Every season seems to start the same way. A league volunteer unlocks the equipment shed, rolls out the old pitching machine, wipes off a layer of dust… and hopes it still works. Sometimes it does.Sometimes it hums, sputters, or throws...
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What Pitch Do You Like to Hit?
By Kevin Wilson Watch good hitters hit and you will notice that they don’t miss their pitch very often. And to take it a step further, they pretty much know when their pitch is coming and they are ready to...
Playing "Up" and "Down" Too Soon
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Recently I came across a Little League website and looked over their rules and guidelines page. This particular league holds tryouts for seven year-olds who want to play “up” in the Machine-Pitch division and...
Coaches, A Little Common Sense Please!
By John O’Sullivan “My 8 year old had 6 days of soccer last week!” “My 11 year old’s coach said he could not play on any other soccer teams except his. No futsal with his friends, no indoor, nothing but...
Things My Mother Never Said (Part 2)
By Tony Earp, Director SuperKick Columbus (You can read part one here). As a soccer coach, I hear a lot of things said by parents to me or their kids that my mom never said to me growing up. Below...