Top 10 Travel Coaches (No Cal/So Cal)?

[2smoove]

Who do you feel are the Top travel coaches in California (Northern and Southern)

Who does the most with the least? Who are the best teachers?

By age group.

[watcher]

This could get interesting, Many of the top teams do a good job of picking up players that are already great players. From my limited exposure a few of the coaches that "teach" are. Your views may differ

Marty Tyson
Doug Myers
Jim Wike
Tony Rico

[2smoove]

Watcher,

Good list.

Let folks know what team and age group your picks are from.

[Sam]

I don't know many NoCal coaches, so I will put forth my picks for SoCal:

Coaching, Teaching, Recruiting, Game Mgmt:

1) Mark Campbell (three ASA National Wins: 10U, 12U, 14U) Developed a lot of kids who are going to big time D1 programs)

2) Rick Hopkins- excellent teacher of the game and manages games very well...recruiting...won ASA Nationals based in Hemet...nuff said.

3) Dave Clark - no better teacher...wonderful game manager...takes and develops kids that most coaches wouldn't...two of the kids he developed will be going to UCLA & Michigan next year.



If you want an interesting list....see who will call out the bottom 10....

[Blind Squirrel]

"If you want an interesting list....see who will call out the bottom 10...."

I really hope no one identifies a coach who is a bad teacher, recruiter, etc. Non-abusive coaches who do a poor job are very likely trying and are putting a ton more time into their team than the non-coach parents. They don't deserve public ridicule simply because they aren't as skilled as others. Sam, I have a feeling you don't really want to see such a list either. How about a list of the worst loud mouth parents?

John

[DonnieS]

>> How about a list of the worst loud mouth parents? <<

John, HeyBucket doesnt have the bandwidth.

[Sam]

"If you want an interesting list....see who will call out the bottom 10...."

I really hope no one identifies a coach who is a bad teacher, recruiter, etc. Non-abusive coaches who do a poor job are very likely trying and are putting a ton more time into their team than the non-coach parents. They don't deserve public ridicule simply because they aren't as skilled as others. Sam, I have a feeling you don't really want to see such a list either. How about a list of the worst loud mouth parents?

John

Parents don't really know who the bad teachers are...the ones that do just move along to another team. They won't identify bad recruiters either....recruiting has a lot to do with other non-coach factors (location, team composition, team history, etc). The coaches that would get identified would be the obnoxious coaches...who won't even consider the feedback anyway.

[Gone in 2.6]

These are in no particular order. Any number of these coaches could bleed into
other categories.

Teachers

Manny Garcia (Nemesis)
Danny Murakami (outfield coach Batbusters Haning)
Scott Ssarginson (hitting coach Nor Cal Shockers)
Rick Hopkins (put Minors on the map 2002-2004)
Marty
Rick Arzola (So Cal Pride)
Tony (for mental/zen approach)

Field Generals (All they do is win)

Leonard Hernandez (top 10 at ASA Nats for a decade straight)
Mark Campbell (4 National Championships and a 2nd with two different teams)
Doug Myers
Gary Haning
Mike Freeman (MADE Lakewood Ladies, Two National titles)
Marty

Expsosure/Marketing to Colleges
Gary
Tony
Marty
Andy/Cruisers
Bruce/So Cal A's

Excellent at connecting with players/Winning them over

Jess Martinsen (OC Batbusters-Myers & Mater Dei)
Dave Anderson (OC Fury/So Cal Athletics & Beckman High School)
Leonard Hernandez (Minors Gold - Hernandez & Victory USA)

[dan]

Even though we seem to complain about coaching in reality we have some pretty good ones in Southern California.

I will add to the list:can't leave out:


GEORGE ARAUJO:Lakewood Ladies,geat developer(teacher).just look at the players he still has since 8u/10u.

[b]BILL JACKSON :Fircrackers,bills teams are always ready to play.

MIKE SMITH:Corona Angels: Successful from 10u thru high school. proven track record.


best payed coaches (my kids have had )

HOWARD KOBATA and BRIAN TURANG..INFIELD

BOTH WORTH EVERY PENNY.....how about hitting and pitching ,payed coaches?????


DAN....

[2smoove]

Dan,

Thanks for adding to the list.

Send in paid or unpaid coaches. It does'nt matter. I just want to have a list for folks to see who is doing a good job (or not), and also open the door for some good old fashioned debate.

Where are the Nor Cal Coaches?

Despite the title of the message, let's add other states as well.

2Smoove