The single greatest factor in any problem, conflict, misunderstanding, or mistake is communication – lack of, not enough, poor – communication is always at the center.

Today we bring into our conversation the issue of communication as it relates to coaches and coaching. What you say... How you say it... Why you say it... When you say it...

COMMUNICATION is the number one skill we need to constantly be developing.

This conversation kind of went in several directions, but all with similar themes.

How does your body language affect your teammates?

What is the perfect sport? What criteria would you consider to determine what makes the perfect sport?

Pat and Chris share their (admittedly not unbiased) opinions on what makes the perfect sport, giving credence to several different sports in this episode.

Our conversation topic today was provided by a listener: What do we think about the Savannah Bananas?

We open Season 10 with a conversation about being cocky... or is it confidence? Is swagger the same thing? As always, we hope to spark some interesting and useful thought to help us all get better in how we relate to our players and coach our teams.

We hope you will subscribe, follow, share, and participate with us for a new season of The Coaching Life!

We go back and revisit our original mission for starting the podcast and compare it to where we are today and some of the new things we are currently involved with. We are excited to help create (or revive) a new opportunity for young people in our community to play summer ball. In this episode, we talk about how it is coming to fruition.

We are discussing a topic that was requested by a listener of the podcast, which is one of our favorite ways to get content. Let us know what you want us to have a conversation about in a future episode!

It's time to get caught up and back into the flow of podcasting. Consider this episode a warmup for Season 10.

We just want to let you know that we are still here and still podcasting! We have a lot to talk about from this past spring and a lot to look forward to in the next season of The Coaching Life Podcast.

We are over a week into the High School baseball season and we reflect on our experiences and lessons learned so far this season.