Home     Contact Information     Board Members     League Rules     Coach Information   Calendar     Sponsorship     Forms     Fundraisers         League Schedules     Mission Statement     Grade Chart     History of SJYBA	Win VS Lose You can not control winning or losing. You can control basic fundamentals. Teach players to take ownership of their position (accepting responsibility) Coaches must have trust in player's decisions. Keep instructions simple. Develop strength of character within each individual player. Negative behavior means never to degrade an athlete in front of parents, coaches, and especially fellow players. Any mistakes should be addressed with that individual. Leave the athlete with a positive aspect of the desired outcome. Give them something good to feel about. Advise parents that you must have an agreement to participate in youth sports that have inherent dangers. SJYBA participants sign the release for at registration. Coaches Responsibilities:  (Main responsibility is the Development of all players.) Responsibility to players, to be fair, to provide a fun atmosphere. Coach will carry a positive self image and teach players to have a positive self image. Teach physical fitness, sportsmanship, and fair play. Every minute must be utilized, keep practice fun and motivational. Teach rules, rules will make the game safer, players stronger. Responsibility to parents, to insure that the athletes are safe and having fun. Create the safest playing area possible, everyone in this league has this responsibility. Any unsafe act seen by coaches you will stop it immediately. Reason Kids quit sports Not Having Fun Coach was a poor teacher Practice and Games was boring No longer interested in the sport Did not like the coach To much Emphasis placed on Winning Games and Practice was scheduled when players could not attend Sport required too much time Tired of practice and not playing Wants to participate in other non sport activities Medical Emergencies Coaches Responsibility (ACTIVATE EMS) Arrange for immediate care of Victim Place victim in qualified care of medical personal Notify parents or guardians Locate witness Obtain Statements Must give personal accounts of the Incident, fill out the paper work Refrain from stating or the cause of blame (we just want the facts) Communicate with the Victim and Victims parents Keep records of the incident. Practice Sessions Pre planned Cover the basic fundamentals (keep in mind the player's skill, size, ability, knowledge of game) Adequate supervision (parent involvement) Goal Oriented Keep it Fun Good Vs Bad practice (how do you tell) How do the kids feel when they leave the practice or game. Ask questions?????? When kids leave they must leave with a positive attitude and be up-beat about the practice or game. Coaches must give personal attention to creating the need to learn technique. Fundamentals Hitting Stance, includes all aspects of the game Defensive Position, includes all aspects of the game How to defend self Skill technique Ball control Attitude, no negative attitudes. Throwing of helmets or bats, ect. Positional assessment of the position, what to do with the ball when it's in play. (Cognitive thinking) Verbal Vs No-Verbal Communication Sending messages, (Clear, simple, and get feed back) Receiving messages, Feed back must be clear and understandable. Communication Break down, re-evaluate your situation, change your approach Confrontation, never get to this point. (Control your emotions) Positive Feed Back By nature kids want to please there parents, coaches and teammates. During stress full situations give your athletes positive feed back. See the Catchers mitt Vs Just throw strikes See the ball to the bat Vs Just hit the ball See the ball to your mitt Vs Just catch the ball Seeing the catcher mitt is a realistic goal. They certainly aren't trying to pitch balls? Positive Aspects of coaching Always reinforce some portion of desired behavior. Provide instructions and feedback on an aspect of the performance that needs improvement. Encourage the athlete to try again. Show them, tell them and show them again. Have the player tell you, show you and then tell you again Negative Aspects of coaching (Over coaching) Decrease self esteem Decrease enjoyment of participating in the practice or game Increase anxiety and resentment Increase number of athletes that quit the team Increase Discipline Take the fun out of playing What's feared more? The Fear of Failure Vs the Fear of success Kids fear success more. The expectation of winning creates nervousness. Fear of Success - Coaches who focus on the win vs. fundamentals, teaches kids that winning is more important. Coaches and kids who have a high success rate at winning never understand the psychological impact that losing has. We set them up to fail when the game is loss. Fear of failure - Expected to fail, players do not have a strong family life and no positive role models. This can attribute to bad coaching habits when dealing with this type of player. Player's have the, I don't care attitude, nothing to loose. Motivating Athletes Identify why athletes participate and why they drop out. Make practice challenging and competition goals realistic Make goals flexible and challenging Goals must be obtainable Set individual goals rather than team goals Set team goals after athletes competence has increased by use of individual goals Motivational Development Develop the intrinsic (internal) motivation, where kids want to learn for the enjoyment of learning. Avoid the extrinsic (external) motivation, because they are told to or forced to by parents. The coaches learning cycle for an ath1ete Create the need to learn. Athletes must have a positive field experience. Positive experience will create competence in the individual. Competence will create CONFIDENCE in the individual ability. In the MINDS EYE visualization drills. The mind must see the steps of the technique. Coaches must create a mental picture for athletes. Separate the technique in to three components. Work on each separate component before moving on. Beginning Middle End Motor Skill Classifications Fine - Skills that involve hand eye coordination Complex - Skills that involve a series of muscle groups in a series of movements requiring hand eye coordination tracking, and timing Gross - Skills that involve large muscle or major groups of muscle. Three Training Principles Static - Initial slow motion practice-25 reps Fluid - Drills that include soft toss, hitting of a T-stand-25 reps Dynamic - Actual practice or playing/stress inoculation, 5 to 10 reps with rotation. Soft wiring is the training of the skill Hard wiring is the actual practice of the skill After every practice or game every player must walk away with a positive experience. No exceptions, Every player will have something positive that they did during the game / practice. The development of basic fundamentals will lead to strong individual athletes who work together as one unit. Your personal attention has created a team that is confident in Social skills, individual skills and team skills. You as a coach who volunteer your time have developed athletes with confidence to be winners at the game of life. Kirk DeWitt President SJYBA
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