Our mission to repeat as defending conference champions is realistic. We must stay healthy, focused, competitive, and stay together to finish the last round of conference as champions. Feedback W hat we love to do is teach the game and compete. Teaching how to field and hit is the easy part. The most difficult tasks surround coordinating the efforts of 12-15 players and putting out the little brush fires that seem to spark up at the worst times.
W e are aware that communication is key to the success of every team.
The transfer and flow of information up and down the ladder is critical. We must teach them how to create avenues of effective communication that ultimately build the team personality. We have teamwork sessions that comprise of team building strategies, such as, small group discussion of both positive and negative concerns, tinker toy production, Big Bear cabin trips that create an atmosphere that allows us to express ourselves. How do we give feedback to each other - coach to coach, coach to player, player to coach and player to player are difficult issues that have to be addressed in order for the team to be successful. I t is vital to define roles and foster leadership development over the course of the season.