It's my last year coaching too as my youngest is 12 also. I've been coaching/managing for 9 years now. Just try not to be too serious about it. Remember that they are just kids and they will make errors. The best piece of coaching advice I ever got was to make sure that at every game and every practice you spend a minute or two with each kid individually and ask them about something outside of baseball. How is school going? How's your new dog? Whatever. Call them by their name and smile. It shows them that you care about them as a person. They will then play hard for you and enjoy the experience more. You'll enjoy it more too. Good luck.
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