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Coach checklists

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Before the season

Finish the league's background check and training

Including concussion training if your league or state requires it.

Read the league rules for your age group

Base and pitching distances, playing time, run limits, and pitching rules.

Agree on jobs with your assistant coach

Set up one group chat or team app

Hold the first parent meeting

See the agenda in New coach? Start here.

Recruit a team parent, dugout parent, and scorekeeper

Collect emergency contacts and medical notes

For every player, kept in your bag.

Find the field address and nearest AED

First aid kit and instant ice packs

Emergency contacts and medical notes

Charged phone

Lineup cards, clipboard, and pencils

Scorebook or scoring app

Practice balls and the game ball your league requires

Batting tee and a few soft or training balls

Cones or throw-down bases for stations

Rule book for your age group

Sunscreen and extra water

Long tape measure (100 ft or more)

String line with two stakes

Chalk liner and field marking chalk (never lime)

Batter's box template, if you have one

Rakes

Puddle sponges and a bucket

A bag of drying agent

Use only a little.

Bases, anchor plugs, and the right pitching plate

Keys or the lock code for the shed

Arrive early and walk the field for hazards

Set bases at the right distance for your age group

Chalk the lines, if it's your job

Write the batting order and the position plan for every inning

Warm up with throwing, grounders, and tee swings

Meet the umpire and other coach at home plate

Assign the base coaches and the dugout parent

Short team talk after the game

Clean the dugout and rake the field