How to be a good Little League baseball coach 29 Articles

by Greg Slack

To be a good little league baseball coach you must first and foremost love the game. By that I mean all of it; the sights, the sounds, the smells, and all the other things that make baseball unique in all of sports. This l...read more

by Joseph Wardy

This is Little League. The key is not winning. The keys are as follows: 1) Coaching is teaching kids the fundamentals of the game with patience and caring 2) Leadership- The coach's behavior is on display. A good coa...read more

by Jay Nolan

The best way to be a good Little League coach is to remember you are there for the kids. You are not there to win championships or relive your childhood. Be a good coach means being a good role model by exhibiting good spo...read more

by Linda J Banks

A spectator's perspective: What I know about baseball could fit into a coach's pinky, but what I know about the attributes of a good coach was taught to me through two separate incidences. The first incident was when m...read more

by Jon O'Connor

Being a good little league coach rests in just a few componants! 1. Patience 2. Understanding 3. Passion 4. Equality If you have these 4 simple componants you'll succeed as a coach at this level! Patience is ...read more

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by Ken Gauthier

I have coached Little League baseball for several years, and had a ton of fun! If your priority is anything other than pure, unabashed fun, then you should leave the coaching to someone else. Although it's important ...read more

by Randy Siske

Being a good little league baseball coach has many different responsibilities to it. One of the most important aspects of being a great little league baseball coach is to remember that you are simply there to help the kid...read more

by Peter A. Villagomez

One of the reasons I became a baseball coach was for the love of the game. But most importantly, that I wanted the kids on my team to learn valuable lessons and enjoy a positive experience. Growing up in the suburbs of C...read more

by Curt Gaskins

I've been coaching Little League baseball for three years and getting ready to start my fourth. I see many mistakes being made by other coaches in our league and I've made a few myself. I'd like to write about a couple of ...read more

by Lowell Frederick

After coaching little league baseball for twelve years I have realized how important a coach is to a child's pre teen years. Coaching nine to twelve year olds is a daunting task that requires many ways to deal with each c...read more

by Eileen Luciano

The best way to be a good Little League baseball coach is by remembering the most important thing: you are there to make sure the children have fun, as well as, teach. As a coach for my son's baseball teams for the pas...read more

by Bob Totterer

A Jet Tour for Little League Coaches So you've decided to coach a little league team. That's wonderful. Perhaps you weren't really clamoring for the job, you just happened to draw the short straw. It matters not. ...read more

by Adam Smith

Through my experiences with baseball, I have found out there is a few major guidelines that all coaches should follow to achieve the best results. 1. Absolute fairness While it is important for a coach to involve all p...read more

by Micah Olson

I am a baseball coach and until recently have played baseball since I was a young child. To be a good Little League Baseball coach you must first understand that you are dealing with children thus it is crucial that you do...read more

by Mark Hamilton

There are many ways in which a person can influence a child's life. The most common way would be to parent them. The second most preferred method is to coach, teach, or otherwise mold a young mind into a productive element...read more

by Ernie Quatrani

The most dangerous pitches for young pitchers' arms are the curve and the slider. Doctors repeatedly warn of the damage that can occur to a young person's arm due to stress put on the elbow and shoulder by breaking balls, ...read more

by Monica De Jesus

Being a good baseball coach takes time and patience! My son has been playing baseball for 4 years now and last season he had a coach that just had them playing catch with each other,(they where in coaches pitch) so they n...read more

by Scott Latimer

So you need some tips on how to become a good little league baseball coach. The best way to be a good little league coach is to teach the fundamentals of baseball. Coaching little league baseball can be very redundant at...read more

by Patrick Flynn

After completing my tenure of Division I college baseball, I have been coaching children of all ages in baseball. As we all may know there are many different types of personalities as well as ability levels in this tough ...read more

by Tom Fitzpatrick

I believe the first objective to becoming a good Little League baseball coach is that you must be a very good communicator to a 9 thru 12 year old child. You must give every boy or girl a fair opportunity and to be consis...read more