- Aug 12, 2014
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Just hard sometimes when I see them do it right in practices then wrong (or not at all) in games, and it makes me wonder, "What didn't I do for them?"
There's nothing you didn't do. They are kids, that's what they do.
Just hard sometimes when I see them do it right in practices then wrong (or not at all) in games, and it makes me wonder, "What didn't I do for them?"
Yup! I am having a blast with my 14U rec team but I cant expect them to be like 16 Gold. We celebrate all successes and several parents have commented to me that the girls are so much better than they were at the beginning of the season. Other coaches have commented about how fun it is to coach against such positive coaches. I truly believe in the power of positive coaching.There's nothing you didn't do. They are kids, that's what they do.
Yup! I am having a blast with my 14U rec team but I cant expect them to be like 16 Gold. We celebrate all successes and several parents have commented to me that the girls are so much better than they were at the beginning of the season. Other coaches have commented about how fun it is to coach against such positive coaches. I truly believe in the power of positive coaching.
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...there was a team in our league that was pretty much a bunch of girls who either never played or only had a year or so experience, and a few of the players were 12U because they didn't have enough older girls to fill out the team...
I agree. I think practice is for coaching and games are for playing. Obviously you want to help position players in the field and such, but when someone is getting into the batter's box is not the time to try to adjust their swing. And let the pitchers pitch without commenting on every single pitch. It drives me bonkers when coaches do that. "Bring it down!" "Follow through!" "That's a nice pitch!" and my favorite "Throw strikes!" Because they aren't going to try to throw strikes until you tell them to.
I can't stand the extended post-game talks, especially at younger ages. The kids aren't listening, they just want to go home. Say a few words of encouragement and get out of there.