Coach Nelly


About Coach Nelly

Coaching youth baseball is a passion of mine and as a former collegiate baseball player, I've established this blog dedicated to my baseball coaching pursuits.

This season I had the opportunity, through our local Little League, to get some coaches training from Positive Coaching Alliance.  One of the primary tenants taught is getting the athletes to focus on things that are in their control. While this sounds like a simple enough concept, it wasn’t until […]

What “You” Can Control!


My entire career playing baseball I was always known as “Nelly”. It’s a nickname I couldn’t escape even if I tried. So I finally gave in, partially because it grew on me, but more so because it became synonymous with a very special time in my life. My days playing […]

Welcome to Nelly’s Dugout!