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In honor of 2-22-2022, and with Opening Day only a few days away, I thought I'd give you 2 super easy ways to help with your ballplayer's emotional growth as a young athlete. Make them carry their own bag to and from the field.Don't talk about the game on the car ride home. By carrying …
Little League practices in our area started yesterday so I think it's a good time to outline some goals for all of you super heroes who have volunteered to coach teams this year. #1 Goal: Make every single player on your team wants to sign up for baseball next year. How do you accomplish this? …
I'm always the batting practice pitcher at RHLL tryouts and this year I threw about 400 pitches to 80 ballplayers (with 0 HBP!), and what I saw from the hitters I faced who struggled at the plate on Saturday is the same thing I've seen since I first started coaching Little Leaguers 25 years ago. …
1) RELAX Tryouts should be renamed "Evaluations." Nobody is getting cut on Saturday and nobody is getting a $400 MLB contract. Remembering this should lower the temperature for a lot of players (and parents). And on top of that, the vast majority of kids trying out this weekend already know with absolute certainty which division …
What a great series and what a great Game 5! But we can be honest; as a baseball fan, the check swing call to end the game was a disappointing finish. As a Giants fan, I'm sure it was heartbreaking. As a Dodgers fan, you're probably saying it didn't matter because there's no way Scherzer …
We just started remodeling two of the rooms in our house (our first big home improvement project ever - good luck, us!) and it got me thinking about youth sports. What in the world does a relatively small-scale remodel have to do with kids and sports? Let me explain. Our house is really old - …
Is this a Strike or a Ball? Trick question: it doesn’t matter. Why? Because it went out of the ballpark! Why did @jt_realmuto swing at this pitch? Because he thought it could hit it hard! That’s it. Period. End of story. Parents: if your ballplayer swings aggressively at a pitch, celebrate that no matter what, even if …
As you all know, I'm a huge fan of Little League baseball but one area where the national organization is completely off its rocker is pitch counts. Here's a picture of Padres starting pitcher Chris Paddack's pitch count into the 5th inning a couple weeks ago: And here's the guy warming up because Paddack's pitch …
Coaches! I hope your seasons are off to a great start. As official games start across the South Bay (YAY!), I want to share with you a coaching method that I've used over the years that can help with your defense's communication, reactions, and leadership: it's called "The Silent Inning." (Before I start, however, I …
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