WYC 133 – Youth baseball – Dave Holt talks drills and practice design

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Dave Holt is a high school administrator/ teacher, operates a private baseball teaching school, helps with an American Legion baseball team and constantly is researching, writing articles and guidebooks, and adding to his coach and play baseball website. Website/books: coachandplaybaseball.com Facebook: /Holtbaseball Thank you to our sponsors! - Lead 'Em Up - Save 10% using discount code 'wyccoaches' at leademup.com - Listen Now: Listen on iTunes: iTunes link Listen on Stitcher: Stitcher link Listen on Google Play Music: Google Play link - Quote 'A good coach can give correction without causing resentment' - John Wooden Coaching your own kids Dave's dad did a great job of just going out and playing with and throwing with his boys, and not instructing them. Just let them learn to enjoy the sport and don't antagonize them by nitpicking their mechanics. Cringe moments Dave wishes he had spent more time on the one-on-one relationship side of coaching Teaching Skills Maximize # of touches! Get lots of touches in some type of competition Fast catch - Line up with a partner and when you've caught 10 in a row, take a knee (competition) Mental toughness You want kids to be ultra-aggressive and play without fear Be thinking long-term development, not short term wins. Don't focus on winning. Focus on playing well. Travel sports options Travel sports lite - you can do travel teams and compete within your own area, not all over the country Culture - Rewarding success Dirtiest uniform, biggest sweat ring on their hat, best encouraging teammate Connecting with and impacting kids Dave coached a kid who was going to quit, Dave got together with the principal and they encouraged him not to quit. He stuck with it and went on to start on the baseball team his senior year. The one that got away Dave had a player who was the best player on the team and skipped a team event. Dave played him instead of disciplining him, and regrets that decision. Best Stolen Idea 3-team it: Break the team into 3 teams and rotate them together. Great way to practice with lots of touches and you can scrimmage with these 3 teams. Favorite Quote/Book Book: The Matheny Manifesto by Mike Matheny Book: Inside-out Coaching by Joe Ehrmann Book: Go for the Magic by Pat Williams Book: Why Johnny hates sports by Fred Engh Quote: 'A good coach can give correction without causing resentment' - John Wooden Coach and play baseball resources Books, dvd's, articles, and many more resources Website/books: coachandplaybaseball.com Parting Advice Baseball has a very high level of failure. Embrace and expect mistakes. Help kids manage the failures. -- Reviews are the lifeblood of the podcast!- If you like the podcast- please take 2 minutes to write a review! Click here - Ready to be an Awesome Youth Coach? Sign up for our free weekly newsletter: SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave