The parent-coach
If you're also on the bench.
Coaching your kid's team is its own job. Most clinics don't cover the part where it's also your kid. The lineup at midnight. The walk to the dugout. The drive home, knowing they're not getting the truth from anyone else either.
We built this site partly because nobody was writing for the parent-coach honestly. The reads below are aimed at you specifically. The rest of the site is here too. Welcome.
If you only read three
The cornerstone pieces.
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Coaching your own kid in front of the team
I made the lineup at midnight. My wife asked why I was crying in the kitchen. Five seasons later, I think I finally have it figured out. Sort of.
Read it →
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Three drives. One relationship.
Why what happens in the car matters more than what happens on the field. The framework, anchored in a t-ball moment.
Read it →
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Why we exist. Three things youth sports is for.
Have fun. Learn the rules and how to be a good teammate. Want to come back next year. Everything on this site exists to help with one of the three. The fourth, hidden challenge: doing all of this while coaching your own kid.
Read it →
For practice this week
Drills you can actually run.
The drills library is built for parent-coaches. Each one has setup, the coaching cue, the most common mistake, and the variation for younger kids. Filter by sport, by age, by what you're trying to fix.
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Baseball · 8–10
Target bucket throw -
Lacrosse · 11–12
Ground ball scoop battles -
Baseball · 5–7
Tee, belly-button contact point
The decisions
Should I coach this team?
The Friday Letter
The parent-coach pieces, first
One short read every Friday from the editorial desk. Parent-coach pieces are flagged at the top so you can read those first.
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