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- Feb 25, 2009
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I live in a small town in Illinois.
Hi from Small town Texas
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I've driven through small towns. I live in the 4th largest city in the US.
Can't run a red light if your town doesn't have one!
Kudos to your initiative.
Look for ways to improve the quality of the practices. Have a practice plan made out ahead of time. Eliminate mindless warmp-ups by having the players think about their throwing form and hitting the target every single time (partner's throwing shoulder). Partner should be receiving the ball properly every single time. For many rec teams who don't do that, that's 15 minutes wasted while the coach is looking for gear, talking with parents, trying to think of what to do next.
Fielding should have lots of reps done rapidly to keep everyone engaged. Buckets of balls if possible, not one ball hit to a fielder who throws to first who throws to catcher who flips to coach for every single rep. Your catcher(s) should be out there taking reps, too.
Biggest time waster is taking BP where one player is batting, and everyone else is standing around to shag balls.
I'll end with create a culture of chattiness. Encourage it. Too much talk is better than not enough. It'll pay off when they're not afraid to overcommunicate during the game.
Maybe this stuff isn't new to you, but I see time wasters way too many times in youth practices.
Kudos to your initiative.
Look for ways to improve the quality of the practices. Have a practice plan made out ahead of time. Eliminate mindless warmp-ups by having the players think about their throwing form and hitting the target every single time (partner's throwing shoulder). Partner should be receiving the ball properly every single time. For many rec teams who don't do that, that's 15 minutes wasted while the coach is looking for gear, talking with parents, trying to think of what to do next.
Fielding should have lots of reps done rapidly to keep everyone engaged. Buckets of balls if possible, not one ball hit to a fielder who throws to first who throws to catcher who flips to coach for every single rep. Your catcher(s) should be out there taking reps, too.
Biggest time waster is taking BP where one player is batting, and everyone else is standing around to shag balls.
I'll end with create a culture of chattiness. Encourage it. Too much talk is better than not enough. It'll pay off when they're not afraid to overcommunicate during the game.
Maybe this stuff isn't new to you, but I see time wasters way too many times in youth practices.
- Nov 6, 2019
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Welcome!
We live near Lufkin, Texas.
We live near Lufkin, Texas.
- Mar 22, 2022
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Thank you that makes sense!
Near Abilene Tx here!
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