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Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:03 am to Dam Guide
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I mean you talk about the decline of sportsmanship, but you can't even go talk to the guy, decline of basic communication is worse.
Well said. I'm sure the coach was somewhat of an arse but there's no doubt wife is exaggerating and email is whiney as hell.
What does your wife say your son's coach was doing at the time? What were other parents in the stands doing? Why didn't the mom of the kid who got hurt raise hell? Hard to believe he acted this crazy and not one other adult on either side made as big a fuss as your wife.
Also, making your son quit the league because of a coach on ANOTHER team is bordreline ridiculous.
This post was edited on 5/21/14 at 8:08 am
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:06 am to mcneil912
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The only thing I disagree with is making your son quit the league because an opposing coach is a jackass. Just teach your son that the jackass coach is an example of how not to act.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:08 am to notslim99
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My wife goes to the dugout and gets our son and they go home.
Not preparing them properly for the world of sports. IMO
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:08 am to notslim99
I can understand the frustration and desire to leave it all behind.
Playing in adult league sports, I've hit the same point before, especially with cheating. Give me a good game, fight hard, have fun after, and maybe not every call is perfect.
My life is very busy. I'll be damned if I'm going to give my valuable time to some frickheads who give two shits about sportsmanship. And yes, I have told people that to their face, no email.
Playing in adult league sports, I've hit the same point before, especially with cheating. Give me a good game, fight hard, have fun after, and maybe not every call is perfect.
My life is very busy. I'll be damned if I'm going to give my valuable time to some frickheads who give two shits about sportsmanship. And yes, I have told people that to their face, no email.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:09 am to Napoleon
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Not preparing them properly for the world
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:16 am to notslim99
Everyone talks about the world today and how it's nothing but sissies and no real men. Well this is a prime example of why our kids are turning out the way they are. How is your kid suppose to learn to be a grown man and hanle things correctly when he's taught to quit and run if things aren't satisfactory?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:19 am to notslim99
Pretty sad. How ironic is it that the douche coaches the Ragin Cajuns. 
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:21 am to notslim99
Just my 2 cents here.....
At the 4-6 t-ball age level there should never be an instance where a coach berates or yells at a kid for anything. T-ball is not about winning or losing. Rather it is where kids are introduced to the fundamentals of team sports and baseball. A t-ball coach should be focused only on these things...
1. Player safety
2. Teaching basic fundamentals of baseball
3. Teaching good sportsmanship & teamwork
4. Making the t-ball experience fun for the kids so they will want to continue to play & develop as they grow.
Now we're only getting one side of the story here so I cannot say with any certainty how accurate the OP's account is. However, if it is accurate then this t-ball coach needs to be removed from coaching children immediately.
As for the OP, I would not make your kid quit over the actions of one out of control coach. First it teaches your kid that when things get tough they should quit. But also the kid may view this as he is somehow being punished since they are the ones who have to quit.
FWIW.... I've been coaching little league for 8 season moving up from t-ball with my son up to 11&12 baseball. This past season I moved back down to t-ball to coach my 5 yr old little girl.
At the 4-6 t-ball age level there should never be an instance where a coach berates or yells at a kid for anything. T-ball is not about winning or losing. Rather it is where kids are introduced to the fundamentals of team sports and baseball. A t-ball coach should be focused only on these things...
1. Player safety
2. Teaching basic fundamentals of baseball
3. Teaching good sportsmanship & teamwork
4. Making the t-ball experience fun for the kids so they will want to continue to play & develop as they grow.
Now we're only getting one side of the story here so I cannot say with any certainty how accurate the OP's account is. However, if it is accurate then this t-ball coach needs to be removed from coaching children immediately.
As for the OP, I would not make your kid quit over the actions of one out of control coach. First it teaches your kid that when things get tough they should quit. But also the kid may view this as he is somehow being punished since they are the ones who have to quit.
FWIW.... I've been coaching little league for 8 season moving up from t-ball with my son up to 11&12 baseball. This past season I moved back down to t-ball to coach my 5 yr old little girl.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:24 am to double d
Was the other team UL or ULL?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 8:26 am to Jack Daniel
UL? university of Louisville?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:09 am to notslim99
Who argues a call in T-Ball? Do they even keep score? It's friggin' T-BALL for God's sake!
The best thing about T-Ball is watching the kids have fun, their silly antics in the field and checking out the good looking moms. If there was a keg of beer behind home plate, I'd sign up for an adult T-Ball League!
The best thing about T-Ball is watching the kids have fun, their silly antics in the field and checking out the good looking moms. If there was a keg of beer behind home plate, I'd sign up for an adult T-Ball League!
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:13 am to theBeard
I coach in a select t ball league right outside of BR. We've actually had coaches get tossed on multiple occasions. It's crazy to me, but we have no other options. It's not your normal t ball though. We get outs to first from every position in the infield. We are way more advanced than any t ball I've ever seen. These kids want to win and are very aware of what's going on in the game. And yes, we do keep score.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:16 am to White Roach
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Who argues a call in T-Ball?
I'd say only a douchebag.
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Do they even keep score?
I don't know how they do it there but at our park we don't keep score, don't count outs, every kid bats every inning and every kid plays the field every inning. It's t-ball, it's not about winning or really even competing yet. These kids are too young to have the concept of winning and losing yet. That's not what t-ball is for.
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The best thing about T-Ball is watching the kids have fun, their silly antics in the field
I'd forgot how much fun this part was until I went back to t-ball this season.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:18 am to Darth_Vader
Do you have kids that play t-ball?
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:19 am to MSG
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I coach in a select t ball league right outside of BR. We've actually had coaches get tossed on multiple occasions. It's crazy to me, but we have no other options. It's not your normal t ball though. We get outs to first from every position in the infield. We are way more advanced than any t ball I've ever seen. These kids want to win and are very aware of what's going on in the game. And yes, we do keep score.
You must not have any 4 year olds playing and not many 5 year olds either. I say that because in my 8 years of coaching I've never seen a 4 year old have the reflexes to catch anything that's thrown at them and very few 5 year olds.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:20 am to CaptainPanic
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Do you have kids that play t-ball?
I coached my son 2 years in t-ball back when he was 5&6 and I just finished coaching my daughter who is 5.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:44 am to Darth_Vader
I used to watch T-Ball with a couple of my college friends who had sons in the same league (Those "boys" just finished their Junior year at LSU). It was a three ring circus! The entire team of 12 to 15 kids (and 3 or 4 dads) would form a line across the back of the infield, except for one kid on first base. On the rare occasion a batter made solid contact a hit a ball out of the infield on the fly, about a dozen kids would take off after it like puppies chasing a chew toy.
The rest of the time, the majority were talking to the kid next to them, looking for bugs or four leaf clovers, or checking out something more interesting than T-Ball. The dads were out there to try to keep them focused and to make sure nobody took a fluke line drive to the face.
It was a great time. The kids were on a team, had a new glove, got their fill of Gatorade and snacks, and some of them even learned the basics of fielding, hitting and the rules of the game. The parents caught up with each other, made jokes about the general level of sports ineptitude on display, and made social plans.
I only attend a few games over a couple of years, but I NEVER saw anyone argue a call.
The rest of the time, the majority were talking to the kid next to them, looking for bugs or four leaf clovers, or checking out something more interesting than T-Ball. The dads were out there to try to keep them focused and to make sure nobody took a fluke line drive to the face.
It was a great time. The kids were on a team, had a new glove, got their fill of Gatorade and snacks, and some of them even learned the basics of fielding, hitting and the rules of the game. The parents caught up with each other, made jokes about the general level of sports ineptitude on display, and made social plans.
I only attend a few games over a couple of years, but I NEVER saw anyone argue a call.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:51 am to White Roach
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I used to watch T-Ball with a couple of my college friends who had sons in the same league (Those "boys" just finished their Junior year at LSU). It was a three ring circus! The entire team of 12 to 15 kids (and 3 or 4 dads) would form a line across the back of the infield, except for one kid on first base. On the rare occasion a batter made solid contact a hit a ball out of the infield on the fly, about a dozen kids would take off after it like puppies chasing a chew toy.
The rest of the time, the majority were talking to the kid next to them, looking for bugs or four leaf clovers, or checking out something more interesting than T-Ball. The dads were out there to try to keep them focused and to make sure nobody took a fluke line drive to the face.
It was a great time. The kids were on a team, had a new glove, got their fill of Gatorade and snacks, and some of them even learned the basics of fielding, hitting and the rules of the game. The parents caught up with each other, made jokes about the general level of sports ineptitude on display, and made social plans.
I only attend a few games over a couple of years, but I NEVER saw anyone argue a call.
You just described what t-ball is supposed to look and be like. If done right (and it sounds like your friends were doing it right) T-ball is great for the kids and great for the parents. For many it is their introduction to "ballpark life" and where they will start up friendships that will last a lifetime.
Last night my son (12 year old) played his final little league game. It was an emotional moment for all of us who have coached, taught, and watches each others kids grow up from little more than toddlers to now their entering their teen years. The fact that I'd had the honor and privilege of being a part of my son's and all this friend's little league days is something I'll take with me the rest of my days.
Posted on 5/21/14 at 9:56 am to White Roach
Well said roach. My grandson is 5 and in his second year. Last year at third base it was hard to let alone keep his glove on when out in the field, much less paying attention to whats going on in front of him. Or him sitting down playing in the dirt. But that was last year. Now he's playing second and is the first player out and is in touch with the way the game is played. Still a little raw but a 100% more in tune than last year. I really think getting 4,5, and even 6 year old kids to play a team game like baseball is still a little too much to handle. Some are a little more mature, but most aren't. Most of the game the other night more were playing hide and go seek in the dugout than watching what was going on on the field. Back when I grew up we didn't play until 7 I believe and it was with real pitching and such.
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