Thinking About Being a Coach?
Thank you for registering your child to play Naperville Little League. You have made a wise choice toward building lasting memories for you and your child.
Little League is an all-volunteer organization. In order for our program to be successful, it is essential to have a healthy number of dedicated team Managers and Coaches. It is not possible to provide your child the best experience we can without volunteers like you.
Generally the Manager is in charge of the team and Coaches assist the Manager.
The Manager runs the team administratively and is the primary contact with Little League Staff and team parents. The Manager will usually schedule and conduct practices and is the team leader in the dugout during the games.
Teaching kids baseball skills is a shared responsibility between the Manager and Coaches.
Experience has shown parents are often reluctant to volunteer up front to be a Manager or Coach, but once the team is formed, the weather warms up, and the kids are out on the practice field, reluctant parents become willing volunteers.
There are lots and lots of resources available in books, DVD's, and websites to help you. As an example, click the link below.
http://www.littleleague.org/managersandcoaches/Coach_Resource_Center.htm
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at the e-mail address listed above or at email@NLLB.org or info@NLLB.org
Thank You.
Naperville Little League
Little League is an all-volunteer organization. In order for our program to be successful, it is essential to have a healthy number of dedicated team Managers and Coaches. It is not possible to provide your child the best experience we can without volunteers like you.
Generally the Manager is in charge of the team and Coaches assist the Manager.
The Manager runs the team administratively and is the primary contact with Little League Staff and team parents. The Manager will usually schedule and conduct practices and is the team leader in the dugout during the games.
Teaching kids baseball skills is a shared responsibility between the Manager and Coaches.
Experience has shown parents are often reluctant to volunteer up front to be a Manager or Coach, but once the team is formed, the weather warms up, and the kids are out on the practice field, reluctant parents become willing volunteers.
There are lots and lots of resources available in books, DVD's, and websites to help you. As an example, click the link below.
http://www.littleleague.org/managersandcoaches/Coach_Resource_Center.htm
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at the e-mail address listed above or at email@NLLB.org or info@NLLB.org
Thank You.
Naperville Little League
The Critical Link Between the Players and the Game.
The successful Little League coach is a leader by example who models the positive attitude, effort and behaviors that will be expected from players during their ball playing careers – and throughout their lives.
The best coaches are what Little League calls Double Goal Coaches who prepare their teams to win on the field and their players to be successful in life after their Little League Playing Careers are over.
Good coaches are true role models. They are upbeat and energetic. Be Prepared and knowledgeable. Most of all, they are fair, patient and respectful of players, parents, opponents and everyone else they encounter between the lines.
And good coaches show players – and parents – how Little League strives to “Honor The Game” by teaching the “ROOTS” of competition by respecting:
A good coach is a positive teacher who sets clear expectations and rewards each player’s effort and improvement more than their batting averages and strike out percentages.
The values that coaches hold close – and insist upon – will be reflected in the way that their teams play and compete.
Coaches are motivators who strive to bring out the best in each individual player and the team as a whole.
And when fair, positive discipline is required, the coach is there to correct – and redirect – the player without embarrassing them or making things worse.
Perhaps most importantly, coaches are communicators who bridge the gap between the challenging skills of the game and the fun that must be a constant part of the entire Little League experience.
Great communication begins with active listening - to understand the difficulties that individual players face and to look for creative ways to help each player to overcome their challenges and achieve their potential as ballplayers and young people.
Being a Little League coach is one of the most important roles many people will ever play. You are leaders and role models who are giants in the eyes of your players. You are teachers, motivators and patient disciplinarians who positively influence the lives of your players.
The successful Little League coach is a leader by example who models the positive attitude, effort and behaviors that will be expected from players during their ball playing careers – and throughout their lives.
The best coaches are what Little League calls Double Goal Coaches who prepare their teams to win on the field and their players to be successful in life after their Little League Playing Careers are over.
Good coaches are true role models. They are upbeat and energetic. Be Prepared and knowledgeable. Most of all, they are fair, patient and respectful of players, parents, opponents and everyone else they encounter between the lines.
And good coaches show players – and parents – how Little League strives to “Honor The Game” by teaching the “ROOTS” of competition by respecting:
- - the rules of the game
- - their opponents
- - officials including umpires and league administrators
- - teammates
- - and themselves.
A good coach is a positive teacher who sets clear expectations and rewards each player’s effort and improvement more than their batting averages and strike out percentages.
The values that coaches hold close – and insist upon – will be reflected in the way that their teams play and compete.
Coaches are motivators who strive to bring out the best in each individual player and the team as a whole.
And when fair, positive discipline is required, the coach is there to correct – and redirect – the player without embarrassing them or making things worse.
Perhaps most importantly, coaches are communicators who bridge the gap between the challenging skills of the game and the fun that must be a constant part of the entire Little League experience.
Great communication begins with active listening - to understand the difficulties that individual players face and to look for creative ways to help each player to overcome their challenges and achieve their potential as ballplayers and young people.
Being a Little League coach is one of the most important roles many people will ever play. You are leaders and role models who are giants in the eyes of your players. You are teachers, motivators and patient disciplinarians who positively influence the lives of your players.
