By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck Six steps to being a good coach, when distilled down are:• When coaching young players, try to spend as much time as possible on their level, by taking a knee or sitting, to reduce...
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A Tale of Two Steals Home
By Brian Gotta, President of CoachDeck As a basecoach, I’m pretty aggressive and pride myself in being able to exploit defensive mistakes. But this story isn’t about my acumen, rather about two different opposing coaches’ reactions to a similar situation....
Developing a Plan
Your first order of business should be to develop a thorough plan before each week’s practice. By using the vast library of drills available in your CoachDeck you’ll quickly be on your way to running a crisp, fun and valuable...
Using Assistant Coaches or Helpers
Clearly, the more coaches you have on the field during practice, the smaller your groups can be and the more individual attention can be given each player. Greater individual focus usually leads to longer attention spans, more activity and less...
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