One time, I had a parent tell me:
“Coach, my kid’s probably your 12th or 13th guy. I’m just glad he’s on your team because I know he’ll get better.”
18 months later, he was a starter.
Honest. Self-aware. Team-first.
Refreshing.
Being a head coach at any level where you’re trying to develop and win is extremely lonely. As a HC you’re thinking so many steps ahead of everyone else. Assistants, parents and kids are normally singularly focused. This means you’re constantly second guessed and challenged.
This has happened at pretty much every level from travel ball to high school.
How about, Thank you coach we’re killing it and you’re a big part of it. To which I’d say, “Thank you, but it’s all about the kids really.”
I kind of hate it.
2023 - #13 Tennessee vs #14 Mizzou
Cody Schrader SHREDS the Vols for 321 total yards to propel the walk on into the Heisman race.
Mizzou STOOD ON BUSINESS against Tennessee.
I can’t for the life of me figure out why youth baseball (Little league age, travel ball, high school) is one of the only arenas where people with absolutely no experience have the strongest opinions. Stay with me here. Like adults that know for a fact they never played baseball ever stand at sporting events criticizing coaches or kids for making mistakes while also knowing virtually nothing about the subject matter. It’s the most ignorant, lacking any self awareness things in society. Do you also walk in the kitchen during dinner service and question the executive chef or ask the roofing professionals if they’re replacing your shingles correctly knowing you have no idea what you’re talking about it’s such an insane concept to me. Yelling at children knowing you trip over your own feet mowing your lawn. just be positive and encourage the kids, thank the coaches for doing the job you can’t even come close to doing. Stop embarrassing yourself and your kids.
Pitchers who applied 4 minutes of ice to their deltoid and forearm between innings threw 1.3-1.5 mph harder in innings 4-5, reported 35% lower perceived exertion, and felt better recovered. Traditional dugout strategy says keep it warm. The data say cool it down.
4 minutes of ice between innings: velocity preserved in late innings, 35% lower perceived fatigue, better recovery. The traditional "keep it warm" approach might be wrong.
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