Scituate Little League: Coaches' Corner
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Little League International Offers Free Coaches Resource
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Little League International has developed a free on-line coaching resource that Little League managers and coaches can turn to for reference, education, or to stay current with the latest drills and coaching techniques.The Little League Coach Resource Center (www.LittleLeagueCoach.org) is a free service created by Little League International in cooperation with Cramer Digital Marketing and Event Solutions in Norwood, Mass. The website includes interactive videos and related written content to help support Little League managers and coaches enter the 2008 season current, confident and prepared.
Unlike training programs offered or mandated by some other youth sports organizations, the Little League Coach Resource Center (www.LittleLeagueCoach.org) is completely free of charge. To obtain your authorization code, please contact your league coordinator.
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POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE TWO MINUTE DRILL - JUNE 2009
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monthly tips from Positive Coaching Alliance |
| Targeted Symbolic Rewards |
| As Double-Goal Coaches we like to see our players excel for internal reasons rather than simply to gain external rewards. Targeted Symbolic Rewards can be a powerful tool for recognizing a player’s achievements, without undermining internal motivation. |
| To start, make the reward truly symbolic, something not valuable in its own right – a sticker for example. The recognition, not the reward, must command center stage. Kids will do anything for a sticker, and at some point coaches stop the practice of handing them out for fear that it’s too juvenile. However, we see that even college football players are very proud to get stickers on their helmets! |
| Second, be sure to target your rewards to behaviors that you want to see more of. Not everyone has the talent to make big plays, but everyone can increase his effort. If players regularly get rewards for hustling, you will see more hustling, guaranteed. |
| adapted from The Double-Goal Coach by Jim Thompson |
