John Taylor

Teacher/Head Baseball Coach: Camden Central High School

[John Taylor @CoachJBone]

Really wish I could have seen what these guys could have become.

[Camden Baseball @LionBaseballCHS]

To honor our seniors on what would have been “Senior Night” - their last regular season home game at Camden City Park. https://t.co/nLqetP3yow

[Chris Parker @chris_parker222]

It’s easy to be the Asst Coach, the backup QB, the next person up.... You say what you would do if you were in the top spot. It’s difficult to be the person in charge. Be careful what you say when you are on your way up, as you may think differently if you get that chance.

[The Sting @TheStingisBack]

Top Gun turns 40, so does its scrappy “underdog” alternative, Iron Eagle.
A logic-defying premise that somehow totally works thanks to killer aerial photography, a wildly charismatic Louis Gossett Jr., and a cracking soundtrack. Totally forgot he played music in the cockpit 🤣

[Amy @20th_Centurygal]

Christopher Cross will do this to you...😜🎶

[Coach Hill @CoachMarcusHill]

Room temperature take: today’s young athlete plays so many games that they rarely care much about losing anymore.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Every head coach knows this:
A great assistant changes everything.

They lift your culture.

They protect your standards.

And they determine how far your team can really go.

[Reid Ouse @reidouse]

The coach is coaching 15 kids. You're focused on one. See the difference in perspective?

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, sideline coaches always amaze me. The ones hanging on the fence or sitting in the bleachers somehow know more than the coaches who run practice every day. They know who should play (usually their own kid). Funny thing is, they’re never willing to step up and actually coach or never been to a single practice.

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, nothing bothers me more than seeing a kid post highlights within an hour after a loss. I get it, that is the world now, but nothing screams me over team louder. Winning matters. So does how you handle losing.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

High school baseball is different.

More pressure.
More on the line.

You’re playing for your school.
Your teammates.
Your community.

No re-dos.
No picking a new team next weekend.

Every game matters.

Different game. Different stakes.

[C. Dawg Knight @C_Dawg_Knight]

If you ever watched the Braves on TBS at 7:05, 7:35 or 8:05 PM, you are part of a great generation.

[Jeff Petty @wjeffpetty]

Excuse my ignorance on this. What year did we start letting 9 year olds take leads & steal bases? When we were 12 foot had to be on the base. Stealing at 9 years old & taking leads might be the dumbest thing to date I have seen on a baseball field at any level.

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

Players hoping the guy in front of them fails…

aren’t competitors—they’re distractions.

Good teams aren’t built like that.

If your mindset is “I need him to struggle so I can play,” you’ve already lost.

Coaches don’t trust players like that.

[SleeperBraves @SleeperBraves]

My Kid Asked Me a Question Today...
@BravesOnWTBS #BravesCountry

[Coach Swit @CoachSwit]

Parents — if you’re questioning every decision at home and in the stands, don’t be surprised when your son stops being coachable.

What they hear from you becomes their mindset.

Support the team. Don’t root against another player just so your son gets a shot.

Let’s Be Better

[Cory Stooksbury @Cory_Lawrence]

Can @TSSAA take another look at the Sports Calendar? A dual sport athlete basketball/baseball whose basketball team plays in the state tournament misses a 1/3 + of their baseball season.

[Next Level Baseball @nextlevelbb]

Why do so many kids and parents like the private hitting, pitching, velocity guru more than their high school or college coach?
I'll answer that.
The private guru doesn't have to win games.
The high school or college coach has a W-L record.

[Dominic Listi, MBA @dominiclisti]

My Highschool baseball coach begged us to watch 20-30 minutes of college/professional baseball a night. I never understood it.

Reflecting on it now, I am deeply grateful I did as he asked. It helped me think the game & develop baseball IQ ahead of my age.

As I help coaching Highschool baseball now : The baseball IQ is seemingly getting worse for high schoolers as time goes on & the world becomes exceedingly more short form & instant gratification centric.

If you’re a parent and/or young baseball player I hope you understand how much understanding the intricacies of the game will play in your favor over the long haul.

[Elton Croc @TheCrocShow]

Of course your club coach is going to tell you how amazing you are, how your HS coach is hating on you and how they can “get you to the next level”. You keep paying them thousands of dollars every year to be on their team…

[Tennessee Titans @Titans]

Same Team. New Chapter. Next Titan Up!