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Good Teams, Good Coaches

Know this here and now . . . any one can be a good, competent and, consequently, a winning youth baseball coach. But this is the last comment about winning that you will read in this article . . . simply because winning is a result of being a good competent coach.

If you will believe this you will be miles ahead of many of your peers, and the opposite is just as true.

Ok, so what does it take? Like anything else, you simply must know the rules, have a plan and execute it. The plan must be solid and simple enough for you to stick with throughout an entire season. Here are some guidelines:

  1. Know why you are coaching - if it is not for ALL of your players . . . Get Out Now!
  2. Decide on a plan and a direction - one that fits the level of play, whether it is competitive or recreational. Know that there are good plans, better plans, and no plans. Know also that the only bad plan is to have no plan at all.
  3. Develop your plan well before the first practice. Plan the first practice now. Plan next week during this week. Always plan for tomorrow, today!
  4. COMMIT TO THIS PLAN IN WRITING . . . or there is no plan at all.
Know that if you are now remotely convinced that the list above makes sense, you will have a much happier team and you will have more fun as a coach than if you have no plan at all.

In other words…If you continue to do the same things the same way…you should continue to expect the same results that you have been getting!


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