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How to deal with my sons coaches poor coaching during games?
by Eddie
Eddie asked: Time is always short on a baseball field. Running for the sake of running, or worse yet for punishment provides no baseball improvement for anyone. Players need to come back to practice knowing they will be workinhg on situations that they are having trouble with. With repetitions come the realization that they can handle anything that comes up in a game and their confidence increases. If you are playing the game you will make errors, give up hits, home runs and walks, and get picked off. It's all part of the game. What is important is how you react and bounce back from those situations. There is always another ground ball, another pitch, another at bat, another game. Nothing is fatal! One of the most important things coaches can do is work to create confident players. All the strategy in the world will not help a team or player that has lost their confidence. The situation with your son's coach is not an easy one. You would have to determine if he is someone you could have a productive conversation with, or whether it would make matters worse. By your description, he doesn't sound like he would take well to criticism, or questioning his methods. How do the other parents feel about his coaching methods? You might receive some support there, and approach it as a group. It is getting late in the season, maybe finish it out and move to another team for next year. Good luck as you move forward. This should be a fun and rewarding experience for all involved. I hope it all works out. Yours in baseball, Rick |
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