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Old Wed May 30, 2007, 01:09pm
mcrowder mcrowder is offline
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Originally Posted by BigGuy
I agree entirely. At any level below HS (except permanent travel teams), I have no problem explaining a rule to either a player or a coach. Our 13-14 league pitchers get one balk warning each. Many times I have explained what they are doing wrong and how to correct it. I always get thanks from the coaches.
10U is a different animal, and while I will NOT coach at anything higher (EVER!), I've found myself doing so at 10U on occasion. One thing I would recommend though - make SURE the coach knows you're doing it and is ok with it. Depending on where you cross that coaching line, some might get offended that you're giving a player opposite instructions to something they have told them (right or wrong).
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