How to Coach Tee Ball Without Going INSANE
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It is Drivel !!!!!
Its actually called organized Rugby. There is no such thing as tee ball. Sit back, watch how cute they are and have a good but quiet laugh.
TR---
You seem surprised! Thought you had him figured out with his first post!
You seem surprised! Thought you had him figured out with his first post!
My daughter was a nanny for a young boy and went to pick him up from a game and he was being scolded. She asked what he was in trouble for and he said he was playing all of the positions (at once of course). They are so cute at that age. He didn't understand what he did wrong.
Having coached T-ball for a few years and enjoyed it immensely I would venture to say that, even though the primary objective is for the kids to have fun and fall in love with the game, there are a few secondary considerations that might keep your games from turning into chaos.
First, NEVER KEEP SCORE. At the end of the game both teams win and everyone goes to the Dairy Queen [or whatever] and celebrates.
Second, don't put everyone in the infield on defense. Have some outfielders and, at the most, 6 infielders counting the pitcher but not counting the catcher. A corollary rule that is necessary to be fair to each kid and keep everyone happy is alternate your infielders and catcher every inning. In other words, take those players that played outfield the first inning and put them in the infield the second inning. Take those kids that played infield the first inning and put them in the outfield the second inning. And so forth for each inning. No one sits on the bench and noone is in the outfield the entire game.
Finally [though certainly not close to exploring the many other considerations one should seriously ....uhh...... consider], use the pracitce time to teach, coach, work on problems and let them play the game without "coach's" interruption, pause for training tips, grandstanding, whatever. You can always work on what they did not do exactly right the next practice. Let the game go and enjoy the process.
These were my rules for T-ball and they were later [along with a few others] adopted by our League. And I am not insane. At least I don't think I am.
TW344
First, NEVER KEEP SCORE. At the end of the game both teams win and everyone goes to the Dairy Queen [or whatever] and celebrates.
Second, don't put everyone in the infield on defense. Have some outfielders and, at the most, 6 infielders counting the pitcher but not counting the catcher. A corollary rule that is necessary to be fair to each kid and keep everyone happy is alternate your infielders and catcher every inning. In other words, take those players that played outfield the first inning and put them in the infield the second inning. Take those kids that played infield the first inning and put them in the outfield the second inning. And so forth for each inning. No one sits on the bench and noone is in the outfield the entire game.
Finally [though certainly not close to exploring the many other considerations one should seriously ....uhh...... consider], use the pracitce time to teach, coach, work on problems and let them play the game without "coach's" interruption, pause for training tips, grandstanding, whatever. You can always work on what they did not do exactly right the next practice. Let the game go and enjoy the process.
These were my rules for T-ball and they were later [along with a few others] adopted by our League. And I am not insane. At least I don't think I am.
TW344
Make sure they have fun, teach them something, and most importantly make sure you have a team Mom who organizes a treat list! As long as it is controlled insanity you should be fine!!!