Unintentional Teaches from the MLB

What do you do when your 9 y.o. pitching ace can't spot his throws, or when your 13 y.o. center fielder fails to climb the fence to save the game? How do you handle the base-running blunders, the poor swings at the pitch, the mental miscues? How do you react to all the other little events that make each game your team plays less than perfect?

Take a lesson from the pros ...because they make the same mistakes, and worse!

Of course, pro ballplayers also do the remarkable and extraordinary - feats of athletic accomplishment that we should never expect our players to match. Are those beyond our ability, or are there also things to be learned from the exceptional? Yes, to all the above.

But how do we go about the process of learning, and how do we share those unintentional teaches with our team. By seeing and learning from the same games ...during the one time all season long when all eyes are on glued to the same plays ...during the playoffs and World Series. And that's where the best lessons are learned ...when the pressure is on, when mistakes are amplified, when blunders make for great armchair coaching.

 

 

Now, WebBall has put together a special report on these unintentional teaches from the 2009 Champsionships.

 

WebBall head coach Richard Todd watches pro ball games like most coaches, but he definitely sees things differently. And that's the fun of this report ...it puts together unexpected observations and unusual plays, and explains how those lessons apply to the youth game from tee-ball to varsity.

This special report is not a game recap, it's not blow by blow or inning by inning. Better than that, it's a post-game blog that comments on the unusual, and the exceptional ...when pro ballplayers are at their best, and worst ...the good, the bad, and the Utley. For all to relive and from all to learn. First published as a post-game blog, the "teaches" have been recompiled and edited into a permanent teaching tool for every coach, parent, and fan. It is both a celebration of the best, and a lesson (or several) from the worst.