By Nick Pezzuto 1. BE ORGANIZED A good coach must have practice plans, and be thinking in advance as to what is to be accomplished and learned for that days practice. Kids will pick up on an unorganized coach and...
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Recommendation: JUGS Sports
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck One of my sons is getting ready for his upcoming pro season and is also coaching at a local high school. He asked me to feed him in the cage the other day. The...
The state of baseball in the inner-city
A very discouraging article ran in the San Diego Union Tribune which highlighted the fact that many inner-city teams cannot field a JV team due to lack of players. This, obviously, does not bode well for the future of the Varsity programs. There...
Why Did We Develop CoachDeck?
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck CoachDeck was created out of a deep passion for teaching and coaching. I am raising four children who are all actively involved in numerous sports and I see young players of various skill levels...
More on Safety: Teaching Young Baseball Players About Handling Bats
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck and SAFE Baseball When coaching youngsters, I institute three rules from Day One. 1) No kids pick up a bat, or, for that matter, even touch one, until they are handed one by a...