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The Krush Hitting Company and Dream Team Softball ...

2012-02-05T12:52:17.087-08:00

The Krush Hitting Company and Dream Team Softball -krushhittingcompany.com & idreamsoftball.com are coming to northern Nevada to hold baseball, softball & a free coaching clinic at Line Drive U in Minden February 22-26.

Dead on Paul. The dad-coaches and adults are reall...

2011-02-10T18:49:36.738-08:00

Dead on Paul. The dad-coaches and adults are really damaging the game. There is rarely any coaching and teaching and if they do it usually is more harm than good. We need more sandlot ball where adults do not have a big stake in winning and losing. Players cannot be manufactured is correct. http://www.coachandplaybaseball.com/index.html

Reno Hurricanes Baseball is holding ongoing tryout...

2010-12-10T13:47:02.248-08:00

Reno Hurricanes Baseball is holding ongoing tryouts for boys ages 8-19. If interested please call Bob Ayrault at 775-771-0326 or go to our website at www.renohurricanes.com

I think the only right approach is getting in the ...

2010-08-03T17:05:39.269-07:00

I think the only right approach is getting in the reps with better competition. It is true about tournament kids pitching more innings than they should during the normal season.

Paul Reddick is a knob. I've been coaching fo...

2010-08-03T16:47:07.893-07:00

Paul Reddick is a knob. I've been coaching for years, including Little League (Spring and Fall leagues), Babe Ruth, tournaments, etc. I find the tournament coaches much more knowledgable and great baseball guys. Are their some jerks; you bet. But by and large, tournament coaches are more serious about baseball, do a fantastic job of teaching the kids (regardless of what Reddick says), and are much better sports.

Most tournament players and coaches go out and play for the reps, not the glory. Players can get much higher quality reps playing in tournaments than in rec ball. The intensity of rec All Stars is much higher than in weekend tournaments, and every year it brings the worst out in players, parents, and coaches. Every parent thinks that because their kid is on the All Star team, that they should be the star of that team. I've coached many All Star teams, and it's one of the biggest headaches in coaching.

So Paul, stick to schlepping your pitching products and Amway, and leave the coaching to the coaches. I understand your frustration with travel coaches taking away your business, but at least be honest about it.

Nice post. We tell the kids the same thing at the...

2010-04-24T09:43:05.124-07:00

Nice post.

We tell the kids the same thing at the high school level...sloooooooow the game down...Or as Wooden would say, "Be quick, but don't hurry"...

Thanks for commenting Jack. I linked to your site...

2010-03-15T21:33:44.302-07:00

Thanks for commenting Jack. I linked to your site and follow your posts.

And I agree, coach during practice and always move on to the next play during the game.

They know what went wrong, the idea is to get them to move on.

I wonder if Reynolds or Howard think that when they hit the 150 Ks in a season?

practice is for coaching - never feel like I can t...

2010-03-15T07:21:26.814-07:00

practice is for coaching - never feel like I can teach too much in practice if words are said in the right tone - games are for letting kids play and as mentioned too much talk is counterproductive - yelling out what kids should do as the play is happening is a definite no

That's too funny. My 10 yr old son is playing...

2010-03-14T22:23:13.065-07:00

That's too funny. My 10 yr old son is playing in a new league this year, for a new coach. One of the main changes I'd like him to make is exactly what you're hitting on here: over-coaching, which easily turns into public (and constant) criticism if he doesn't catch himself. And then, at the end of the game, he re-lives all the mistakes of the game and how we need to correct them. Yikes.

Ted Browne

"Throw strikes"? Isn't that kind of...

2010-03-14T21:27:35.899-07:00

"Throw strikes"? Isn't that kind of obvious? Wouldn't "Keep firing Josh!" be more motivating?

Why not wait until he heads out for the 2nd inning, pull him aside and remind him how great he throws when he calms down and controls his tempo.

Which approach lets him know his coach believes in him and which puts pressure on the kid?

I was coaching my sons 9-10 year old team Saturday...

2010-03-14T21:16:04.572-07:00

I was coaching my sons 9-10 year old team Saturday afternoon and on our 1st time up I was in the 3rd base coaches area pretty close to the other teams dugout. On the very 1st pitch of the game the other teams pitcher threw a pitch that was called a ball. The coach for the other team yells out of the dugout to the pitcher in a very loud voice, "C'mon Josh, settle down out there and throw strikes, Let's Go"

I have to agree that coaches do over coach a lot of times but I also believe that when kids are at certain ages like 9-12 they do need more instruction because they still need to learn how the rules are part of the game and this is when you can instill really good fundamentals into the kids.

Thanks for your comment Ted. And love what is hap...

2010-02-19T08:19:52.445-08:00

Thanks for your comment Ted.

And love what is happening over at BALL. War Facebook fans!

We teach kids pretty much the exact same thing to ...

2010-02-18T23:52:40.677-08:00

We teach kids pretty much the exact same thing to the younger kids in slow motion. We call it a "form swing". Once they bust their hips, they poke the pitcher in the belly with the knob. The kids crack up...

Agreed. Last Fall, Some parents and I put togethe...

2010-02-18T23:49:05.175-08:00

Agreed.

Last Fall, Some parents and I put together a practice squad of families/kids we liked and decided to play in one of those 10U tourneys just for fun. We didn't even have proper uniforms because we were truly just brushing up on the kids' skill base.

It was eye opening to see how a few (not all) of the "professional" managers/coaches acted around the kids. I even caught one of them teaching his team how to cheat (no joke!). Many of the parents seemed to be accepting of the behavior as long as the team won...sad thing is, one of them was a family we used to coach with, and I really liked them and never in a million years thought they would go along with it.

-Ted Browne

Brad, Usually the tournament coaches don't co...

2010-02-11T11:34:06.421-08:00

Brad,

Usually the tournament coaches don't consider the making of kids "men of character and better ball players" winning.

I understand where he's coming from since I...

2010-02-11T11:11:01.635-08:00

I understand where he's coming from since I'm also from the school of Berra on how I grew up and played ball for 22 years. I think you can have a healthy tournament schedule with THE RIGHT COACHES! Unfortunately, in tournament situations, you just don't have the right coaches that can mentally be strong enough to handle winning vs. losing.

-Brad Evans