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Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}Tonight I had a very interestingdiscussion with one of my students. She was my last lesson of the night and wehad a little time to chat before her mom came back to pick her up. We spoke ofmany things, but then we got into the idea of players being willing to changewhat they're doing to get better. I then mentioned that my teaching hadchanged somewhat since the days when my sons had played baseball. Thats whenJenna asked an interesting question: If you found better mechanics than whatyou're currently doing, would you make your students change? I paused for onlya moment and then said yes. She seemed a little surprised at first, but then Iasked her "If I discovered something that could add five mph to yourpitches wouldn't you want me to share that with you, even if it'sdifferent?" It didn't take her long to nod her head yes. This is somethingcoaches need to be willing to do give up what they believe when somethingbetter comes along. That might seem self-evident but it's really not.Certainly anyone who hangs aroundthe forum long enough sees posters who like to defend an indefensible position,or will split hairs on a technique in an attempt to prove they're right. Yetit's not about being right; it's about finding the best way to do (or teach) aparticular skill. Changing what you're teaching doesn't necessarily mean youwere teaching the skill incorrectly before. It just means you didn't have asmuch information then as you do now. Former UCLA coach Sue Enquist is famousfor many things, but one of my favorites is her answer to a coaching clinicattendee who was not happy that she was contradicting what he had learned fromone of her old tapes with the information she was presenting at the clinic.When the coach asked her why she was changing, she replied "Because Ididn't know then what I know now" or words to that effect.It's not easy to decide to changewhat you're teaching. Some worry that their credibility will be questioned after all, if you changed once you might change again. Yet parents and playersshould appreciate the fact that you are constantly working to improve your ownknowledge in order to make your players the best you can be. Here's a good ruleof thumb: if you ever think you finally know THE way to teach hitting,pitching, throwing or any other skill, it's probably time for you to do somesoul searching. Because that knowledge level doesn't exist. If there was onlyONE way that worked, everyone would be doing it that way. Again, a look aroundthe Discuss Fastpitch Forum showsthat's not the case.Do the best you can with theinformation you have, but always be on the lookout for something better. Sure,it can be painful to admit you didn't know it all, and that you don't now. Butin the long run you, your players and everyone else around you will be thebetter for it.Anyway, that's the way I see it.
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