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Coaching Techniques That Balance Winning and Life Lessons
Nobody likes to lose. But depending on your mentality and what your community values, some can accept losses on the scoreboard more easily than others. Still others are just much…
How to Support the Experience of Your Little Leaguer® Away from the Field
We get it. Winning is better than losing. Winning is important. But the most important thing is using the Little League® experience to help children develop into productive, contributing members…
Improve Aptitude, Confidence with 7 Pregame To-Do’s
Much of the aptitude associated with umpiring in Little League® comes from your level of performance confidence. Your confidence level can vary from game to game based on many factors.…
7 Ways Coaches Can Create an Inclusive Environment
Baseball and softball are for all citizens, regardless of race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender, or national origin. As a coach, you have an important responsibility to your…
Basic Steps When Preparing to Coach for the First Time
By David Jacobson Positive Coaching Alliance The decision to coach is a big one, but also a rewarding one. As a coach, you are responsible for much more than simply…
What’s More Important, Winning or Development?
In the thousands of live group workshops Positive Coaching Alliance conducts each year for youth and high school sports coaches, parents, administrators and student-athletes, a question we often ask is,…
Making the Call: Your Decision to Umpire
Umpiring can be extraordinarily rewarding for a number of reasons. Foremost among them is that as a Little League® umpire, you serve the children and families in your community. Also,…
Tips for Managers on How to Approach an Umpire During a Game
Avoiding the appearance of being confrontational is all about tone, volume, and body language. Tone Try to make your tone as conversational as possible. Picture yourself at a restaurant asking…
Best Practices for Training Little League® Coaches
Being a Little League® coach has a similar learning curve to the players they are mentoring. To assist volunteers choosing to coach for the first time or return for another…
Expand Your Social Network: Be a League Volunteer
Most adults never have enough real-world friends! Putting yourself out there as a local Little League® volunteer makes it that much more likely you will connect with like-minded people, who…