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Coaches: Five Tips for Team-Building
9/1/2009

By David Jacobson
Positive Coaching Alliance


Players who feel connected to each other are more willing to sacrifice for their teammates and the overall betterment of the team

Text Box:    In addition to these tips, you can watch a youth softball coach explain to her team the value of being responsible for a “buddy” during practice and how each one brings the other up after a missed throw, or praises them after a great at-bat.       The difference between a team of individuals playing for themselves and a team of cohesive members working towards the same goal in unison is a world’s difference in the locker room, on the field, and on the scoreboard.  

Responsible Sports and youth sports expert, Positive Coaching Alliance, share five tips for team building that can help you achieve the goal of having your team as one cohesive group.  This article focuses on team-building actives on and off the field as, coaching beyond the x’s and o’s and more.

  • Coaching beyond the X’s and O’s to create, recognize and capitalize upon teachable moments
  • Drills that ncompass “getting to know each other” components
  • Structured competitions to teach players about other positions in softball they may not fully understand, and thus, appreciate the difficulty
  • And more!


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