Oct 26, 2015 | Coach's Counselor
Coach, Are you ready for another season? For many coaches, the off-season has begun. Instead of games, the focus is now conditioning, strength training, and possibly working with individual players on certain skills. Conferences and clinics are on the way. As coaches...
Mar 24, 2015 | Coach's Counselor
Recently on ESPN’s “Mike and Mike” show, hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic had a spontaneous and fascinating debate. Essentially, the debate boils down to this: Are “successful” coaches at the highest level (NCAA vs. NBA was the...
Aug 7, 2014 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
Most of the 9-year-olds I’ve coached start out believing there’s nothing they can’t do on the field. Hit? Sure, I’ve got this. Field? Just watch. Throw? Better get a glove with extra padding, my friend. Steal a base? Ever heard of Billy...
Jul 30, 2014 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
(This post is # 2 in the series “Everything I Needed to Know I Learned from 9-year-old Baseball Players) Years ago I taught world history to high school sophomores. Nobody liked it. In fact, I don’t think high school sophomores even like themselves, but...
Jul 25, 2014 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
There’s an old poster I remember seeing: “Everything I Needed to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten.” As much as I want to believe that’s true, kindergarten taught me nothing about coaching 9-year-old baseball players. Playing in high school and...
Jun 30, 2014 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
I hate losing. I never handled it well. I’ll probably always hate it, but I’m coming to understand what an incredible teacher it is for players, coaches, and parents. Instead of making you cynical, instead of making you a quitter, losing can develop in you...
