Wow! The difference between Junior Acme and Acme talent level is night and day. Due to the mysterious events that led me to be their head coach, I only was able to have one practice before our first game. Luckily at least, the Junior Acme team started the season sooner so I was able to be their head coach from the third game on. I was pretty nervous for the first game since this is more or less the actual Varsity roster come spring time and here I am coaching it all by myself! Thankfully, everyone was relaxed during practice and even cracked some jokes all while still knowing I was in charge. This continued on during our first game together and we actually won it by a score of 13-3. Now, before this game the umpires and the opposing coach both were talking to me and were surprised that I was in charge of a team that I played for just three seasons ago.
Flash forward a few weeks and we have a very solid record of 8-2. Multiple times after a practice or a game, I have had players ask me to stay after and work on hitting with them in hopes of learning something extra or to continue to get better. While this team had talent, some players did not always give the most effort and had a few sour apples. My goal is to help motivate these few players into wanting to turn it around and dedicate themselves to become the best person they can be both on and off the field.
Flash forward a few weeks and we have a very solid record of 8-2. Multiple times after a practice or a game, I have had players ask me to stay after and work on hitting with them in hopes of learning something extra or to continue to get better. While this team had talent, some players did not always give the most effort and had a few sour apples. My goal is to help motivate these few players into wanting to turn it around and dedicate themselves to become the best person they can be both on and off the field.
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