High school baseball coaches aren't just baseball coaches.
You are also
* Athletic administrator
* Field maintenance supervisor
* Accountant
* Booster Club Mediator
* Recruiting Coordinator
* Counselor
Oh, and then at 4:00 PM, you actually have to coach baseball.
Coaches have got to get a life outside of football. You donโt have to spend 90% of your life watching, reading and talking about football. Work when itโs time to work and even do a little extra at home but man find some hobbies. Travel, read, and enjoy life.
If you want to play varsity H.S. baseball as an underclassman, you better be facing real talent in the offseason.
Quality arms. Good teams. Top competition.
If youโre not challenging yourself against high-level baseball, you wonโt be ready for most top varsity programs. Periodโฆ
Itโs always great in H.S. Varsity Baseball when you roll out 4-5 different arms in a game & the other team throws their top 1-2 guys and you still win the game.
Depth matters.
Pitching development matters.
Building an entire staff matters.
Love thisโฆ.
I often quip that the only class that prepared me for business ownership was playing college baseball.
Augie Garrido perfectly sums up why here, and his words encapsulate why Iโve decided to devote my life to helping kids play at the next level.
โHaving the courage to act on your own ideas and become who you want to become.โ
A wise coach once said, "If you have to beg them to play, you will have to beg them to stay." You don't beg a Wolfe to hunt... The Standard is the standard.
Players
Are you pounding the weights and need or want to gain weight?
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