re: Little League Dilemma: Was I in the Right or Wrong? UPDATE PG.15

If it's against the rules why didn't the umpire stop it. Is he banned also.

When my kids played 7-8 basketball they couldn't Fast break if up by 10. They would do it all the time. The ref would just blow the whistle and make them go back to mid court even if they had already scored.
If stealing when up by 10 is illegal the ump should have just made the player return to the base.

i'm pretty sure about 3 kids on that opposing team won't make it out of college and will commit suicide and stemming from this game.

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So they need to learn how to win...Do you agree with that?

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Kinda. They need to learn how to prepare, play and deal with the outcome whatever that might be. Winning and losing. Not to sound too cheesy but, it is how they win and lose that is more important in my opinion than the actual W or L.

As a coach, surely you want to put your kids in a spot so they can gain confidence and be competitive. But there should be other objectives for the coach as well and there comes a point when the competitive balance of a game has been lost that there are other lessons that can be taught.

A good coach doesn't lose sight of that and sadly, the % of good coaches out there is slim.

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A good coach doesn't lose sight of that and sadly, the % of good coaches out there is slim

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that's because these are usually parents who coach on a volunteer basis. They are working professionals not real coaches...

If I am not willing to help coach, I try very hard to refrain from being critical.

Humans make mistakes..we are prideful and selfish etc.. parents can be over the top zealous too.

The point for the young player is to enjoy the game, work on having a good attitude, listen to the coaches, practice what they teach, be a good teammate..be a good sportsman..

The rest is just chatter

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Well, some people are better at finding the cheat codes than others. Perhaps some of the kids from this story will grow up to be one of the ones that is adept at it and their life will be easier than ones who aren't.

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Sure, I guess "playing the lottery" could be an occupation.

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that's because these are usually parents who coach on a volunteer basis. They are working professionals not real coaches

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Oh, I agree. There are more unqualified youth sports coaches than there are crossfit instructors and there's a ton of those. It's one of my main problems with the system of youth sports as it is and the biggest factor in us deciding what sports and where our daughter participates in.

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Conversely, life, character, habits exposes everything ...If you can't balance your checkbook, your finance charges won't care how many or how often.. Is is...

how you were raised along with YOUR EXPERIENCES define or shape who will become as AN adult...

Again, maybe the coach was out of line.

As a parent, what do you teach your son if his team gets the score run up on?

frankly, my son would be offended and embarrassed if I went and whined about the other coach running up the score...

He would be ticked his team wasn't better or better coached. That's good IMHO...

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I think every kid on that field was just relieved they were not that catcher and the only lesson learned was, "don't be the weakest" and if there is a weakest they should be exposed and eliminated.

I will continue to raise my kids to enjoy getting better and love success, not fear losing.

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oh, we hit a nerve did we?...perhaps making my point that America is raising weak, thin skinned individuals?

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You have zero impact on my life. You made no point. Just rambling about something you know nothing about.

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In short, getting embarrassed in competition is part of life..

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And I hope the wannabe coach understands this. It is my hope he learns...though I doubt someone of little baseball knowledge and incredible stupidity will. Hopefully, the league's actions against will present a clearer view for him.

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stealing up 10 runs is wrong. shite even in the MLB that is heavily frowned upon, much less little league

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Dude I used work work with was severely pissed when Ricky Henderson broke Lou Brock's record (he was a big time Card's fan). Claimed a shite ton of Henderson's steals were stat padders. Can remember it to this day. "When Lou Brock stole a base, it freakin meant something!"