| The
Coach Thinks in Terms of Results |
| June
14, 2007 -- Issue 15 |
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| Better
Fields for Better Play |
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Now here's a high
school coach who has it down. When it's time for practice to
start, his players are in the dugout, cleats on, and ready to go.
He works them
hard. Sets up multiple stations for hitters, fielders, and runners...
works them for two and half hours.
But he doesn't
do anything to prep the field before practice starts.
Why? Because
he ends practice with prep work so thorough and disciplined that he
can start the next practice without being concerned about playing
field conditions.
The pitchers rake,
wet, and pack the foot holes on the mound. The cathers rake,
wet, and pack the batter boxes and the catcher's area. Outfielders
drag the field with a mat drag. Infielders use plastic rakes
to rake out all loose dirt along the infield grass edge. All
garbage is picked up. All tools are put away. All baseball
equipment is put away.
Every player knows
what he is supposed to do when practice ends. They work together.
They might horseplay a bit, but it gets done quick. And it gets done
right.
And a couple times
a week a few players use their 6th period free time to help mow the
infield and the outfield with a riding mower.
But, practice
time is just that - intense practice time.
This coach thinks
in terms of results.
And the result
he is pursuing is championship baseball and players of character.
The baseball program is helping young men develop lifelong habits
for success.
Proper field maintenance
can be a significant part of the result we are all hoping for - productive,
responsible young men and women in America.
And they get to
play a game in the process too.
Yours for better
play more often,
J.
Reiner
Jim Reiner
Publisher, Editor, & Groundskeeper
The Ultimate
Baseball Field Renovation Guide
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