As I look back on my experience within hitting and pitching lessons throughout my career, many things stick out to me. First, having a good, trusted coach that you go to outside of the coach you see everyday at your high school or tournament team is a huge advantage. It gives you a different look, and also gives you more focused drills and objectives for what you want as an athlete. This can be applied in every sport that offers one on one coaching. When I had my hitting coach in high school, things that I could not figure out in my high school practice I could figure out at my hitting lesson. Furthermore, it takes the power out of the parent’s hands with how you develop. In the infographic below, you can see how parents can affect sports in a negative way. Not that my parents did this, but this is prevalent and happening at a higher percentage these days. Wrapping these blogs up, all in all one on one coaching is something that can really help a young athlete develop into what kind of player that they want to be. There are obviously obstacles that I have previously mentioned in other posts, like scamming, or companies taking advantage of parents, but this can be negated with diligence and taking the time to seek out the right fit. One on one coaching personally got me to where I am today and I am grateful to have experienced it.
CoachUp.com (2015) Infographic: Being a good sports parent, ACTIVEkids. Active.com. Available at: https://www.activekids.com/parenting-and-family/articles/infographic-being-a-good-sports-parent (Accessed: February 14, 2023).
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