Go44dad posted:ironhorse posted:Steve A. posted:From my experience it is mostly a case of the coach not having the ability to tuck his ego in his back pocket & let the kids play & learn how to play from their mistakes.
Completely disagree, but to each their own.
I expect my son's HS coach to play to win. Every game. And that most likely means he calls the pitches. Just get the calls in quick so kids can play with tempo.
Save the development focus for the travel teams when you pay to get developed.
Let me ask you a couple questions .Let's say your son is a pitcher. Would he be a better off having been on the mound for 4 years with a coach who was OK with letting him shake & throw his own game or simply nodding like a robot for fear of chapping the coach?
I totally understand playing to win & get it. I simply have a differing take on it & understand the fact that this is HS baseball & 1 team wins the State Championship & the rest of them are really irrelevant in terms of Win / Loss records as the years go by. In short, nobody really gives a rip if your team went 18-6, 14-14 or 6-14 within about 10 minutes after the last game.