- Oct 10, 2018
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This might sound a little weird, but I think most players/kids in general respond to "loving criticism". They can handle and even respond to criticism when they know it is coming with their best interest in mind. Yelling, attacking, berating, and threatening is not from that place and the player responds out of fear instead of wanting to do and get better.
YES! My DD's coach would sit on a bucket in the dugout while the girls were batting and say with a laugh "Was that your pitch?" when the girls swing at something over their head or reach really far for super outside pitch. She does it in such a nice way everyone laughs it off but the point was made. But she was tough as nails with us parents - if anyone gets too heated she won't hesitate to tell them to zip it or go to their car.