First Game of the Year, Coaches Seem Clueless.......

[cyclonehokiece]

HS JV game today, one team is clearly better than the other. The one that is not, the coach has no clue on the rules of HS. Tries to tell me a head first slide is illegal. I tell him no, perfectly legal if done right, his response was "at home plate" mine was a yes. He starts to question safety, and I telll him to contact the state office or Indianapolis if he has a problem. Ugh, I hope they start to learn the basic ruels of baseball.

[mstaylor]

I just tell them no, that's a LL 60 ft rule.

[Rich Ives]

HS JV game today, one team is clearly better than the other. The one that is not, the coach has no clue on the rules of HS. Tries to tell me a head first slide is illegal. I tell him no, perfectly legal if done right, his response was "at home plate" mine was a yes. He starts to question safety, and I telll him to contact the state office or Indianapolis if he has a problem. Ugh, I hope they start to learn the basic ruels of baseball.

There are enough rules difference to warrant a sefveral hundred page book outlining them. Some rules do prohibit head first slides. ANd that doesn't even begin to cover the silly local rules many youth leagues invent. It's not always a simple as you think.

[cyclonehokiece]

Rich, I understand that, but I would think that all head coaches of high school would know what a legal slide was so he could teach it.

[semper_fi_72]

Rick, I understand that, but I would think that all head coaches of high school would know what a legal slide was so he could teach it.

That depends on your School District/State etc etc.

Some places JV coaches are working for little or nothing and just learning HS ball themselves with the hopes of moving up some day.

[mstaylor]

Many times JV and middle school coaches are inexperienced or even dads. They have coached in the summer leagues and haven't figured out it doesn't translate.

[Nazrat]

In Texas, many of the JV baseball coaches are actually football assistants who have to work baseball as part of their contract. Those are always fun games to umpire.

[sdix00]

In Texas, many of the JV baseball coaches are actually football assistants who have to work baseball as part of their contract. Those are always fun games to umpire.

"Come on ref, that ball is fair! He had one foot in bounds when he touched it!"

[Welpe]

In Texas, many of the JV baseball coaches are actually football assistants who have to work baseball as part of their contract. Those are always fun games to umpire.

It's the same way in middle school and freshman basketball around here. Makes for some really interesting conversations sometimes heh.

[Cajuncubsfan]

JV around here is very laid back. The coaches are just trying to weed out the bad eggs for Varsity. Last week I told the coachs that I had a big strike zone for JV because I don't want to have a walkfest. They both said "Good my pitcher can't pitch". My strike zone really wasn't much different but they will go back to the dugout and tell there batters to swing the bat. LOL :-)

JV coachs are football coachs here as well.

[cyclonehokiece]

Yeah, I am starting to figure out that the coaches around here for JV fall in one of two camps:

1) Old ballplayer for that school who is now a teacher (these guys have some clue about what is going on)

2) Random teacher/community member (usually lacking much knowledge of basic rules)

[cnelsoGA1]

I've done a couple of JV games at 5AAAAA schools, and you would be surprised at some of those coaches as well. The kids are incredibly talented, very, VERY good baseball. The coaches, on the other hand, know less about baseball than the entire Yankees organization (ZING!).