By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck When I coach at any level, I try to correct every mistake I see a kid make. My attitude is that if I let a player field a ground ball in a manner contrary...
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The Good Old Days?
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck I once heard an amusing quote which was, “If someone ever says they miss the ‘good old days,’ tell them to turn off the air conditioning.” When most of us grew up there was...
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...
Positive Instruction
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck I’ve talked about this before, but it is important enough that it bears repeating. When you are coaching young players, your main goal is to make the experience a positive one so that they’ll...
Make it a Game
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck We’ve all been there. Running a practice with a swarm of kids and trying our best to make it fun and entertaining while still teaching good, solid fundamentals. It is commonly accepted that the...