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re: Best advice on little league baseball - teaching your kids
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:11 am to BayouSizzle
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:11 am to BayouSizzle
#Wendler
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Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:18 am to theenemy
FUNDAMENTALS!!!!
They never age!!!
The earlier he learns them the better he will be
They never age!!!
The earlier he learns them the better he will be
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:29 am to BayouSizzle
Get in touch with Marv Marinovich. He is an expert at turning boys into competitive winners.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:36 am to BayouSizzle
Listen to your coach
Ignore your parents
Ignore the other parents
Ignore your parents
Ignore the other parents
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:45 am to BayouSizzle
Little league should be all about these things:
1. Having fun
2. Learning the fundamentals of baseball
3. Learning teamwork
4. Learning good sportsmanship
5. Learning to always do your best
Notice I didn't say anything about winning, losing, or being the star pitcher.
1. Having fun
2. Learning the fundamentals of baseball
3. Learning teamwork
4. Learning good sportsmanship
5. Learning to always do your best
Notice I didn't say anything about winning, losing, or being the star pitcher.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:46 am to Darth_Vader
Beat his arse and tell him to stop shaming the family name.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 10:47 am to Darth_Vader
quote:
Little league should be all about these things:
1. Having fun
2. Learning the fundamentals of baseball
3. Learning teamwork
4. Learning good sportsmanship
5. Learning to always do your best
Notice I didn't say anything about winning, losing, or being the star pitcher.
You'd never be allowed to be a coach of any travel ball team with these silly objectives.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 11:13 am to East Coast Band
quote:
You'd never be allowed to be a coach of any travel ball team with these silly objectives.
You're right. But I did get to cocah Dizzy Dean for 6 years. And now I'm getting to watch many of the boys I coached during their formative years be very successful at JV baseball. And to me that's what should be important to a little league coach, giving their kids a good foundation of baseball fundamentals that will serve them well as they grow up and start playing baseball where winning and losing actually means something. And for those who don't go on to play baseball at the next level, they can still come away from their little league days and have fond memories of having fun, being a kid, and playing baseball. Plus, it was my experience during my years coaching little league baseball that if you as a coach focus on the five things I listed, winning will take care of itself.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 11:35 am to BayouSizzle
Prepare yourself for the inevitable moment when you take him to someone else for lessons, and when that coach tells him the same things you have been telling him for years, your kid will act like he's never had anyone tell him all this great stuff.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:05 pm to BayouSizzle
Google search Coach Kent Murphy, these videos are loaded with valuable info
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:12 pm to BayouSizzle
Make sure he plays a bunch of different sports throughout the year. The data is pretty clear that the vast majority of athletes that experience success on the HS level and beyond are multisport athletes.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:27 pm to BayouSizzle
Ask Tom Emanski. He did coach Back to Back to Back AAU championships. Fred McGriff agrees.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:34 pm to BayouSizzle
Get him a $300 bat and he will be good to go
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:42 pm to WMTigerFAN
quote:
Prepare yourself for the inevitable moment when you take him to someone else for lessons, and when that coach tells him the same things you have been telling him for years, your kid will act like he's never had anyone tell him all this great stuff.
Damn it, how true.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:43 pm to BayouSizzle
Despite what people may tell you, travel ball is not a necessity and you still have time.
Generally, there are a handful of solid travel programs/teams in an area that will advance a players skills through great coaching and competition. The rest, tend to simply take your money and do nothing to further your sons development.
For a nine year old, I wouldn't rush him to travel. When he is head and shoulders above the competition, then it is time to consider moving him to a higher level. In the meantime, focus on the fundamentals, sportsmanship, teamwork, love of the game,etc. The moment you turn their passion into a job they lose the love of the game and most kids this age shut down on you.
Generally, there are a handful of solid travel programs/teams in an area that will advance a players skills through great coaching and competition. The rest, tend to simply take your money and do nothing to further your sons development.
For a nine year old, I wouldn't rush him to travel. When he is head and shoulders above the competition, then it is time to consider moving him to a higher level. In the meantime, focus on the fundamentals, sportsmanship, teamwork, love of the game,etc. The moment you turn their passion into a job they lose the love of the game and most kids this age shut down on you.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:46 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:
Step 1: Your kid is never going to play professional baseball. Accept that and teach him to just have fun playing the sport while he can
I think this sums it up best.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 12:49 pm to BayouSizzle
Honest answer here:
- focus on throwing mechanics and accuracy, not speed / distance
- teach multiple positions, like four or so, including catcher, not two
- teach to switch hit
- teach him to work hard, but don't put pressure on him to hit for a certain average or get picked for this all-star team or that one, etc (Dave Parker, famous ex-MLB power hitter got cut from his American Legion team in high school)
- beware of coaches that are idiots
- focus on throwing mechanics and accuracy, not speed / distance
- teach multiple positions, like four or so, including catcher, not two
- teach to switch hit
- teach him to work hard, but don't put pressure on him to hit for a certain average or get picked for this all-star team or that one, etc (Dave Parker, famous ex-MLB power hitter got cut from his American Legion team in high school)
- beware of coaches that are idiots
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:01 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:
Step 1: Your kid is never going to play professional baseball. Accept that and teach him to just have fun playing the sport while he can
Step 2: Unless he is already excelling in academics, spend the travel ball money on tutoring.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:03 pm to BayouSizzle
quote:potential for what?
Pitcher with some potential
Posted on 1/17/16 at 1:05 pm to BayouSizzle
Don't do....don't teach the kid to throw a curve, if you see him throwing one bench him.
Teach him to throw pitches with the seams, across the seams. Same arm motion, moves a little different. Change the angle of the throw if he's got the ability to switch it off and not get lost doing it.
Work with the feet, don't overstride. Get the mechanics right, they'll hit some pitches, but he'll get a lot more of them out.
Teach him to throw pitches with the seams, across the seams. Same arm motion, moves a little different. Change the angle of the throw if he's got the ability to switch it off and not get lost doing it.
Work with the feet, don't overstride. Get the mechanics right, they'll hit some pitches, but he'll get a lot more of them out.
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