You can look at a swing and see that something looks wrong, you may be able to say what exactly is wrong, you know that a 1-2 count is a good running count, you know that when the game is tied and there is a man on second with nobody out, and you are the home team you should bunt with your 8 hole hitter, you can argue your point about why the 1st pitch is the best pitch to squeeze. You know all of these things, but….

Can you coach?

Most people know all of the above, the average baseball fan can tell you all of these things, and even a little more, but I ask again, can you coach? Obviously you will not say you are a bad coach, but your opinion does not matter.

Watch you players, watch how they respond to you, watch their eyes when you are talking, watch how they perform the fundamentals you are trying to coach; if they are looking around, chances are they are not listening to you Why? Because they think you are a fraud. They might not even think you are a fraud, they might simply think you can’t get them better. Remember, it doesn’t matter what you think, it matters what they think. If they are not performing the fundamentals the way you want them too, either you did a bad job explaining them or you recruited or kept the wrong players, either way, it is your fault.

The first step to being a good coach is understanding, no, completely understanding what you are trying to teach. The next step is having the ability able to explain it, in a manner that the players can completely understand, and then motivating them to do it at the level you expect it to be done.

One thing to remember is great Head Coaches have great Assistant Coaches. Again, if you do not, then that is your fault too.

The most important thing to remember is saying the same thing you just said only LOUDER, does not help.