs T-Ball vs Machine pitch tournaments.

    We use the UPM 45 for machine pitch (8U).
  11. J

    School forfeits title game — other team has girl

    My son’s rec football team had a girl on it this year. You want to talk about uncomfortable – you should have seen the boys who got paired up with her in tackling drills. My son would put a shoulder pad on her, but he refused to wrap up (put his arms around her), and no amount of...
  12. J

    Trouble hitting the slower pitching

    My son’s (12U) baseball team is having the same problem. They hit faster pitching pretty well, but the slow pitching gives them fits. To fix, his coach instructed everyone to move up in the box and then pitched them slow BP. They eventually dialed it in that way, and by the end of practice...
  13. J

    Advice for new rec coach

    I recommend the book “Coaching Youth Baseball the Ripken Way”. It’s a complete guide to youth coaching that covers the entire spectrum, from roles, responsibilities and expectations, to organizing a practice, to mechanics and drills, and it has chapters broken down by age as well. Amazon.com...
  14. J

    9yo Pitching Video - Three Angles with Slo-Mo

    Thanks for the comments. Unfortunately a PC is not an option right now. For better or worse, I’m it. I’m mainly trying to understand the big picture at this point so let me clarify the progression: First, get rid of that pre-motion. No problems there. Second, work on the arm circle and...
  15. J

    9yo Pitching Video - Three Angles with Slo-Mo

    Took this in the back yard today. Please take a look and let me know what you see. She's had no formal instruction beyond a pitching clinic that she attended a few months ago. She's been pitching seriously for about a month, and so far has pitched in two games. The first game, she pitched...
  16. J

    Teaching sliding to an overweight youth

    I coach 10U and I resolved this year that every one of my girls would a) know how to slide, and b) not be afraid to slide. I’m happy to say I was successful, for the first time ever. Here’s what I did: First, I spent about 20 minutes talking about sliding. Why you do it, when you do it, why...
  17. J

    Player finally pushes coach over the edge

    It sounds to me like your player might have some sort of anxiety disorder. Social anxiety is tied to performance in social situations and would be my first guess based on the situation you described. See the definition below, which I got from this website: Childhood Anxiety Disorders As...
  18. J

    BP without a cage

    I have a UPM 45 (which may be the same thing) and definitely plan to use it.
  19. J

    BP without a cage

    By the way, I didn't think to mention this in my OP - this is 10U. First year of kid pitch for many of these girls. I coached 10U boys last year and we had a tough time getting enough BP in due to the same issues. Facing a live pitcher is such a tough adjustment for some of these kids. A lot...
  20. J

    BP without a cage

    This is all super helpful stuff. Thanks.

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