Glove on the Roof
OK, a new thing happened. Over 25 years of coaching youth baseball and it’s really something when new things happen. I’m at practice and a player is throwing his glove up in the air. Alas, he was close to the dugout and the glove fell on the roof. Yes it did. He said,...
Starting a New Season with a Crisp, Fast-Paced Warmup
Well, a new season is underway and it’s way too much fun. I’m helping out with a AAA team (9, 10 and 11) and a Majors team (10, 11 12) and its really something to go from one practice / game to another and see the difference in almost real time. Kids really grow a...
Verbal Instructions vs. Learning by Doing
And so it came to pass that before our first game, I realized I hadn’t covered warmups between innings. For pre-game warmup, we had rehearsed in practice, as I wanted it to look like we had a clue. But the pre-inning warmup is a thing I usually forget about and just...
Baseball Is Around the Corner
As I’m watching snow outside, I know it’s January, and January always gets my energy level up as I know BASEBALL IS AROUND THE CORNER. We have tryouts here in February, so it’ll be on us in no time. I always picture the first practice and what I’ll do. I...Get the Book!
