re: Question for youth baseball coaches

I am gonna address the entire team tonight at practice. Just going to talk about what makes a good teammate. This is this kids first year of playing ball. For what ever reason, I feel like I need to give him a few chances to grow.

Only play them the required amount and stick them at catcher as long as that wouldn’t hurt your teams success. BUT be ready for the confrontation you are going to get from the mama. Explain the situation to her and tell her nothing will change until their attitude changes. A scenario I had years ago when I was coaching. We had a kid that was really bad so we would put him at catcher. Well his mama kept bitching to me about this so one game I put him at second base thinking if a ball got hit to him all he had to do was stop the ball and he could lob it to first base. Well the ball got hit to him although it wasn’t a ground ball. It was a pop up. He put his glove up to catch it and missed the ball. It hit him square on the nose and broke it. I never heard another word from that woman. Sometimes it is a safety issue with some of those kids but parents don’t want to believe that

You are dealing with future major leaguers for the most part.

Just manage
the game.
Let the front office figure out the contracts.

Maybe your GM could trade him.

Seriously, don’t yell. Just say what has to be done to be on the field and hold him accountable.

Let him leave if he can’t abide by our rules which should be limited to safety and respect for coaches, teammates and others.

Don’t let him control your emotions. Make him give up.

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I have one that has a shitty attitude

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frick you baw...be nice to Graydon

When I coached and had problems with kids acting out at practice, I always immediately went to the parents. The first time was just a general email to ALL of the parents explaining the disruptive behavior, telling them it wasn't serious enough to name names, and asking them to talk to their kids about proper behavior at practice.

If it persisted a practice or two after that, I had a talk with the kid's parents. The problem corrected itself every time with that approach.

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When I coached and had problems with kids acting out at practice, I always immediately went to the parents. The first time was just a general email to ALL of the parents explaining the disruptive behavior, telling them it wasn't serious enough to name names, and asking them to talk to their kids about proper behavior at practice.

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If it persisted a practice or two after that, I had a talk with the kid's parents. The problem corrected itself every time with that approach.

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perfect post to demonstrate what's wrong with children's sports today, imo, the parents, for the most part should not be part of the equation, if you're the coach, coach, implement your program, if not, let someone else do it

Pics of prima donna's mom needed to determine your future course of action.

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Next step is setting with his mother

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Think I’ve found the problem. This isn’t a problem for mom to fix. Mothers are for nurturing. Fathers are for disciplining

Where’s the father? Lack of a father figure to snap his arse in line, is probably the reason this little a-hole has an attitude problem

I am an assitant coach for my son's 5/6 baseball team. We have one kid that is a little smartass and he is a back talker. He kicks dirt, throws dirt and his parents are constantly getting on to him. While we practice or play a game if he doesn't listen then he runs. He also plays catcher and we don't put him out in the field. Luckily over the past few weeks his attitude has improved some.

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For what ever reason, I feel like I need to give him a few chances to grow.

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You need to give him near unlimited chances. While exceptions exist, a-hole kids are typically products of someone else's failures.

You should set expectations and consequences for failing to meet those expectations, but should continue to provide opportunities, encouragement, and chances for the kid to show he is growing/learning.