Coach's Corner


Twenty plus years ago I started out like many of you, coaching my son in entry level baseball. I

loved it! A few years later I produced the BASEBALL SKILLS AND DRILLS video series, the only

series approved by every major youth league including Little League Baseball, for the training of

their coaches and players. The marketing of this instructional series propelled me into the world of

baseball. I have had the opportunity to interact with Major League players and managers such as

Nolan Ryan, Art Howe, Jim Lefebre, Jesse Barfield and respected college coaches such as Gary

Ward, Turtle Thomas, Augie Garrido, Cliff Gustafson, Tony Robecheaux and Tim Tadlock. I also

had the good fortune to associate legendary amateur/youth coaches such as Jack Schulte, Tim

Tully and Steve Slania. I found that the key to becoming a better coach is to shut up and listen to

those that know more than you. Never stop learning.


I coached teams that have won a lot of games including World Championships, but have found

that the game is about the journey not the destination. It is about the lessons in life learned not

the trophies.



Come see me everyday at ClubHouseGAS and I will share my experiences in youth sports.

The Coach                

 

 

 

 

# Article Title
1 The Coach/ "The Legend"
2 Coach's Corner / Batting Averages
3 The Coach's Corner/ Baseball Tryouts
4 The Coach's Corner / Thinking About Travel Baseball
5 The Coach's Corner / See the Ball, Hit the Ball
6 The Coach's Corner/ Should They Play Up?
7 The Coach's Corner / Fall Ball Is Prime Time
8 The Coach's Corner / Tee Work
9 The Coach's Corner / Motivation
10 The Coach's Corner / Little League World Series
11 The Coach's Corner/ Like No Other Team Sport
12 The Coach's Corner/ Winners and Losers
13 The Coach's Corner/ Three Vitals Elements of Hitting
14 The Coach's Corner / Playing Down
15 The Coach's Corner / Inner Arrogance
16 The Coach's Corner / Team Sport
17 The Coach's Corner / Development
18 The Coach's Corner / Dilusional
19 The Coach's Corner/Youth Baseball Dissatisfaction
20 The Coach's Corner/Call Manager
21 The Coach's Corner/Reincanation
22 TheCoach/Wear-Out
23 The Coach's Corner/ A Day at Practice
24 The Coach's Corner/Leaving Baseball
25 The Coach's Corner/Varsity Sports
26 The Coach's Corner/ The Assistant Coach
27 The Coach's Corner/ Is Winning How to Judge Whether You Have Done a Good Job Coaching?
28 The Coach's Corner/ Taking Responsibilty
29 The Coach's Corner/ Three Vitals Elements
30 The Coach's Corner/ Try-Out Tips
31 The Coach's Corner/ Decision Time
32 The Coach's Corner/Lecturing Ballplayers
33 The Coach's Corner/Three Vital Elements
34 The Coach's Corner/ Perfectionist
35 The Coach's Corner/ MLB Play-Offs
36 The Coach's Corner/Fall Ball Tactics
37 The Coach's Corner/ End of Season
38 The Coach's Corner/ Youth Coaches
39 The Coach's Corner/ Over the Top
40 The Coach's Corner/Responsibility
41 The Coach's Corner/ Day by Day
42 The Coach's Corner/Skills
43 The Coach's Corner/Fall Ball
44 The Coach's Corner/Picking a Travel Team: Part 2
45 The Coach's Corner/Picking a Travel Team: Part 1
46 The Coach's Corner/"Select Team"
47 The Coach's Corner/Mass Hysteria
48 The Coach's Corner/Pre-Puberty
49 The Coach's Corner/Sports Experience
50 The Coach's Corner/Negative into a Positive
51 The Coach's Corner/When It Is over
52 The Coach's Corner/Opinions
53 The Coach's Corner/0-7
54 The Coach's Corner/Dog Days
55 The Coach's Corner/HBP
56 The Coach's Corner/Good Coach
57 The Coach's Corner/Bottom of 9th
58 The Coach's Corner/Players Excell
59 The Coach's Corner/The Coaches
60 The Coach's Corner/Bad Team
61 The Coach's Corner/Hitting Tips
62 The Coach's Corner/Run Down
63 The Coach's Corner/Earn Fun
64 The Coach's Corner/Baserunning
65 The Coach's Corner/Fun
66 The Coach's Corner/Curveballs
67 The Coach's Corner/See the Ball
68 The Coach's Corner/Loser
69 The Coach's Corner/No Control
70 The Coach/ Parents' Egos
71 The Coach's Corner/Heroes
72 The Coach's Corner/Batting Average
73 The Coach's Corner/Individual Competition
74 The Coach's Corner/Growth Wall
75 The Coach's Corner/The Stud
76 The Coach's Corner/Forget Their Pants
77 The Coach's Corner/Strength
78 The Coach's Corner/Goofballs
79 The Coach's Corner/GIT 'ER DOWN
80 The Coach's Corner/Mental Condition
81 The Coach's Corner/All-Star Stats
82 The Coach's Corner/The “Big A”
83 The Coach's Corner/Teach a Young Ballplayer
84 The Coach's Corner/TIPS FROM MRS. COACH
85 The Coach's Corner/Concept of Teamwork
86 The Coach's Corner/Travel Ball
87 The Coach's Corner/Pine Time
88 The Coach's Corner/Red Shirting
89 The Coach's Corner/Pitch Count
90 The Coach's Corner / Life Experiences
91 The Coach's Corner / MLB Draft
92 The Coach's Corner / Home Work
93 The Coach's Corner / Playing Time
94 The Coach's Corner/Another Game
95 The Coach's Corner/Thirteen Year Olds
96 The Coach's Corner/The All Star Team
97 The Coach's Corner/Mommies
98 The Coach's Corner/All Stars
99 The Coach's Corner/Throwing
100 The Coach's Corner/Plate Discipline
101 The Coach's Corner/Parent Behavior
102 The Coach's Corner/Infielders
103 The Coach's Corner/Socialism
104 The Coach's Corner/The Concession Stand
105 The Coach's Corner/The Pitcher
106 The Coach's Corner/Sandlot
107 The Coach's Corner/Little Boys Game
108 The Coach's Corner/Strategy
109 The Coach's Corner/Kids 8-9
110 The Coach's Corner / Homeruns
111 The Coach's Corner / Parent "Rookies"
112 The Coach's Corner / Parent Agents
113 The Coach's Corner / Head Case
114 The Coach's Corner / Coaching Down
115 The Coach's Corner / Hitting
116 The Coach's Corner/Sports Experience
117 The Coach's Corner/Passion
118 Varsity Sports
119 Leaving baseball
120 Wear Out
121 Call The Manager
122 Development
123 Pitcher's psych
124 Reincanation
125 Team Sport
126 Keep Parents' Egos Out
127 The Coach's Corner / Winning At All Cost
128 Youth Baseball Dissatisfaction
129 Delusional Parents

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