Author: League Time
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Everything Coaches Need to Know About Youth Basebacall Pitch Count Rules
Young pitchers get hurt when nobody’s counting. Not because coaches don’t care, but because of the fact that many youth baseball pitch count rules are hidden in the rules books that nobody reads during the season. You are managing rosters, schedules, fielding parent emails, etc. All of that somewhere, you are supposed to keep track…
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Youth Sports Coach Onboarding
You are closing registration, have the field permit, and a list of kids who are ready to play. However, there is one problem, you don’t have a coaching staff. This can be a stressful situation. But, don’t rush to fill in this position without conducting proper vetting. Youth sports coach onboarding is not a process…
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How to Design an Unbiased and Transparent Youth Team Drafting Process
Drafting players to youth teams shouldn’t be a complicated process. Every season, the same complaints are raised by commissioners and player registrars: coaches favored certain kids, the evaluation was biased, there was a conflict of interest, etc., and it wasn’t discovered until after rosters were made public. It is a real thing that is frustrating.…
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5 Ways to Reduce Administrative Burnout for Youth League Volunteers
You signed up to help kids play sports. You didn’t sign up to be hooked up with all those emails, schedules and roster issues at 11 p.m. on Tuesday. Yet here you are. You are a league commissioner, board member, or league secretary, and you are well aware of the responsibility placed on your shoulders…
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How to Start a Youth Sports League Without Losing Your Mind
You had the idea. Maybe it was a conversation with another parent at a park, or a gap you noticed in your community, kids with energy and nowhere to channel it. So you decided to start a youth sports league. Now you’re staring at a blank notebook wondering where on earth to begin. This happens…
