Fairfield County Baseball Project
Types of Coaches / Players •
New to the game – don’t know much and eager to learn about the game
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Around the game for a while – know all they think there is to know about the game
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Around the game for a long time – know a lot, and eager to learn about the game
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Bottom line: Which player do you want? Which Coach should we all strive to be?
** http://http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/probability.htm
"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life.“ - Mickey Mantle
Coaching •
Coaching is a complex art and science – there is a lot to it! Coach
Baseball Player
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Parent
Coaching requires on-going learning and care about all of its pieces
Coaching •
Coaching is a complex art and science – there is a lot to it! Coach
• Life lessons / team work • Positive coaching
• Cares about my kid • Communication
Baseball Player
Parent Accountability
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Coaching requires on-going learning and care about all of its pieces
How many kids move up? •
Youth baseball to high school*?
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High school to college**?
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College to professional**?
* http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/Unknown_Dates/too_much_baseball.htm ** http://http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/probability.htm
How many kids move up? •
Youth baseball to high school*? 1 in 13, or about 8%
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High school to college**? 3 in 50, or about 5.6%
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College to professional**? 11 in 100, or about 10.5%
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Bottom line: What’s this mean and where is our greatest opportunity as coaches to make a difference in kids’ lives?
* http://www.littleleague.org/media/newsarchive/Unknown_Dates/too_much_baseball.htm ** http://http://www.hsbaseballweb.com/probability.htm
Survey – Coaching Expectations
Survey – Coaching Expectations
Coaching Tools Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) Materials
Baseball Excellence Materials
PCA Materials Map Coach
Double Goal Coach Desc
C1
C2
Honoring the Game Script Mission Statement
C3
ELM Script
C4
Emotional Tank Script
Positive Charting
Player
Mistake Ritual Define Goals Parent
Parent Meeting (Agenda)
High impact points
Triple Impact Parent / Guardian Letter
Parent Pledge
More info on PCA
www.positivecoach.org
Sign-up for weekly talking points
Baseball Excellence Materials Map Coach
C1
A Skill and a Drill
• Lists by position • Skill • Approach • Mistakes • Drills • Cross references • Practice Planner • Game Day Coach • Tip of the Week
C3
Practice Planner
Practice Planner Companion
• 2wk sample practice schedule
Game Day Coach
• Game day philosophy • Pregame activities
• Skills by position • Check list • Tips • Drills
• Defense decisions • Offense decisions • Interacting with umpires
More info on Baseball Excellence www.baseball-excellence.com
Sign-up for Tips of the Week
Additional instruction
How to Access Materials www.fcybaseball.com
Coaches materials
Summary •
Being the best coach you can be requires continual learning about the game – –
Art of Coaching – the more you do it, the better you get Science of Coaching – there is a process you can follow
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Positive Coaching Alliance helps show “how” for the softer, vital parts of coaching
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Baseball Excellence helps show the “what”, “why”, and “when” for the baseball parts of coaching
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Ask for help - FCYBA is making an investment in you and the kids!
Contact Info •
Dana Rowland – –
740-777-2439
[email protected]