The first thing that any coach regardless of sport and experience is that they have to learn that one of the things that keeps a program down is the saying, "Its all that has worked in the past and is all that will ever work." Coaches have to keep up with the changes in the game. They have to be honest about the make up of the team. A coach's ability to structure their offense around what their team can do is crucial to having long term success. That would include drill work and changes in practice routines. When a team doesn't have pitching, they have to teach that pitcher to live in the river and that pitcher must have a change up. The change is the great equalizer against good hitting regardless of how hard a pitcher can throw. A coach has to honestly evaluate their coaching staff. I have always been blessed to have former players as my assistant coaches. They knew exactly how I wanted things done. Well, this is a start.