FREE AGENT BASEBALL TEAM COACHES
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14U AAA team Manager - Matt Brister
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12U AA team Manager - Matt Williams
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11U AAA team Manager - David Hyde
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11U AA team Manager - Clay Franks
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10U AA team Manager - Charlie Phillips
How You Can Support Your Player's Success
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Be positive with your athlete. Let them know you are proud they are part of the team. Focus on the benefits of teamwork and personal discipline.
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Encourage your athlete to follow all training rules. Help the coaches build a commitment to the team.
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Allow your athlete to perform and progress at a level consistent with his ability. Athletes mature at different ages; some are more gifted than others.
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Always support the coaching staff when controversial decisions are made. The coaches need your backing to keep good morale on the team.
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Insist on positive behavior in school and a high level of performance in the classroom. Numerous studies indicate extracurricular involvement helps enhance academic performance.
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Stay calm in injury situations. Parents can help minimize the trauma by being in control and offering comfort. Allow the school medical staff to perform their assessment of your son’s injury. No parent is allowed on the field unless the training staff requests it.
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Cheer for our team and players. Opponents and umpires deserve respect. Realize that high school players will make mistakes. Your support is needed during tough times.
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Promote having fun and being a team player. Very few high school athletes receive athletic scholarships. Concentrate on what is best for the team. Preoccupation with statistics can be very distracting.
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An athlete’s self-confidence and self-image will be improved by support at home. Comparison to others is discouraged. Encourage the athlete to do their best regardless of family or friends who may have been outstanding players.
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Winning is fun, but building positive team values is most important. The concept of working together to perform a task will have lasting benefits. Winning takes place when all the little things are done correctly.
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Athletes must attend all practices, games and team events. Stress the necessity to make a commitment to the team.
Expectations
Player Expectations
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Will attend all practices and games unless the reason for the absence is out of the player or guardian’s control.
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Will be a supportive teammate and encourage those around them.
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Will respect the game and the umpires that call it. You will not confront umpires, opposing players, coaches, or spectators.
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Represent themselves and their organization properly whether on the field or off. Helmet throwing, equipment throwing, poor body language and/ or temper tantrums will not be tolerated and may result in loss of playtime.
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Players will leave the dugouts and field in better conditions when they arrive by throwing away all garbage.
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Players are not allowed to eat in the dugout.
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Hustle 100% of the time. We will out-hustle and out-work our opponents.
Parent/Guardian Expectations
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Will respect the game and the umpires that call it. No harassing the umpires over a bad call.
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Provide encouragement to ALL our players by cheering everyone on.
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Allow the coaches to coach the game, no sideline coaching.
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Promote and encourage fun, hard work and positive attitudes by setting the example.
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Parents do not come to the dugout to talk players during the game.
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Support the coaching staff when controversial decisions are made.
Coaches Expectations
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Always have the players safety in mind.
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Be fair.
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Develop the player's fundamentals.
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Develop and implement a plan to put the players in a position to be successful.
