Thread: good 12U game on ESPN last night

This is often what happens in a volunteer-based sport where coaches have little incentive to learn and get better. Most of them are just moms and dads that are happy to give some time so that the kids can have a good experience.

Baseball is no different and so are a few other sports that are heavily relying on volunteers to coach. Good will is great but it doesn't replace knowledge and experience.

In some sports, the fact that you go to clinics, courses and conferences help increase your pay a bit. That can be an incentive. Here in Canada, each sport has certification courses for coaches. In a sport like softball, the most motivated take the courses but most feel like they don't have the time to spend a weekend attending such as a course.

So, we want kids to move and need volunteer but not everybody is well-trained to be a good coach. That's just the reality. Is there a solution? I don't know. Maybe technology with the internet will allow over time more coaches to learn about the game with videos, and online resources.

Let's hope so.

Marc

OMG!

I didn't get to see the games. It was my DD's biday and high school graduation at the school where I coach.

I'll have to keep that first post in mind today as I sit and watch my oldest's 12U tournament today. It'll help me remember to keep things in perspective. ;P

DD's team lost. Had moments like described above, but mostly an aversion to going hard after bloopy hits and actually catching them.

Next game about to start, will check in later.

I'm not sure whether Mowatt is outside the pitcher's plate or not. She doesn't look as far over on the camera behind the plate. Keep in mind that the camera in CF is offset pretty far to the side. The parallax can be deceiving.

Either way, it's no longer an issue.