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Excited Coaches equal Excited Players
By Tom Oldham
Former AAA Pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
Private Instructor  Youth baseball is an interesting level of development for not only young pitchers, but young players in general. Many times in youth program, the coaches are unpaid and their work is volunteer based. Because of this setup, at times their motivation is lacking and is apparent by the effort that they put forth on the field with the players. However, we must realize that the important aspect of our time is making these young ...
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