Good Coaches

Thank God we have some great coaches. However, I bet there are more bad ones than good ones...

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game—and do it by watching first some high-school or small-town teams.
Jacques Barzun
NY Times 31 May 81

Keller,

Great to hear. I know we have a ton of good coaches in our area. To be honest with you, I don't know many bad ones.

The good coaches far outnumber the bad. It's just that we hear about the bad ones but little is said about the good ones.

I must agree eagle_fan. My son is an '04. He has had the same head coach through out high school and he is great. He know how to motivate his team and is great a getting them to really give it all they have. He does this without putting them down and really seems to care about them as people not just as ball players. This season he has is second pitching coach and second hitting coach. We have not had a problem with any of the coaches. Do I always agree with what they do? Ofcourse not. Do I respect them? Yes.

Chicks,

Most every post that you have is negative. Please try to be positive in the future. Try to refrain from saying anything if it's not positive. People that are negative just bring everyone around them down.

officiating hs baseball for 11 years you see it all. yes there are some great ones but I have seen coaches that were nothing less than abusive. Thats not being negative thats reality. Im lucky none of my kids ever had one but I know they're there and I feel sorry for parents that have to go through that.

My two boys have had a couple of truly excellent coaches, quite a few good ones, and one or two who were trying hard but had very little knowledge of the sport they were trying to coach, which made it frustrating for the players. I'm thankful my sons have never had any really negative or abusive ones. Well, actually my '04 had a maniac for a s****r ("sokker") coach when he was 6 yrs old, and never wanted to play that game again ... thanks coach! My two favorites are my 06's baseball coach in 7th-8th grade, and my 04's current pitching mentor. Thank you!

My son was blessed to have wonderful coaches all thru his youth years.. From Tball thru High School, there is nothing I can say bad about these men..

They taught him alot more than just baseball, being a single mom, they were like dads to him and on the night he made his verbal commitment, after calling grandma the first emails and phone calls he made were to these coaches. They will always be a part of our extended family..

Next weekend his youth coach (from 9 yrs old until 15 years old) and his HS coach are heading to M'town with us to see him and one of his opponents (and one of my sons oldest and dearest friends) play each other.. Both these coaches commented that they don't really care if they see them play, they have seen that before.. they just want to see both of them together on a field in college uniforms.. It will be an unforgettable weekend for all of us I am sure.

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"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole."

"JustMom"

There are a lot of good coaches out there. It's just that they are taken for granted and the bad ones get talked about!

Keller

You have been blessed. Consider yourself lucky. My sons coach was suspended yesterday for allegedly man handling a player in the dugout during a game. Some coaches so badly crave the attention they never got at home, that they become a complete distraction.

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/701/public/news534088.html

ChicksDigTheLongBall,
Considered posting defending coaches. But decided to treat your statement as I do most parental complaints.

"Some coaches so badly crave attention that they never got at home, that they become a complete distraction".

Where did that come from !!!!!!

TRhit

There are so many posts on this site concerning bad coaches. That tells me there must be many more good coaches to make the bad ones stick out.

We have moved a lot and my son has had 4 HS coaches. One of them was outstanding. One was average, but tried really hard and loved the kids and parents. One was a no personality a-hole, but very adequate and one was absolutely clueless. Funny thing is the one that was absolutely clueless was very active in state organizations and was highly regarded. However, he was a horrible game coach, the worst I have seen.

I would say there are more good than bad. At least they are good people.

the Florida Bombers
"I love the HSBBW"

quote:

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"Some coaches so badly crave attention that they never got at home, that they become a complete distraction".

Where did that come from !!!!!!

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Experience.

We have not moved yet my son has played for 4 high school varsity head coaches in 3 years. the latest coach for 1 day now.

The quality has covered the full range from great role model/very good coach down to maybe the worst ever human being/gamecoach you can imagine. More have been average or better, than not.

DAD04

Experience is one thing but were you in those coaches homes as kids to know they craved attention--- I think you are way off base with this assessment-- that is a tough statement to make without factual backup

TRhit

Tom

You are entitled to your opinion, as am I. Unfortunately, we have been run over by some very loose cannons. The last guy is facing a criminal investigation.

Hopefully, our experience is not the norm.

Dad04,
Good luck with the new coach. I truely hope he is a good one. Buddy and the rest of his team mates deserve it! Heres to a great season!