Fellow youth baseball coaches, I'm hoping this can become a semi-active thread to share hints and suggestions about coaching a new travel baseball team. Myself and a few other dads/volunteer coaches took our 11U sons from our local rec league to start a new travel team. We held tryouts in the fall and did a full winter of indoor workouts, and have a solid squad, but virtually none of the players have experience beyond a rec level.
I'm looking forward to a fun and very challenging season that hopefully will build toward a more competitive team in the next 2-3 years as the kids move toward high school.
My first question for more experienced coaches - what is your pre-practice/pre-game routine for stretching/jogging/throwing, etc. How important is stretching vs. light jogging and light throwing? How long does it take to get through the routine?
Thanks!
I'm looking forward to a fun and very challenging season that hopefully will build toward a more competitive team in the next 2-3 years as the kids move toward high school.
My first question for more experienced coaches - what is your pre-practice/pre-game routine for stretching/jogging/throwing, etc. How important is stretching vs. light jogging and light throwing? How long does it take to get through the routine?
Thanks!