I have considered writing a book "Every Word Out of a Youth League Coach's Mouth at Games Is Wrong." Catchy title, huh? It's a little overstated but I think you will recognize some of these. Here are some of the worst examples, in no particular order.   Pre-Game Pep...

There are as many different coaching styles as there are coaches. I’d like to spend a few lines writing about a couple of coaching styles that I see a lot, and give you my opinion of which one I think is ultimately more effective for kids. The two styles...

I received an urgent phone call one February asking me to coach some 15 & 16-year olds. The league was to return their sign-up money because they had no coach. After I told them NO for the 4th time (hey, I was really busy running a young but substantial company),...

As travel baseball becomes more and more the norm at younger ages, many coaches are starting to see the difficulties in running a team. Since many of the players are traveling some distance to practice and play on your team, organization will insure that the player...

Baseball practice can be, by definition, a chore. In order to perfect game-related skills, players must perform repetitive, sometimes mundane tasks in a quest to build muscle memory and skill. Even so, beware of making practice boring - players who dread practice...