Hi all,
I would like to know if anyone has seen the following model fo the development of softball players.
We are an organization that usually fields two teams per age group (10U, 12U, 14U) as well as one 18U team.
Our geographical location (Iowa) imposes that we basically train inside from November until March each year.
We would like to try something new this year in which we would not seperate the teams but have the 25 young ladies per age group train all together through the winter and use a team coaching approach.
In regards to the team selection, one option would be to form the teams at the end of winter training and set the teams for the ASA championship season (mid-June until 1st week of August) at that time.
A second option would be to play tournaments or friendlies with different rosters that would be set based on the level of opposition and the different training goals.
I would like to know what your opinions are on the two scenarios and if there are fatal issues with any of them. Furthermore, I would really like to know if some programs work on similar models.
Thank you so much for your time,
Michel Ladouceur, PhD
I would like to know if anyone has seen the following model fo the development of softball players.
We are an organization that usually fields two teams per age group (10U, 12U, 14U) as well as one 18U team.
Our geographical location (Iowa) imposes that we basically train inside from November until March each year.
We would like to try something new this year in which we would not seperate the teams but have the 25 young ladies per age group train all together through the winter and use a team coaching approach.
In regards to the team selection, one option would be to form the teams at the end of winter training and set the teams for the ASA championship season (mid-June until 1st week of August) at that time.
A second option would be to play tournaments or friendlies with different rosters that would be set based on the level of opposition and the different training goals.
I would like to know what your opinions are on the two scenarios and if there are fatal issues with any of them. Furthermore, I would really like to know if some programs work on similar models.
Thank you so much for your time,
Michel Ladouceur, PhD