LBSA Coach
Resource Center
Prospective Livingston Baseball & Softball Coaches can register here through our on-line application and find educational materials to become a successful coach in our league. It's the LBSA Way!
Please read this information carefully. All persons who interact with our children at practice and during games, are required to know our policies and follow these steps:
The Registration "For Coaches" is not currently available.
For the health and safety of our children, we ask you a few simple questions about coaching, and conduct a criminal background check on all coaches.
The Registration "For Coaches" is not currently available.
USA Baseball Training Modules
• The Confident Baseball Coach
• Coaching Philosophy and Approach
• Managing Players
• Coaching the Basics of Hitting
• Coaching the Fundamentals of Infield
• Coaching the Fundamentals of Outfield
• Introduction to Pitch Smart, Understanding Arm Care, Guidelines, and Resources
Forward your Certificates of Completion to: r.smith.lbsa@gmail.com
USA Baseball's Mobile Coaching App is here and it's free with member registration!
For the health and safety of our children, we ask you a few simple questions about coaching.
The Registration "For Coaches" is not currently available.
USA Softball ACE Training Course
The ACE (Aspire, Challenge, Encourage) Coaching Program is a coaching education program, developed and designed to provide softball coaches of all levels – from beginning coaches to experienced veterans – an opportunity to be educated as a coach with a national softball organization.
Please contact our Softball Administrator, Mike Benzel for more information about signing into your USA Softball account:
gmbenzel@gmail.com
Required Courses for Cal Ripkin and Babe Ruth Coaches taking teams to State Tournament: Coaching Youth Baseball (Level I) Optional Course: Coaching Advanced Baseball (Level II)
With the help of the Positive Coaching Alliance, the Livingston Baseball & Softball Association has fueled a social epidemic of positive coaching in Livingston.
The Positive Coaching Mental Model comprises three principles. We are:
Focusing on mastery of skill, rather than on scoreboard results, decreases anxiety and gives youth athletes a sense of control over the outcome. Positive Coaches recognize that mistakes are an inevitable part of sports and cultivate effort rather than concern about outcome, fostering an environment in which players don't fear making mistakes.
Positive Coaches frequently give truthful, specific praise, laying the groundwork for "teachable moments," when players will be receptive to specific, constructive criticism.
Positive Coaches train their athletes to respect Rules, Opponents, Officials, Teammates, and Self (R.O.O.T.S.)
A positive approach gets the most from youth athletes, which is what coaches, parents and the athletes themselves want. Staying positive also helps youth get the most out of sports.
One of the essential functions of coaches and team managers is to manage team communications with players and their families. If you are a coach or team manager, the LBSA has created a Team Management Guide for Coaches and Team Managers to help you use our website and mobile app to efficiently and effectively communicate and manage your teams.
Keep connected to your team. Quickly check schedules and team updates, plus message other members on your team and receive heads-up from athletes about practice. Enjoy unlimited access to scores & stats, photo/video sharing, and more.
Easily add and edit athlete info, manage schedules, and message team members
Messaging Your Team in TeamCenter
Send a message to an individual member, selected members, or the entire team directly from TeamCenter or from the SportsEngine mobile app
Basic Team Management
Perform basic tasks using the Team Page Team Management functionality
Add Contacts to Receive Team Messages
Add additional email addresses to a non-member's profile in order to be able to include all athletes in team communications
Manage RSVPs for each athlete within your team’s TeamCenter or within the SportsEngine mobile app
Sending RSVPs for Existing Games or Events
Do you import your game schedules from a third-party scheduler or create them manually on your team page? This article explains how to add RSVPs to those games and events after they are imported.
Review help articles about how coaches interact with TeamCenter and the SportsEngine mobile app
Bookmark your Website to the Home Screen of your Mobile Device
Access your website with a single tap from your mobile device's home screen.