- Jun 11, 2015
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The one that starts the rally where the runs cut loose and they hang 12 on the score board because the defense can't make a simple 5-3 put out or catch a pop up, then comes the losing.
should I or shouldn't I
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The one that starts the rally where the runs cut loose and they hang 12 on the score board because the defense can't make a simple 5-3 put out or catch a pop up, then comes the losing.
I hear you, been there, done that, just not certain I see a way around it with this team, brand new team, inexperienced coaches, players, they are gonna focus on the process more than results for now I think. progress is the important thing, for individuals and team.
never thought about it from that perspective, but would try not to hang a loss on any one action/play. I always talked about a number of things, so as not to single anything out (again, I have only coached on the younger side, 10u (with few 10s, some sixes), coach pitch, etc),
- Jun 8, 2016
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Tread carefully.
Hitting practice you describeed drives me nuts. Especially if you are there to volunteer I would offer to work with fielders while she does hitting or visa versa. Hopefully they will get more help and be able to do both without you. Their team though, you are not in charge.
I would leave cutoff practice alone until batting is a little better.
My DD's manager runs hitting practice the same way...it drives me nuts. Since I am a "coach" this year I have tried to sneak in extra ground balls to the girls during dead time but it is tough because the girls have a hard time
switching from looking at the batter and then over to me. IMO batting practice should be just that..not an opportunity to work on "game situations".
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I think if one bad play truely loses the game then it's OK for the player to admit they lost the game. It's reality, deal with it, not the end of the world.
Rarely does one play lose the game though. When a talented team makes several errors in a game and coach didn't have them getting enough reps in practice, coach should own up to the fact that he didn't prepare the team and that resulted in a loss. I haven't coached a lot, maybe 12 teams from 15&16 boys to T-ball. While truely competitive teams can do more situational work, most teams benefit from reps reps reps.
My coaching mentor told me, "If more than three girls are not involved in drills you run a s@#$ practice."
One thing that always bugs me besides BP with the whole team standing around shagging, is when the coach is receiving throws in drills. I realize sometimes it may be necessary, but if you hit 100 ground balls to your team in some kind of drill that's 100 reps at receiving throws your coach is getting rather than players getting those reps.
One thing that always bugs me besides BP with the whole team standing around shagging, is when the coach is receiving throws in drills. I realize sometimes it may be necessary, but if you hit 100 ground balls to your team in some kind of drill that's 100 reps at receiving throws your coach is getting rather than players getting those reps.
clarify, is that "not' really supposed to be there? I loved, when I could get the help needed, to have enough stations that there were only 3 girls at a station. my teams were normally small (9-11), and this was rec, so normally 1-? no shows (once ran a practice with three girls, was only 1 hour, but they got LOTS of reps), so could do this with only 2 helpers most nights.
on the coach catching balls returning, I agree, when possible, make it a player, your worst one at catching throws, and coach hitting balls can give them quiet instruction as they do it.
