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Best coach ever

JB Jacket Backer10+ posts
For me it was Mike Copeland, or Donald Hughes, or Sam Marrow, or Joe Loudermilk. I was blessed to have been coached by some of the best. There's no way I could choose just one.


It's easy to get sidetracked by life's diappointments, especially when they are adults who hurt our children, but I wouldn't trade a minute of the experience. In spite of the bad experiences my son has had with well-intentioned but misguided instructors, he is a better young man because of the influence of some good men that he has had the privilege to call "coach."

Thanks to all of you who sacrifice time with your families and your personal pursuits to impact the lives of young men who share your love of the game.
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collikarcollikar1,000+ posts
If I get to pick the coach(es) that I think have developmentally (skills and mental and respect) been great for my boys, then I'll go with: Jack Sharp and his crew of Mike Garcia and Critter Rhamey; Rusty Greer; and Lynn Vanlandingham.

As you can tell by the list...WOW! They've been blessed. Eek (My boys, that is!)
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R RPD100+ posts
No doubt on this one for our family -- it's Chris Anderson, previously with Frozen Ropes, now at Frisco High School.

Great person & teacher, outstanding athlete, excellent game coach ... and most importantly, he wants what's best for the kids -- whether that means playing with his team or someone else's.

Bottom line, he's made a difference, and my son is a better person for having been coached and taught by him.
C cougarbaseball100+ posts
My guess is my youngest son T o double D would say the best coaches and the most fun he ever had was with Gary Shivers, Joe Haney, and Goldberg's Dad Ron Gailbreath (sorry Brenda if I spelled it wrong) That's the SGP education and the fact I didn't pay allot of attention coming out. Best Coach in High School maybe the one we are playing for now, Former UTA guys Paul Bruder and Aaron Battle. As for the oldest not sure who he would say (probably me ) but I sure ain't no coach and as most of you know they really stop paying attention to dad around the age of 13.
P PAW-FECT100+ posts
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Originally posted by cougarbaseball:
My guess is my youngest son T o double D would say the best coaches and the most fun he ever had was with Gary Shivers, Joe Haney, and Goldberg's Dad Ron Gailbreath (sorry Brenda if I spelled it wrong) That's the SGP education and the fact I didn't pay allot of attention coming out. Best Coach in High School maybe the one we are playing for now, Former UTA guys Paul Bruder and Aaron Battle. As for the oldest not sure who he would say (probably me ) but I sure ain't no coach and as most of you know they really stop paying attention to dad around the age of 13.


GILBREATH---you were just using the a before i except after C rule....it gets me all the time!

Nice of you to remember the STAMPEDE! Its hard say if Ron misses the kids or razing the umps more..I am sure its the Kids....Call us sometime!
D Dtiger1,000+ posts
I'm going to reflect a little bit here and go back a ways.
Best instructor outside of just the team had to be Tom Mcclemore (sp?).

And so I don't embarrass anybody here Big Grin, I'll tell a story and see if they remember. It was one of my first memories with this personal favorite of mine and happened to be at a tryout. He said something to the effect of, "here we play smart baseball, and you all should talk to Joe. He's the smartest baseball player for his age you'll ever meet." I haven't checked on Joe in a while to see if he's still a whiz for baseball, but that was the first time I heard the words "smart" and "baseball" used together, and I knew that coach was going to be a great fit. I don't think I would have ever gained as complete of an appreciation for everything mental in baseball if it wasn't for this one. I must admit, that statement alone made me challenge myself so I could be considered the smartest... because I guess I'm just like that. Back to the point--he was a good one.
D Dtiger1,000+ posts
KCR- I didn't mean to leave you out, but I thought you did coach teams? Also, I should just say anyone at DBAT considering I wouldn't be playing if that place had never been founded.

Also, to say that every coach I had didn't play a pivotal role in my playing days is pretty silly. The two I mentioned originally were early influences.
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T T-Ball100+ posts
Robert,
Thanks for the kind words. Feckley and Wylie were great to coach with. It was always easy to coach when it did not count. I’d love to take any credit, but I can’t. Perspective came from advice from you, Kirk, Randy, Jack Giese, Berry Durham, and countless others with older sons, or had “been there, done that”. All the technical stuff came from watching Linty, Cade, Jack, Jerry Esparza, Robb Neff, Shayne and many others. I just took good notes. Smile
Bottom line… It was always the kids though… Something about having a 12-year old tell you it is ok to still have a cupcake after a game keeps you grounded.

We still need to have a reunion!!
SA Steve Adair Ex10+ posts
My screen name says it all....The one you loved to hate, but at the same time hated to love. He made you respect and appreciated the game. You play the game the way it is suppose to be played. You hustle in and out of the dugout. You practice and play the way the big leaguers do it because that's the way it's suppose to be played. You put your hat on your head, in your glove or in your back pocket. You run out walks, ground balls and pop-ups. You pick up trash and put in your back pocket because you take pride in your field. If you forget your hat or your belt you don't play. You don't spit seeds in the dugout(or you pick them up on hands and knees). You hear someone whistle you look for coach."If you don't like it you can take you kid and leave." You "spoon feed 'em, every pitch, every situation of every play, spoon feed 'em, they're all idiots!!!" You tell your parents or loved ones thanks and how much you love them. You push mow the infield, while in your 30's, because Coach told you to. You "stay away from turkeys because you can't soar with eagles when surrounded by turkeys". And most of all you love the Lord and live for Him, because without Him the Game of Life goes down as a loss.
Alot of the men named here are better men and coaches today because of Coach Steve Adair.
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FC Fielder's Choice10+ posts
the coach that has had the most impact on my life is Randy Talley. I was a sophomore on Coach Talley's first varsity baseball team and played for him for 3 years. Coach Talley taught me how to win with humility, lose with dignity, and so many life lessons that I have carried with me for 29 years since I was honored to call him my coach. Coach Talley instilled in my life the desire to outwork the opponent. Most importantly, Coach taught me how to be a dedicated and loving son, husband, and father. To this day I will never forget when I told him I wanted to go to summer baseball camp for a week at Oklahoma State University but my family could not afford it. He told me, you are going." Coach Talley took me to a local sporting goods store and got me enough baseball pants, socks,and jerseys to last me all week and then drove me to OSU and came back and picked me up. I am not sure how the camp was paid for but my guess is that he made arrangements. I love that man like a father.

For my son, Barry Hoffpauir has impacted my son the most of all the coaches he has had over the last 8 years. Not only is Barry an incredible coach, more importantly he has instilled in my son a desire to work his tail off to be the best he can be. My son simply cannot wait for Coach Hoffpauir to work with him, and no matter what kind of day he has had, when Coach Hoffpauir finishes with him, he is a different kid.
M Maverick0714500+ posts
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Originally posted by Fielder's Choice:
the coach that has had the most impact on my life is Randy Talley. I was a sophomore on Coach Talley's first varsity baseball team and played for him for 3 years. Coach Talley taught me how to win with humility, lose with dignity, and so many life lessons that I have carried with me for 29 years since I was honored to call him my coach. Coach Talley instilled in my life the desire to outwork the opponent. Most importantly, Coach taught me how to be a dedicated and loving son, husband, and father. To this day I will never forget when I told him I wanted to go to summer baseball camp for a week at Oklahoma State University but my family could not afford it. He told me, you are going." Coach Talley took me to a local sporting goods store and got me enough baseball pants, socks,and jerseys to last me all week and then drove me to OSU and came back and picked me up. I am not sure how the camp was paid for but my guess is that he made arrangements. I love that man like a father.

For my son, Barry Hoffpauir has impacted my son the most of all the coaches he has had over the last 8 years. Not only is Barry an incredible coach, more importantly he has instilled in my son a desire to work his tail off to be the best he can be. My son simply cannot wait for Coach Hoffpauir to work with him, and no matter what kind of day he has had, when Coach Hoffpauir finishes with him, he is a different kid.


My son takes hitting lessons from Barry and he is one of the main reasons he is going to play baseball in college.

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