CCSA Coaching 101. Defining Responsibility Coaching Philosophy If your team have fun, they’ll come Invest in people, not softball. However they did

CCSA Coaching 101

Defining Responsibility

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Coaching Philosophy

• If your team have fun, they’ll come• Invest in people, not softball. However they

did sign up for softball, so don’t undermine the sport itself

• Competition and wanting to do well on the field is not wrong

• Belonging before Believing

Coaching Characteristics

1. Believing– Players respond to you having faith in them– Help and guide– Encourage and cheer for– Understand and care for the individual needs for

your team


2. Character– Humility– Self Controlled– Always see the positives– Always look for teaching moments


3. Knowledgeable– Good coach have an ability to break down the

game– Fun & Fellowship is not an excuse for us not to be

prepared– Make practices fun and challenging


4. Visionary– Set direction for team– Set and keep expectations


5. Good Communicator– Constantly look for opportunities to talk to your

team– We are using the game of softball to develop

these channels of communication, so we can begin to speak into our players’ lives

Coaching Pitfalls

1. We equate success with winning, failure with losing

2. We let our emotions get the best of us3. We expect all our players to be able to

master skills taught4. We are often afraid to have difficult

conversations

Coaching Pitfalls

5. You try to treat everyone the same6. We always have to be right7. We expect our governors to take care of all

spiritual related matters8. We feel we need to do everything

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CCSA Coaching 101. Defining Responsibility Coaching Philosophy If your team have fun, they’ll come Invest in people, not softball. However they did