By Jeffrey Rhoads A good coach knows that a team’s success always begins with the players. Their abilities, both realized and potential, are the raw material from which the coach molds a successful team. Every coach would love to have...
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Three Things You Must Know About BP
By Nate Barnett, The Pitching Academy Baseball is a precision sport. What I mean by this is that it takes an extreme amount of skill development in order to produce consistent results offensively. Consider that a professional hitter who succeeds...
How to Encourage Success in a Young Athlete
Courtesy our partners at StopSportInjuries.org Most parents who watch their kids in athletic events have seen an inappropriate action involving a coach, player or another parent. To some sports are all about winning, and the value of building teamwork and...
End-of-season coaches’ evaluation
With spring seasons winding down, we have been asked if there is a template for end-of-season coach evaluations. Below are some suggestions for questions you can use, allowing parents to rate each on a scale of 1 to 5, with...
A Lesson Learned from Youth Sports
By Dave Zimmer My little 10-year-old boy was up to bat – my little lefty. I love to watch him play baseball because he loves to play the game. The pitcher wound up and let go of a fast ball...