By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck On the field for another season? Here are fifteen brief coaching tips to help you get the most out of your players and better enjoy your own experience. Take five or ten minutes after...
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Show and Tell
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck If you’ve ever watched good coaches in action you’ve noticed that they know how to talk to their players, and what to say. But you also may have noticed that they show more than...
Never make inappropriate comments or jokes
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Comments about drugs, alcohol, religion, race or those of a crude or sexual nature can never be made. Don’t ever swear. This should go without saying. I was coaching a 12U girls softball game...
The Fine Line in Communicating with Players
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Depending on the age of child you are coaching, and the situation, there are times that even youth volunteer coaches need to get tough. Your job is to teach, and this can’t be accomplished...
“I Started Coaching Because…”
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck I’ve heard the beginning of this statement finished the same way hundreds of times. “I started coaching because the first coach my son (or daughter) had was so bad I thought I could do...