COACHING  HOME PAGE Sitemap Goals Emphasizing The Basics: Defense Offense Pitching & Catching Team Management Managing and Coaching What To Teach Communication Preparation Meeting Agenda Games Agenda End of Season Agenda Coach Them With Confidence! Not Fear! Idea Batting Order DRILLS PAGE Bad ADVICE Most Common Mistakes Made by Coaches by John T. Reed   Coaching    Tee Ball

COACHING  HOME PAGE   Goals Emphasizing The Basics: Defense Offense Pitching & Catching Team Management Managing and Coaching What To Teach Treat ALL children with equal respect TEACH  THE  FUNDAMENTALS Communication Meeting Agenda Games Agenda End of Season Agenda DRILLS PAGE Bad ADVICE Most Common Mistakes Made by Coaches by John T. Reed Basic IDEA The nine P's for a positive season 7 C's of Coaching Credibility Wins VS Deveplopemnt Before you begin to coach, you must realize children's growth development! Coach Them With Confidence  Not Fear! Philosophy Baseball and Concentration The Practice Plan Leading The Team Preparation Preparing for the Games The Idea Batting Order First Meeting Agenda End of Season Agenda Parent Letter Parent or Coach?  all coaches have the same roles The most common mistakes youth baseball coaches make Basic Defense Basic Offense Basic Pitching and Catching A Basic Practice Plan 5 Keys To Building A Winning Baseball Team! Communication The Complaints towards a Coach Batting Errors  1. Improper Stance Width  2. "Wrapping" The Bat  3. Looking At Your Nose  4. Poor Grip  5. Overstriding  6. "Hitch" In The Swing  7. "Locking" The Front Arm  8. Opening Up Too Soon Players should Know All Hitting Terms Lost Secrets of Hitting Keep Your Kids Hydrated Tips  Base Running  Tips on Running, Sliding and Tagging-Up SLIDING Batting  new Swing techniques, developing power and bunting Catching   new Tips and Tricks specific to the catcher Defensive Strategy  Techniques on Infield and Outfield Positioning, Relays, and Cut-Offs Equipment   Tips on baseball bats, gloves, glove conditioning, uniforms and practice equipment Fielding  Catching Fly Ball, grounders and such Offensive Strategy  Coaching Strategies on Batting, Base-Running, Teamwork and Communication Pitching  Tips and Tricks specific to the pitcher Practice Drills  Practice Drills for all skill development areas Rules Tips about the basic and obscure rules of baseball Throwing  Tips and Techniques for Fielders     Coaching    Tee Ball Why This Game Can Be So Complicated The Game In Its Proper Perspective In A Perfect World... Let's Get Started MANAGERS & COACHES Where Do They Find The Managers & Coaches? What's Their Job? They Have To Understand The Rules Tee Ball Baseball® Rules Coaches And Their Kids WORKING WITH PARENTS What Should Parents Expect Of Their Coaches? Do The Coaches Need Parents' Help? Parents As Fans Questions & Answers TIPS Tee Ball Field Diagram Tee Ball® Baseball  Playing Rules Copyright © 2000 Brookside Little League, Inc. All rights reserved Do you like what you see, got a gripe, would you like to see something added to this site? Conatct us at jontanderson@juno.com