obbay
Banned
I think the feedback provided by the coach should be tailored to the age group and individual. Less experienced players (or players on a new team) will benefit from appropriately delivered feedback. I remember a sled dog driver saying how he needed to know his team. On some dogs he needed to use the whip, others just needed to hear it. Some players require more criticism to understand, some do better with less.
Last night DD made a couple mistakes and I didn't hear her coach say anything.
one was when she did not charge a slow grounder and the batter beat it out for a hit. Another was when she ran in from 3B for a pop up and booted it She's made this catch a million times.
Fortunately she has a good coach and he doesn't panic. he knows her and he knows that she knows when she screws up.
the good news is that on the pop-up that she missed she recovered it and they turned a DP. (Infield Fly should have been called but wasn't)
on the previous night, another game, DD is playing 1B for the first time. coach is gabbing with another coach about another game. throw to first pulls DD off the bag and she loses the race to the bag. Coach immediately barks at her to stay on the bag. fortunately I was there and told him "No, she has to stop the ball first, the throw was wide" Coach said oh, he hadn't seen the play.
The coach isn't watching the game but still criticizes players for doing the right thing?
Last night DD made a couple mistakes and I didn't hear her coach say anything.
one was when she did not charge a slow grounder and the batter beat it out for a hit. Another was when she ran in from 3B for a pop up and booted it She's made this catch a million times.
Fortunately she has a good coach and he doesn't panic. he knows her and he knows that she knows when she screws up.
the good news is that on the pop-up that she missed she recovered it and they turned a DP. (Infield Fly should have been called but wasn't)
on the previous night, another game, DD is playing 1B for the first time. coach is gabbing with another coach about another game. throw to first pulls DD off the bag and she loses the race to the bag. Coach immediately barks at her to stay on the bag. fortunately I was there and told him "No, she has to stop the ball first, the throw was wide" Coach said oh, he hadn't seen the play.
The coach isn't watching the game but still criticizes players for doing the right thing?
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