Coaching a Team
Things All Coaches Need to Have
- Team Practice Plans
- Practice Station Guide
- Proper warmup & stretching procedure
- Basic mechanics skill sheet for coaches and parents - cheatsheet for coaching fundamentals
- Recommended equipment for players
- Required gear for the team
- Communication with parents: email, phone tree
- Individual Practice Plans
- Basic Rules - Balks, Infield Fly, Pitch Counts, Sliding, Subs
- First aid kit
Things All Coaches Need to Know
- How to make a line up
- How to manage a game
- How to Give/ Create Signs
- What to look for when evaluating fundamentals
- How to correct poor fundamentals
- Basic knowledge of pitching, catching, fielding, hitting and base running
- How/when to talk to a player during a game
- What to tell baserunners
- How to talk to umpires
- How/when to talk to parents
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