A baseball coach, teacher, and father writing about life and the game of baseball.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Coaching
As some of you may know, I am the head coach of the Newell-Fonda Mustang high school baseball program. This is my first year as a head coach. We are halfway through the season, and it has been a year filled with challenges and also success. While our record is not fantastic, I believe our team is. My assistant coach and I have been telling our players all spring that if they make the routine plays, stay positive, and never stop believing they are out of a game, that victories would start to happen. On Saturday, June 11th, we won the AR-WE-VA baseball tournament in Westside, IA. It was a great day for our players and us coaches. The boys played hard and proud and believed in each other. We even fell behind in both games and fought back. It's so fulfilling to see your players succeed and hold their heads high when you've been telling them all along that they had that ability inside. I am so proud of my players. I am looking forward to a great second half of the season. Go Mustangs!