How Not to Build Fair Teams in Youth Sports

Our 2022 Little League Baseball season is off to a rocky start. This is my first year managing in the Majors Division (for 11 and 12-year olds) and we’ve lost all 7 games. Along the way, we’ve been outscored 110 – 9. You read that right. Our run differential is -101 runs. We’ve been run-ruledContinueContinue reading “How Not to Build Fair Teams in Youth Sports”

Wearing Two Hats – Coaching Your Own Kid

I recently finished a really good book by Gordon Maclelland of the Working With Parents in Sports organization. The book, Two Hats, is a guide for coaching your own children – that is, wearing two hats: parent and coach. It’s a quick read (only 180 small pages with good sized font) that has much goodContinueContinue reading “Wearing Two Hats – Coaching Your Own Kid”

I’m Taking a Break!

I know, I know; it seems like I just got back from a break as I just published my first post in over a month, what do I mean I’m taking a break?  Well, I had that Let Them Play review teed up and needed to get it done.  But, what I am really excited about forContinueContinue reading “I’m Taking a Break!”