Jun 25, 2014 | Coach's Counselor
In all the years my dad coached me, I only remember one time where things went sour between us and even that didn’t last long. He was amazing with me. My dad had been a good athlete in his day, but he, like most people, had some unfulfilled dreams. Not once did...
Jun 18, 2014 | Coach's Counselor
In my life as a player and coach, I’ve witnessed the good and the bad of coaches. Some were, using Joe Ehrmann’s InsideOut Coaching terminology, truly “Transformational.” Others, in his words again, were merely “Transactional.” What...
Jun 12, 2014 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
Let’s be honest, coaches. If it were up to you, the parents of your players would never be allowed at practice and at games they would be relegated to a sound proof box miles away, watching the game on video. And, despite your best efforts to make this happen...
Jun 5, 2014 | Coach's Counselor
I’m always amazed at people who build things. Their knowledge and skill affords them the freedom to create incredible structures, automobiles, organizations, and so on. Equally important to the knowledge and skill is the possession of the tools for the job....
May 21, 2014 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
Would I want to play for me? That question haunts me. The first team I coached was a basketball team full of 6-and-7-year-olds at church. I was 16. Since then, I’ve coached (in order) travel baseball, high school baseball, tee ball, machine pitch, travel...
May 14, 2014 | Coach's Counselor
Since my son started playing tee ball several years ago, I’ve written practice plans for him and his teams. I would be lost without them. Sure, it seems somewhat overboard when you’re handed a practice plan by a tee ball coach, but just try coaching tee...