Have you heard this before? Of course you have, every coach says it, after every tournament. What matters is what they mean by this. Over 24 years of coaching baseball and softball I have found that there is not much to the games. When I started, I did not have access to YouTube and Instagram posts that would show me cool new ways to teach the same old skills, so this wasn't a problem for me. The issue with this is if the coach does a new drill each week, or even worse, every practice, but they only do it that one time, it will do almost NO good. No matter how good the drill is. Here is what I would suggest instead. Look over your goals for the team for the entire season. What exactly do you want to accomplish. Then develop a practice schedule and plan that you think will get you there. Then, pick the drills that you know and understand and can teach, and put those in your plan. Then stick with it, trust the process and know that your team is getting better, even if those first few tournaments don't go well at all. Be slow to change up the plan, and quick to reinforce your belief in the process. Understand that the parents will not have the same degree of patience as you, and that's ok. What are your thoughts?