Program Director @ DNA Academy & DNA Travel Baseball/Softball | President, Shaker Youth Baseball League | Developing players & character, building community.
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Andy Pohl retweeted
Middle America families stuck in the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time that is travel baseball.
Baseball needs Legion Ball played at high school fields in t-shirts and gray pants more than ever right now.
Sandlot it ain't.
Youth sports now $40 B industry:
"Teenagers on travel teams are rolling into weekend tournaments wearing a few thousand dollars of apparel, equipment & swag. Avg family spending on baseball increased nearly 70% between 2019 and 2024."
wsj.com/business/retail/dick…
Andy Pohl retweeted
Why Coaching Is Harder Than People Think (A Holiday Reminder)…
Because coaching isn’t just about plays, drills, or game nights.
It’s about people.
It’s about walking into practice every day and managing emotions you didn’t create but are responsible for.
Your own.
Your players.
Your assistants.
Parents.
Administrators.
Fans.
It’s about teaching kids who are all at different stages.
Different maturity levels.
Different confidence levels.
Different home situations.
And somehow holding them to the same standards while still meeting them where they are.
It’s about decisions that look simple from the stands but feel heavy from the sideline.
Who plays.
When.
Why.
How you communicate it.
And how that decision might land on a 16-year-old who ties their identity to minutes.
It’s about losing sleep over kids who won’t buy in.
Over conversations you need to have.
Over mistakes you replay in your head long after everyone else moved on.
It’s about being judged by people who see the outcome, not the process.
The scoreboard, not the hours.
The result, not the relationships.
And yet, you show up again.
You plan. You teach. You model. You care.
As the season slows and the holidays arrive, this is the reminder:
What you do matters.
Even when it goes unseen.
Even when it feels heavy.
Even when it’s hard.
Coaching is about influence. And influence lasts longer than any season.
That’s why coaching is harder than people think. And also why it matters so much.
As the year winds down, I hope you find a little rest, a little perspective, and a lot of pride in the work you’re doing.
🎄Happy Holidays, Coach.
Andy Pohl retweeted
So excited to be back home‼️Can’t wait to get going‼️
COACHING STAFF UPDATE:
@TorreyRoper🤝@KingJames
Returning Home
Welcome back the 2021 OCCAC POTY Torrey Roper! Torrey went on to have a successful career at D2 IUP hitting .304 in 299 ABs and also coached with us '23/'24 and spent '24/'25 coaching @ D1 Mercyhurst
Andy Pohl retweeted
"Your role is not who you are, and it's not what you are capable of.
It's what your team needs you to do to win.
It's not a limitation."
A good teammate will never be defined by their role.
A good teammate will be defined by their willingness to excel in that role.
Andy Pohl retweeted
Discipline is faster, stronger, safer, and more reliable.
Discipline — it turns out — is the shortcut.
Andy Pohl retweeted
You don't get immediate results. There is no drive thru window to getting better. There is no shortcut or lifehack.
You show up. You commit to the process. You do the work. You get better.
Repeat daily.
🪵🪓
Andy Pohl retweeted
Immature Athletes:
*Work hard when they want
*Take everything personally
*Don’t respond well to adversity
*Know everything
*Are too good to do the little things
*Blame others (officials, teammates, opponents, coaches)
Mature Athletes:
*Are consistent in their effort
*Embrace being coached
*Care about their teammates
*Look in the mirror first
*Know their role
*See the big picture
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OFFICIAL RELEASE
The Badlands Big Sticks are proud to announce your 2024 coaching staff!
Read more: northwoodsleague.com/badland…
Andy Pohl retweeted
In 2016 when I decided not to endorse Donald Trump, I knew I'd pay a political price with the GOP, but it was the right thing to do for America. Sometimes in life you have to make the hard choices and stand on principle.
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#uncommitted JUCO Sophomore OF
Sawyer Bryner @BrynerSawyer
Oppo HR on slider today below, as well as BP swings
+ pop to opposite field, GREAT kid, from Alaska, looking for West Coast options but open to anything!
6.9 60
84 OF Velo
@FlatgroundBats @BUncommitted @BSCBaseballOH
Bobcats bounce back in game 2 and defeat Lake Region in a 9 inning game.
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Lake Region-1
Tyler Staub @Tstaub08 7.0inn 2H 1R 0ER 13k
Sam Russo @srusso0624 2.0inn 0R 4k
Kalayo Shaw @KalayoShaw 3-4 RBI
Sawyer Bryner 2-2 3 Run HR 2 BB
Evan Jarvis @EvanDJarvis 2-5 2 RBI
Bobcats are back in action tomorrow bs Schoolcraft
@BSCBobcatsOH
Andy Pohl retweeted
Per @kirtlandFB strength/conditioning coach Ray Sullivan, 42 members of the state champion Hornets football team were in the weightroom for a voluntarily lift this morning - less than 24 hours after winning their 7th state title. THAT is culture. @OHSAASports @NHPreps @EFrantzMP
Andy Pohl retweeted
Regarding tee, front toss, side toss, angled toss, short overhand toss, coach thrown BP, mixed BP, fastball machine, breaking ball machine, mixed machine, angled machine, heavy balls, whiffle balls, foam balls, white balls, colored balls, small balls, heavy bat, under load bat, long bat, short bat, pvc pipe, sledge hammer, stable surface under the feet, slick surface under the feet… All of these work well, and all of these don’t work well. It depends on the hitter, who happens to be an individualized human being.
Andy Pohl retweeted
"A coach can help you with your mistakes, but nobody can help you with your excuses"
- Buzz Williams
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If you want to be a head coach, AD, principal, superintendent, etc. listen to this until it is embedded in your mind.
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