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Welcome to the Coaches' Corner, your resource center for coaching with the MVPB. This section is meant to provide access to information and tips for coaches, whether you are a veteran coach or you have just started coaching youth sports.

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The Basics

Current Season - Links to Teams, Schedules, and Standing for the current season
Information about our MVPB Divisions
Local Rules- This page includes local baseball rules.
Player Development Program (PDP) - The PDP program has been discontinued. Managers will only be able to freeze players for official coaches prior to draft
Manager Responsibilities - Outlines the responsibilities of the Manager position
MVPB Sponsorship - Information on how team sponsorship works and other sponsorship/donation opportunities
MVPB Medical Release - Please fill out and submit

Managers and Coaches Must Register Online

In addition to registering your player, if you want to manage or coach you must register yourself in the system. This is separate from the Background Check which also needs to be done. To register as a coach you may do so during your child's registration by selecting either manager or assistant coach from the volunteer tab during registration. If you forgot to do it during registration, simply log back into your account and click the volunteer tab and complete the information requested. Please follow these and if you still have issues contact the Registrar.

Background Checks

If you are going to interact with players on the field or at practice you need to get a yearly background check. For more details please email [email protected].

Concussion Training

All managers, coaches and team parents are required to finish the concussion training. You can find the link here.

Coaching Aids and Tips

Developmental Goals by Age- Outlines basic development goals from Shetland through Bronco
Developmental Drills to help with Goals - Provides drills for achieving development goals
First time coaching? Check out this free webinar titled I've Volunteered to Be a Youth Sport Coach, Now What?
Looking to brush up on your score keeping skills? Check out these video tutorials.
More to come...

How to be a good coach

Here are some suggestions. Some are common sense but others require a little work.

Be firm but fair when it comes to discipline.Demand promptness in yourself and your players.
Be positive when giving instruction or offering constructive advice.
Do NOT be overly concerned with your Win-Loss record. The success of your players' development is not dependent on your wins and losses.
Make the evaluation and opinion of your players yours, not a combination of other coaches, parents and outsiders. You have the first-hand knowledge of them so don't let popular opinion sway your thinking.
Learn to delegate responsibility to your assistants.
Communicate with your assistants.
Demand that your players hustle at all times.
Do not allow profanity.
Do not allow the throwing of equipment.
All coaches going to the coaching boxes should run, not walk. Set a good example.
All coaches should be in the game on every pitch. Be alert for all mistakes made on defense; i.e. positioning and mental errors. When a coach comes to realize that baseball is played one pitch at a time, an entire new world opens up for him and he becomes much more effective.
Use your voice during games. It is an asset and your players are used to hearing it. Don't become mute when the game begins.
Teach.

How to be a Scorekeeper