12/19/2024
Coach B here! Elevate Fastpitch 12u has had such a great run this year. We are so excited to add a couple more players to our roster. Want to join the fun? Email us at [email protected] to schedule a private tryout! 2012’s only please, looking especially for an A level catcher! 🎉
When reflecting on this very first year of the organization, here are some notes about coaching, youth, and things in between 💜
-There is no amount of love, support, and skill you can show as a coach that will lead to retention of 100% of your athletes. Every family has a unique situation- with intricate pieces the coaches will never know about. They also have previous experiences, opinions, and goals for their child that are personal! And that’s ok 🙌🏽 Coaches, never beat yourself up over this!
-Children truly are special gems, gifts to this world. They are so vulnerable, moldable, innocent, kind, eager…. and us as adults have to view them in this way in order to actively protect them from the unintentional damage we can cause by dragging them into messes. In my short time coaching travel ball, 95% of team longevity issues are due to drama, immaturity, and miscommunications by the ADULTS. We have to be better…. for our children’s sakes. When I was growing up playing travel ball, I played for 2 organizations my ENTIRE CAREER! Age 12 to age 19- two organizations… never drama… never half the team quitting in a season… never spewing venom at each other on Facebook…. Never.
-Although travel ball and coaching in general has its fair share of not so easy components, to show up to practice and see these precious girls every week… it’s absolutely priceless. When you have a good group, they’re all you think about. When you have a good group, all of the pain from previous coaching experiences melts away. When you have a good group, all you want is to sacrifice everything just to see them smiling and growing. Coaching is such a tough job, but the right group always makes it worth it.
A huge thank you to every coach, player, parent, donor, sponsor, prayer partner, etc. that has helped us flourish over our first year. The journey is just beginning! 💜
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others as more significant than yourselves.” Phil 2:3