Coaches Responsibilities
General Guidelines
All coaches are responsible for proper conduct at games and related functions. To achieve this goal the following guidelines have been established:
1. The head coach is responsible for establishing how fundamentals will be taught. If assistant coaches don’t agree with the way something is being taught we can debate any such topics after practice. We have to be united. The players can’t meet two or three different sets of expectation.
2. Don’t over coach. Everybody doesn’t have to be a hitting our pitching clone. Don’t disrupt a player’s natural physical movements unless they are the cause of failure or put the player at risk of injury.
3. Coaches are expected to support and promote a TEAM attitude. Any questions or concerns regarding utilization of players, game management, etc. must be addressed only to the Head Coach and only in the presence of the coaching staff. Discussing these issues with or in front of players, parents or your own family plants a divisive seed. We have to be unified in our approach if we expect players and parents to be.
4. This is competitive baseball. We will coach to win. That is one of the best fundamentals you can teach. However, we will respect all players, show confidence in them, provide them opportunities for success, and treat them the way we want our kids to be treated. If you lack confidence in a player, that is a great indicator of where your focus should be during practice. We will work hardest with the players that need the most work.
5. No foul language will be tolerated.
6. Coaches will not be intoxicated in the presence of players. If social drinking occurs at tournaments or other functions coaches will drink responsibly, discretely and never before or between games.
7. During games, while on the field, coaches will only be allowed to instruct players regarding the next potential play, not the prior play.
8. 8Coaches will wait until players come off the field between innings to discuss and correct a mental or fundamental error.
9. No yelling at or berating players. If you are emotionally charged, ask another coach to address the issue with the player.
10. Only the Head Coach may address an umpire regarding a disputed call, etc. This includes body language and pointed remarks.
11. A coach that is ejected from a game must immediately and silently leave the field and will be suspended for next game. Before returning to duty the coach must apologize to the team and if appropriate the parents
Coaching Responsibilities
Coaches are responsible for developing individual and team skills. This includes:
1. Teaching specific fundamentals using current and up to date techniques. Utilize coaching contacts and resources such as videos, books, baseball websites, etc. to research techniques.
2. Establishing a repertoire of practice drills that can be used to teach techniques and ensure efficient use of time and space, and ensure adequate repetitions.
3. Being a student of the game. Pick up ideas from other coaches / teams that we may want to implement. Bring to the attention of the Head Coach any recommendations regarding the way we teach specific fundamentals.
4. Preparing every player on the team to be fully utilized. As we identify weaknesses we need to work hard to improve skill sets. To be successful as a team, both the player(s) and the coaches need to be confident of the player(s) abilities.
Head Coach (John Fansher)
The Head Coach will act as the field manager at practices and games. He will be responsible for:
1. overseeing the scheduling of practices, games and tournaments
2. effectively delegating responsibilities and holding others accountable.
3. establishing proper teaching techniques (with input from assistant coaches)
4. making personnel decisions (line-ups, batting order, substitution, etc)
5. managing game situations
a. defensive alignments
b. offensive and defensive plays and strategies
c. handling any and all umpire disputes
6. 3rd base coach and infielders coach during practices and games addressing player/ parental concerns before they become problems
7. all disciplinary matters (primarily for poor effort, and/or improper conduct by players or coaches)
8. developing an environment that promotes TEAM and enables players to improve at multiple positions
9. WINNNING (if your not interested in winning, you’re on the wrong team)
Head Assistant (Loren Temple)
In the absence of the Head Coach, the Head Assistant will assume his responsibilities. Otherwise, the Head Assistant will be responsible for:
1. coaching 1st base
a. taking signs from the Head Coach
b. being smart and aggressive with runners
c. teaching base running and sliding through the effective use of practice drills and simulations
2. calling pitches and managing the pitchers and catchers in game situations
a. establishing pitching rotations
b. calling pitches during games
c. monitoring pitch counts and arm conditions during games
d. teaching the mental aspect of pitching (working the count, reading the batter, owning the plate)
3. coaching the outfielders at practice
a. teaching outfield fundamentals through the effective use of practice drills and simulations
b. instructing players on use of cut-off man to prevent base runners from advancing
4. keeping players in the dugout focused and prepared for action
Bullpen Coach (Michael Fuller)
The Bullpen coach is responsible for:
1. overseeing all warm-up exercises and conditioning activities before practices and games (all players)
2. teaching pitching fundamentals through the effective use of practice drills and simulations.
3. establishing workout routines and expectations for pitchers
4. ensuring that all potential pitchers throw at practice, and during games as situations allow
5. teaching balk rules and practicing proper pick-off techniques
6. supervising pitching warm-ups and bullpen work with substitutes during games
7. teaching catching fundamentals through the effective use of practice drills and simulations (includes blocking, throwing out runners, pick-off moves, etc.)
Team Administrator / Scorekeeper (TBD)
The TA is responsible for assisting the Head Coach by performing administrative duties. This includes:
1. Assisting with the ordering, payment and distribution of uniforms
2. Distributing any team communications regarding travel, schedule changes, special events, rules, etc.
3. Assisting with accommodations and coordination of any tournament plans or team responsibilities.
4. Collecting birth certificates for all players.
5. Preparing tournament registration packets
6. Researching accommodations (restaurants, hotels, etc.)
Additional responsibilities include acting as the team’s Official Scorekeeper and coaching responsibilities as assigned.
Score Keeper responsibilities include:
1. Keeping score at games.
2. Communicating to the coaching staff what opposing batters did in previous at bats.
3. Providing statistics to the Head Coach on a weekly basis. Statistics will remain confidential and be used by the Head Coach as a management tool.
4. Tracking innings pitched, pitch count and pitching performance against teams we play multiple times.
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