text: if a youth baseball team gets frustrated during game, how do you get them to refocus? you know, someone makes an error, then ump makes a bad call and then other team gets a few good hits.... suddenly it seems the odds are against them. what can a coach do during a "called timeout" to calm everyone down? well, i'm no coach, but that happens to a player like me too. i get fustrated, i get mad at the ump sometimes and demotivate the team. what i would want a coach to say to us is either 1. that, yes if there are obvious calls you should let them no that it was a bad call, but don't get upset  2. be calm, set an example for them, be laid back "it's ok" tell them.  3. encourage them to make up for a mistake and instead of getting mad at the ump, have them use that anger at the plate.  4. tell them to play instinctivley, and be cool and calm under pressure, my coach says that your at least 50% of a better player than you are when you are nervous and tenative.  good luck!