In addition to the traditional baseball coaching duties, I would agree that things like fundraising, field maintenance, and motivation are certainly part of coaching high school baseball.

 

However, I think having to explain baseball things to the parents like why a player is or is not playing just isn't part of the job. It's human nature for parents and players to second guess their coaches. Feel free to do that amongst yourselves. But when mom and dad constantly belittle the coach, it will eventually affect the player listening to this. And they may bring this attitude back to the rest of the team.

 

Frankly, I know very little about the Ludlow program or the new coach. But by most accounts, he seems to know his baseball. He can probably teach those kids a thing or two. It will likely be a futile effort to teach the critics anything.:argue:

 

:thumb: Good post

There are those that are going to second guess every move Coach Bieger makes. But think about this. How would you like it if you took over a new job and had nothing to do with the schedule, and find out you have no games scheduled during spring break? How can someone not schedule games during spring break. That makes absolutely no sense to me.

I guarantee you it is not the coach who is being belittled.

 

 

Oh, how I wish you would PM me more info.:sssh:

Any word yet on who will coachng the Panthers in the 2009 season? Have there been any names mentioned as possible successors to Bob Bieger? Surely to God they won't take as long as they did last year to fill this position. Last years season from what many that I talk to down in Ludlow say that last year was a debacle that they could have avoided had they just hired someone earlier then they did. Ludlow has always fielded very competitive baseball teams and they need some stability in that program once again.

It looks like they are already in a similar situation, since the scheduling for 2009 is basically over throughout the state.

It looks like they are already in a similar situation, since the scheduling for 2009 is basically over throughout the state.

 

Wow! Is that right? Didn't realize that.