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Posts Tagged ‘talent development’

Coaching Youth Softball – Are They Early or Late Maturers?

By admin On April 4, 2009 3 Comments

By Celeste Knierim
NFCA Hall of Fame Member
Former Head Coach, St. Louis Community College, Meramec

coaching-youth-softball-smallI have been watching younger players’ practices, and I have also been hearing that some middle school coaches and summer coaches of players under 12 have been having tryouts and cutting players from their teams. I don’t think any middle school player should be cut from the school team. If you have too many, then maybe have a fifth-sixth grade team and a seventh-eighth grade team. Some summer coaches, even with 10 and under teams, seem to care only about wins and the very coordinated/talented players, rather than developing players.