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Knowing when to take chances
I have a situation in which I need assistance: First, let me put this piece of information out there: In my town, a girl can start playing high school softball the summer after her 8th grade year. It's a general expectation that if you are going to play high school ball, you start on the 9th...- iCoach
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- coaching fastpitch teams travel teams
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How do you find Softball Players?
I need information on how to find potential softball players and recruit them. I have two main objectives: (1) Find players to join our recreational league (2) Find more players with great potential and convince both them and their families to join our travel teams. Each year our...- iCoach
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- recreational league recruiting travel league youth
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Frustration can get the best of all of us
Thank you for posting this.- iCoach
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Issues with Developing Players to their Full Potential
@LAdad: No, I see your point, don't worry. I will also throw another thing in there: The parents. The ones who have parents that instill in them that working hard is what will make them better tend to be my better ones. Their parents don't just coddle them and say, "It's ok, you'll do better...- iCoach
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Issues with Developing Players to their Full Potential
@ Momo'sDad: That is another thing I did NOT mention-- there are no natural leaders on the team. My best player is steadily learning how to be a leader, but not quite at the level I need her to be yet. I keep looking to others, but they are all essentially on the same level again. @ Sparky...- iCoach
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Issues with Developing Players to their Full Potential
Really? What makes you say that (re: Candrea)?- iCoach
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Issues with Developing Players to their Full Potential
How do you instill a sense of aggressiveness and confidence in your players? I have excellent batters, but a very slow, unconfident, intimidated 14U team. They will not hustle for the ball as quickly as they should, do not get their gloves down, and let pop flies die right before them instead...- iCoach
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- coaching confidence fielding team building
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