Coaching Tips

• Coaches Clinic every March
• Practice Plans
• Batting, Sliding, Baserunning Drills
• Pitcher and Catcher Drills
• Pitch Count and Rest Rules
• Throwing and Fielding Drills
• Local Batting Cages
• Backyard Tips from Little League - Fun drills for practice and at home
• Creating a Batting Order (video) and 
• Scorebook - Ask a parent to do this as a dugout coach.  They can keep the stats and maintain the batting order so you can concentrate on the game. Video on How to Keep a Scorebook (3:13) and document on Keeping Score.

Coaching Style

• Be a positive and knowledgeable teacher.
• "When you focus on positive motivation and practice and not your win/loss, the scoreboard will take care of itself." From Little League organization
  
•  Teaching Players With Autism
• Teaching Players with ADHD
• Teaching lessons from Coach Ted Lasso

Code of Conduct

• Little League definition for Parents and Coaches
• Legal definition of abusive behavior
•  Anyone guilty of improper conduct at any game or practice:

• Will be asked to leave the facility and be suspended for the following game and practice
• Repeat violations may cause a multiple game suspension or the season forfeiture of the privilege of attending all games and practices.

Wisdom

•  "There are 3 outcomes of a game. You could lose, you could win, or it could rain." Casey Stengel
  
• "I never lose. I either win or I learn." Unknown
  
• "Every swing brings me closer to a hit". Babe Ruth
• The good MLB players have a batting average of 30% (0.300). That means 70% (7 of 10 times) of the time they fail to get a hit and get on base.
• "You are not born perfect. You learn to be perfect by practicing." Unknown
• "The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time.” Thomas Edison.
  
• “The happiest animal in the world is a goldfish. It's got a 10 second memory.” Top 10 quotes of Ted Lasso
  
• Turn the negative into positive by saying "I'm excited" instead of “I’m failing”
• Pitchers - Pretend that the catcher is your parent/sibling and remember their reassuring voice.

Concussion Fact Sheet

Injury Report must be completed by a coach within 48 after a game for all injuries needing medical attention. An injury is when any player, manager, coach, umpire, or volunteer has to receive medical treatment and/or first aid, even for passive treatments (such as the evaluation and diagnosis of the extent of the injury or periods of rest). Examples of injuries:

• Unconscious player
• Cuts, Scrapes and Bruises (minor or profuse)
• Cut lip, gums, or tongue.
• Strains and Sprains
• Fractures
• Insect Bites and Stings
• Knocked out or Fractured Teeth.