--- title: "Anatomy of an Ideal Coach: Todd Oakes [Infographic]" description: Check out Todd Oakes's story coaching champions and battling cancer. His story will inspire you to be the best coach you can be. image: https://info.fungoman.com/hubfs/ANATOMY_OF_THE_IDEAL_3.jpg --- [Customer Care](https://info.fungoman.com/customer-care)[ About](https://info.fungoman.com/about) [![LOGO-FungoMan-PSR](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Corporate%20Identity/logos/LOGO-FungoMan-PSR.png?width=200&height=123&name=LOGO-FungoMan-PSR.png "LOGO-FungoMan-PSR")](http://fungoman.com/) - [Baseball](https://info.fungoman.com/fm-250) - [Softball](https://info.fungoman.com/fm-250s) - [Dual Pitching](https://info.fungoman.com/fm-dpm) - [Pricing](https://info.fungoman.com/pricing) - [Contact](http://fungoman.com/contact-us/) # Anatomy of an Ideal Coach: Todd Oakes \[Infographic\] Posted by [Camille D.C. Sutton](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/author/camille-d-c-sutton) | Jun 8, 2016 1:24:00 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![ANATOMY_OF_THE_IDEAL_3.jpg](https://info.fungoman.com/hubfs/ANATOMY_OF_THE_IDEAL_3.jpg)  ![tumblr_o7t10w3MHI1sljhv7o4_500_1.jpg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tumblr_o7t10w3MHI1sljhv7o4_500_1.jpg?width=709&name=tumblr_o7t10w3MHI1sljhv7o4_500_1.jpg)   Most of us can pinpoint one or two coaches who changed the game for us. But every once in a while, a great coach will not only change a few dozen lucky ones who got to play for him, but touch thousands with the impact of his legacy and of what it means to be a champion. Todd Oakes is one of those coaches. Read on to see his legacy. --- **"Hearts. Guts. Balls. All in." ** This is the phrase Coach Todd Oakes gave his team for the game of baseball and for life.    ## Watch the Todd Oakes Story    ** ![ANATOMY_OF_THE_IDEAL_BASEBALL_COACH_TODD_OAKES.jpg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ANATOMY_OF_THE_IDEAL_3.jpg?width=712&name=ANATOMY_OF_THE_IDEAL_3.jpg)**   SHARE this story with every coach you know.   ## Check out His Minnesota Gopher Players Paying Tribute   ![Cf2hfZsUIAE3WL4.jpg-large.jpeg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cf2hfZsUIAE3WL4.jpg-large.jpeg?width=711&height=373&name=Cf2hfZsUIAE3WL4.jpg-large.jpeg) --- We are so honored to share this man's story with you and we hope it inspired you as a coach and as a person. Countless young men have been impacted by Todd Oakes's leadership and life. We are humbled to have known him and been impacted by his life as well. He faced life and death with great courage, and his legacy will undoubtedly live on.  ---  Read the inspiring autobiographical account of his journey [here](http://www.lulu.com/shop/todd-oakes/why-not-me-my-battle-with-leukemia/paperback/product-22520105.html?ppn=1).        ![product_thumbnail.jpeg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/product_thumbnail.jpeg?width=245&name=product_thumbnail.jpeg)*"Why Not Me? My Battle With Leukemia* *will take you through my experience with cancer, and how it made me a better Christian, man, father, and husband."*             ## *We will always remember and honor your legacy, T.O.*  ![tumblr_o7t10w3MHI1sljhv7o7_500.jpg](https://info.fungoman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tumblr_o7t10w3MHI1sljhv7o7_500.jpg?width=713&name=tumblr_o7t10w3MHI1sljhv7o7_500.jpg) Topics: [Baseball](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/baseball), [Coaching](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/coaching), [Coaching Baseball](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/coaching-baseball), [Minnesota Gophers](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/minnesota-gophers), [Todd Oakes](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/todd-oakes), [Gophers Baseball](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/topic/gophers-baseball) #### Written by [Camille D.C. Sutton](https://info.fungoman.com/journal/author/camille-d-c-sutton) Let's just say that I can hang with the best of them in a game of serious wiffle ball. 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