Covey Sports Coaches Corner

If you have been here a while, you know that we are passionate about the impact that coaches can have. We believe coaches matter greatly.   And with the growth of youth sports in America the importance of high-...

Ever watch a game and notice a player that isn’t blatantly having a poor attitude, but something just seems a LITTLE bit off? We all notice the big body language “fouls,” but as coaches we need to watch for the...

Ever watch a softball or baseball practice that looked unorganized? Or perhaps you wish you could feel a little more organized for yourself. Sometimes a couple pieces of baseball or softball practice equipment is all you need for taking your  practice from ...

I recently attended a high school baseball game to watch someone close to me play. What I witnessed both during and after this game reminded me how what we do as coaches, from one interaction to the next, matte...

As coaches, we need a certain number of products to run an effective practice. The Bownet net options can definitely help you this season…just like it helped me! Just head to a travel baseball or softball tournament and you will see them (or th...

My first year as a head girls softball coach I thought it was my duty to yell at my players when they made a mistake, didn’t play up to their potential, etc.  I was not a “monster,” but I definitely handled som...

If you have been coaching for any length of time, you are well aware of the challenges. Motivating a team to play at their best can be fun, frustrating, exhilarating, and exhausting all wrapped into one. You ca...

If you coach baseball or softball, it’s a good chance you are volunteering your time. Or at least very close to volunteering.  Every once in a while, I receive a notification from a subscriber that falls outside the “norm” of the typical coach, player, or pa...

We all know the benefits of playing youth sports. Or do we? Somewhere in the past 15 years the lines have been distorted regarding what these “benefits” exactly are. I once had a player tell me that they did not want to participate in our off-season activiti...

I recently heard a sermon based on Genesis 26.  In this passage, Isaac went and dug up water wells to help his family get through a famin...