Nov 23, 2016 | Coach's Counselor
Coach, if you’re waiting around to be appreciated, you’ll wait forever. If you’re just hoping a culture of respect and appreciation develops under your watch, you’re hope is naive. For all coaches, it starts with us. This Thanksgiving, join me...
Nov 21, 2016 | Coach's Counselor
Coaching is hard and often thankless. So, on behalf of all of us whose kids play for you, let me say thanks to every coach who read this. Thank you for the hours and work no one sees. Thank you for the money spent from your pocket to cover team expenses. Thank you for...
Jan 1, 2016 | Coach's Counselor, Game Notes
It’s almost here. In a short few weeks, practices and games will signal the beginning of another baseball season. None of us has any idea what the season will hold. Sometimes you’ll win. Sometimes you’ll lose. Sometimes it will rain. What if in the...
Nov 9, 2015 | Diamond Devotions
Years ago, during my time as an undergraduate student, I chose a major in secondary education. I wanted to coach, and teaching was the most obvious route for that pursuit. Idealistic and green, I truly believed that I could help anyone and everyone. And did I ever...
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...
