If you haven’t already seen this superman leap into home, take a look here!
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At what age should kids begin playing “travel” or competitive sports?
Posted on April 27, 2010 by coachdeck
We all know that travel or competitive sports for kids have grown explosively in the past decade. Do you believe this is a good thing? And, if so, how old do you feel kids should be before they are allowed to play travel sports?
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The state of baseball in the inner-city
Posted on April 27, 2010 by coachdeck
A very discouraging article ran in this morning’s San Diego Union Tribune. You can read it here. Essentially, the article highlighted the fact that many inner-city teams cannot field a JV team due to lack of players. This, obviously, does not bode well for the future of the Varsity programs. There were two root causes [...]
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Using Assistant Coaches or Helpers
Posted on April 26, 2010 by coachdeck
Clearly, the more coaches you have on the field during practice, the smaller your groups can be and the more individual attention can be given each player. Greater individual focus usually leads to longer attention spans, more activity and less standing around wasting time. If you know ahead of time how many helpers you’ll have [...]
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Developing a Plan
Posted on April 23, 2010 by coachdeck
Your first order of business should be to develop a thorough plan before each week’s practice. By using the vast library of drills available in your CoachDeck you’ll quickly be on your way to running a crisp, fun and valuable practice that will have your players constantly on the move, and eager for more learning. [...]
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Life Lessons
Posted on April 22, 2010 by coachdeck
A great article, “Life Lessons” by Rocky Harmon, originally published in our CoachDeck On Deck Newsletter December 24, 2008, can be found here. A must read for parents who are tempted to pick up the phone and complain to their child’s coach about playing time.
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A tale of two steals of home
Posted on April 21, 2010 by coachdeck
As a basecoach, I’m pretty aggressive and pride myself in being able to exploit defensive mistakes. But this story isn’t about my acumen, rather about two different opposing coaches’ reactions to a similar situation. The first event came during a baseball game, several years ago, when I was coaching my middle boy’s Majors team. There [...]
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Six fundamentals for youth coaches
Posted on April 20, 2010 by coachdeck
Six steps to being a good coach, when distilled down are: • When coaching young players, try to spend as much time as possible on their level, by taking a knee or sitting, to reduce the disparity between you and them • Never say something negative about a player’s ability, and find something positive to [...]
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Words of wisdom from Wooden
Posted on April 19, 2010 by coachdeck
John Wooden, the former UCLA basketball coach widely regarded as the greatest ever, has written Six Ways to Bring Out the Best in Other People: 1. Keep courtesy and consideration for others foremost in your mind, at home and away. 2. Try to have fun without being funny. 3. While you can’t control what happens [...]
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A coach needs to be organized
Posted on April 15, 2010 by coachdeck
The level of success you have this season will depend upon your organization. Your CoachDeck contains 52 great drills to assist you. But the bottom line is, come to practice with a strategy in which all players are constantly active and doing something productive, and you’ll look like a genius and wonder where the time [...]
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