"Good job Coach!"

[softballperformance]

Today I would like to share a reflection about coaching with you.

I think most club team coaches have a tough job.

You see, I have been watching and working with gifted athletes
for the last few days in Vegas working with the Canadian
Olympic Team.

These athletes are stand out players at their respective
colleges. Some of them have mind-blowing numbers in college.

You know what? They're easy to work with.

You explain something once and most likely, you don't have to repeat it.

They are committed.
They are motivated.
They are coachable.
They want to learn.
They want to get better.
They only live for softball.
They are athletic.
They are fast learner.
They do softball full-time right now.
They are technically sound.

What else do you want? How easier can it get for a coach?

Top coaches that work in elite programs (national teams, best
college programs, top travel programs) have it a lot easier
than most other coaches.

Why? They get athletes that are easy to work with.

Don't get me wrong - if these coaches that work with top
athletes are successful, that's because they know how to
attract quality players and coach them to success and they
deserve a lot of credit for that.

But I will give an example...

Take Mike Candrea - perceived by many to be one of the
best hitting instructors in the game of softball...
and give him:

a) the best HS recruit available

and

b) a 12-year-old with average talent and bad mechanics

Which of these two do do you think Coach Candrea will find
easier to work with in order to achieve the perfect swing?

Of course - the 12-year old would be a much bigger challenge.

I think you get my point.

Volunteer coaches deal with athletes that are often less
talented, less committed, that have less time, that have a lot
more technical flaws in their skills, etc.

So that's why I'm saying that coaching at the younger level
is a tough job.

It's a lot harder to teach and instruct the game with younger,
less talented athletes than it is to do it with Olympic
athletes.

However, it doesn't matter what level you coach at, whether
be international, college, HS, travel ball or rec ball, every
coach deserves a lot of credits for helping these players
grow both as athletes and as people.

"Good job Coach!"

Marc Dagenais
"Your Softball Peak Performance Coach"


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