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I've called a fairly wide range of yoote fastpitch, ranging from 10U learners tho mid-age rec to travel teams and tournaments to 18U national qualifiers to high school ball ... but this 12U coach is about the worst I've seen in handling his players.
The team is a rec level team. A couple of pretty good players, but mostly learners, etc.
The coach, though, apparently only has negative reinforcement in his motivational toolbox.
He berates his players if they take a strike.
He berates his players if the swing at anything out of the strike zone.
He berates his pitcher for pitching balls (I surmise the pitcher is his daughter).
He berates his players for any misplay on defense.
He never had any issue with the umpire, but his constant shouting of negative comments at his players made the game painful for me to suffer through.
I called two of his games in a weekend tournament. My DD called his league game last night. She made similar comments about his behavior.
Guys like this should not be coaching.
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Tom
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