This checklist is modified from one we found on the Morgan Hill Pony website. Some or all may apply to your league. Prepare Player Roster Names/phone numbers of players and parents Email distribution list of all parents Assist in Assigning Volunteers Scorekeeper Snack Shack shifts Snack Schedule Prepare snack schedule for your team Promote use [...]
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By Chance Reynolds, Former Professional Baseball Player In order for your club to “peak” at the right time, you, as a Coach, need to look at the season as a process or an “evolution” of thirds. The first third of your season should be a time where everyone plays, everyone gets an opportunity, and everyone [...]
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By Dan Gazaway I’ve picked two parts of the baseball swing mechanics I hear taught frequently that are incorrect. I’ll explain why in a bit of detail, but don’t just take my word for it, however, ask around to some of the hitting mechanics gurus you know and trust. Its always great to get other [...]
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A lot of people in the United States still look upon soccer as a relatively new sport, but considering the first organized soccer league out of the United Kingdom was set up in Newark, NJ, back in 1884, it probably could not be further from the truth. With over 18 million registered players in the [...]
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In an effort to encourage sportsmanship, a Canadian soccer league has come under fire for implementing a rule that causes any team that wins by more than five goals to automatically forfeit their game. Critics of the rule say that there are lessons, even in large blowout losses, and that learning from defeats of this [...]
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Amidst all of the “March Madness,” a real hero emerged in an unlikely situation. Want a true, “Cinderella Story”? How about this article, written by the LA Times’ Bill Plaschke, about a 90 year-old stable employee saving a 6 year-old girl from being trampled by a horse?
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Our partners at Stop Sports Injuries.org have published two very informative sheets on the prevention of injuries in baseball and soccer. These are valuable reads for new and veteran coaches taking the helm of teams this spring. Click on the links to download the free tip sheets.
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Spring is the time for new beginnings. As winter recedes and our local parks and fields thaw, new soccer, baseball and softball teams are forming in communities everywhere, which means coaches are meeting new players, and kids are meeting new coaches. What should we do if our child comes home from practice complaining that they [...]
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It apparently can be done. Athletes who reach the pinnacle of their profession can still be considerate of others – can still have manners. In a story every aspiring sports star should read, Bill Dwyre relates an experience he had with world No. 1 in tennis, Rafael Nadal, proving that nice guys don’t always finish [...]
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My first job out of college was with a large sales organization and I was fortunate enough to be working in the same division as a truly remarkable, venerable icon of the company who became a mentor and lifelong friend to me. When he would visit our branch and run sales meetings, he always concluded [...]
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