I was so fortunate to grow up in a house with a family that loved sports and to have a father who was a life long coach… My father coached …

While I was coaching at Clemson from 1994-2015, I had been asked a few times to be on the USA Baseball coaching staff.  I turned each one of them down …

When taking a coaching job, you must expect and be prepared for challenges… When I graduated from college at the University of Maine in December of 1976, I was chasing …

Every coach is always searching for ways to evaluate, motivate, challenge, and label their players and team… Terms like mentally tough, physically tough, competitive, aggressive, and coachable are just a …

Even the best of plans can get blown out of the water quickly! When they do, you have two choices… Panic and fold or Make The Adjustment… MTA!!! All strong …

Coaching baseball (and coaching in general) is a very results-oriented job. Coaches are evaluated to some extent on very objective results… winning and losing. With that in mind, excuses and …

When talking about winning or losing, being good or great, getting a hit or making an out, making the pitch or missing your spot, or being safe or out… The difference …

There’s no substitute for a good plan. A lot of your athletes… get up in the morning, shove a pop tart down their throat, run out the door un-showered, scramble …

When referring to my athletes, I often talked about their coach-ability, attitude, work ethic, and whether they were low or high maintenance. A low maintenance athlete was one that…accepted coaching …

A long time ago when I first started playing sports, I realized being successful and respected by your coaches and teammates required a high measure of mental and physical toughness. …