January 2011
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Coach With Positive Words
All too often I hear coaches telling players what they are doing wrong or what they should not do and then not offer any coaching about how to do it right. This is a problem because we do not learn this way, instead we focus more on what we are doing wrong because that is what we are being told. This means the player never focuses on what the right mechanics are, but instead sits in his own head...
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All Your Players Are Different, So Treat Them That...
At practice today we were going over some hitting drills and I was talking to one of the players on the side who I felt was getting a little long with his stride. I told him what I saw on the video and how it was negatively impacting his back side and not letting it get through. I told him what I needed him from him and then he asked me if he should change his set up.
My response was you need...
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Let Your Players Feel Comfortable
As coaches our job is to get the best information to players and then let them decipher through it and apply to the best of their abilities. Also, it is important when getting the information out not to be so rigid as to hamper a players development.
Today at practice I was showing the guys a high knee drill. The purpose of the drill is to get some rhythm in the swing and let everything become...
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The Days are numbered use them all
As all of us in the cold climates know indoor practice can get boring and monotonous. It is for these reasons coaches need to keep their practice plan fresh and inject some life into these sessions sometimes. Players will go through the motions if the practice becomes repetitive just as adults do at work when their job barely ever changes. I know we are talking about playing a game as opposed...
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