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QUALITIES OF THE BEST COACHES Minimize
Quality 1 - Coach vs. Teacher
  1. You are a teacher first, and a coach second
  2. Teach proper techniques
  3. Discipline is of utmost importance
  4. Game: teacher becomes a coach

Quality 2 - You are motivated to help the kids
  1. Any coach can be the best in the world - only limited by your EGO
  2. Coach is not there to show he/she is the best
  3. Determine an appropriate definition of success

Quality 3 - Striving to win is more important than winning
  1. Stress & require effort
  2. Teach overcoming weaknesses

Quality 4 - Emphasis that the game is FUN
  1. Make practice FUN
  2. Promote camaraderie on the team
  3. Only one way to have FUN - improvement breeds success - success is fun

Quality 5 - Transform negatives into positives
  1. Baseball/Softball are games of failure
  2. Look for improvement in each player
  3. Worst thing a coach can do is YELL

Quality 6 - Coach is a student of the game
  1. No one knows everything about the game
  2. Increase your knowledge in any way possible

Quality 7 - Establish rules and enforce them
  1. Know the definition of authority
    1. Protection
    2. Direction
    3. Correction
      1. Players must be on time
      2. Players must listen
      3. Players are not to engage in dangerous conduct
      4. Players must display sportsmanship
      5. Players must be alert and follow signs and signals
      6. Players must give their best effort
  2. Make sure discipline is fair and equal for all players

Quality 8 - Be even-handed with all players, even your own child

Quality 9 - Good Organizer
  1. Have written practice & game plans
  2. Kids don't care how much you know; they want to know how much you care

Quality 10 - Be a positive example
  1. You have volunteered to be a role model
  2. Teach the GAME OF LIFE
  
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