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re: Youth Sports - Are people really this crappy
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:10 pm to lsu777
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:10 pm to lsu777
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but not hitting to the weak kids.
Nobody had an issue with hitting to weak kids. More him walking out and legitimately physically rotating his kids around the tee himself for every player.
Kids would legit be facing the dugouts rotated completely to one side of the field of play or the other and it wasn’t of their own doing. How the frick is that teaching a kid Normal baseball?
Nobody is ever going to face down the third base line when the ball comes from the mound.
This post was edited on 5/23/22 at 3:12 pm
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Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:12 pm to lsu777
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but not hitting to the weak kids.
I don't know, physically picking them up and moving your kids around to make sure they hit it to the weak link in 5 year old tball is venturing into bush league territory IMO.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:12 pm to bamaphan13
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This is rec league the kids are suppose to have fun at first and learn. Knowing my kid had not played before I intentionally signed him up for something that was less competitive.
Moving into 11/12 yo I completely understand the better kids play the most.
They are kids.
your kid got to play over other kids all fricking year!!!
dude its liek you dont get it. all year your coach did the right thing, but he shouldnt punish the other kids in the damn championship game.
every single person here is telling you....you are in the wrong and the coach was right. except that you are the douche here, not him.
except you didnt do a good job as a father in this situation. We all have these moments, take time to reflect on it and correct it going forward so you can correct your sons behavior.
i have 3 boys and all 3 play sports and all 3 are at different levels in different sports and thats ok. But nobody cares about the excuses or the whining....get better. and rec is still somewhat competitive.
your kid got to have fun all year(inlcuding in the playoffs) and got to learn all year. Be grateful for that. Jesus you are being dense and are so far in the wrong its not even funny.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:13 pm to bamaphan13
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This guy made a 9yo kid cry trying to win a rec league BB champ game. Even if you had won that doesn't make it right.
What about making the best 5 kids cry by playing the shitty kids in the 4th quarter of the league championship down by 5?
I have no problem with what the coach did, there’s a time for everyone to get playing time and that wasn’t it
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:14 pm to Chad504boy
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Kids don’t like losing neither.
I was out of town for one of my sons games. (He was 5 at the time). I call home and ask how was the game and he responds over the car speaker phone “Bad. We lost *kid A* got out 3 times because he can’t hit it far and doesn’t run fast”
My teachable moment was to ask him how did he do, what could he have done better, to make sure he has fun, to be a good sport, and to not be rude to his teammates.
Kids know.
This post was edited on 5/23/22 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:14 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Generally, people take youth sports way too seriously. The adults tend to suck the fun out of it for all the kids involved. They took what is supposed to be a learning experience and turned it into a self-validation ordeal that has turned them into bitter twats who honestly believe their children are playing for a full ride at a D-1 school at the age of 5. It tends to bring the worst out of far too many people.
ummmm that is not even close to what happened here.
from the sounds of it....the coach did the right thing and was pretty damn awesome to the OPs kid all year.
sorry but you dont punish the other kids in the ship just to get little timmy who has a douche of a father and doesnt work at home...playing time.
how is it fair to the other kids to not have a chance to win the ship just so little johnny can play?
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:18 pm to bamaphan13
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This is rec league the kids are suppose to have fun at first and learn. Knowing my kid had not played before I intentionally signed him up for something that was less competitive.
Moving into 11/12 yo I completely understand the better kids play the most.
They are kids.
I guess the answers to both my questions were, yes?
Final championship game. Kid needs to learn about team sometimes. This is as good a time as any, especially given that they obviously complied with the playing time deal all throughout prior.
I've been where you are and done that. Nobody was "wronged." Don't make your kid think he was or let him.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:18 pm to St Augustine
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Nobody is ever going to face down the third base line when the ball comes from the mound.
you are right they will catch it out front. in tball its about hitting to the place where they can get on not just get up there and hit to the pitcher everytime.
pretty bush league to not give the batters a chance. as a coach you owe it to them.
as far as picking them up and putting them in position, you almost have to with many of the 4 & 5 year olds. now the 6 year olds should be able to line up
now with all that being said...thats just for regular season and the playoffs. in all stars....yea you tell them where to hit it and they need to be able to.
but i will say this and i have said it here a bunch and the OP needs to learn this....if you dont like how someone coaches get your arse out there and volunteer. Leagues all over the counrty are taking volunteers in every sport.
dont like how a guy refs a game....again their is a shortage all over the country.
FTR Mingo pretty much owned this thread too.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:19 pm to bamaphan13
Coexisting truths here:
1- coach is a douche for caring too much about rec ball
2- you are missing an opportunity to teach your kid a lesson about life through sports but instead choosing to bitch because he didn’t get his “due”.
1- coach is a douche for caring too much about rec ball
2- you are missing an opportunity to teach your kid a lesson about life through sports but instead choosing to bitch because he didn’t get his “due”.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:21 pm to bamaphan13
It was the championship game boss.... you play to win.
Having said that, there is a lesson in every season. The lesson for your son here is - GET BETTER. Put in plenty of work and put yourself in a position so that the coach NEVER wants to take you out of the game.
Having said that, there is a lesson in every season. The lesson for your son here is - GET BETTER. Put in plenty of work and put yourself in a position so that the coach NEVER wants to take you out of the game.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:21 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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Oilfieldbiology
Spot on
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:22 pm to lsu777
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now the 6 year olds should be able to line up
Slow your roll. Just finished coaching 6u coaches pitch (I refuse to call it Tee-Ball as it was 3 pitches first then 3 swings off the tee). If you get kindergartners that have never played before, you absolutely almost need to physically pick them up and put them in place.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:22 pm to bamaphan13
Your kid should be home-schooled.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:24 pm to Quatre Pot
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coach is a douche for caring too much about rec ball
no he wasnt. he played the OPs shitty kid all year equal playing time until the championship game. if he cared too much then he wouldnt have done that as the OP said it wasnt required.
Im sorry but in the chamionship the Coach owes it to the other players to play them more. He would be a much much bigger nozzle if he lost the game to be "FAIR"
sorry but rec ball is still competitive and not everyone fricking wins.
guess what...life is the same way.
and yall wonder why travel ball is such a big thing.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:24 pm to SG_Geaux
I had my 3rd memorable parent incident this weekend. The ref was whistling questionable calls. The dad who epitomizes the target audience for monster energy drink and discount cigarettes keeps yelling at the ref “we know you like blow but let them play!” At a pro hockey game… sure. At the final game of the B-teams losers bracket of 10yr old girls… not appropriate.
I’d say at 5th grade you play to win. If your kid isn’t playing, find a different team or work with them to get better. Johnny Allstar shouldn’t get less playing time because the kid chasing butterflies showed up.
I’d say at 5th grade you play to win. If your kid isn’t playing, find a different team or work with them to get better. Johnny Allstar shouldn’t get less playing time because the kid chasing butterflies showed up.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:25 pm to bamaphan13
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My kid was playing in rec league for BB (8-10 yr old). Nine kids on the team and mine is not one of the better ones. All season each kid got two quarters minimum.
Sounds like the coach did a great job. Regular season is the time for equal PT. The playoffs are the time that the better kids play. You forget that the kids probably also want to win too.
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:25 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Your kid got to play all year.
It's the championship, stop being a pussy. If your kid wants to play when the games matter, tell him to get in the lab and put up jumpers.
SEE this thread is exactly why so many have pulled their kids from rec baseball. Hopefully now you see mine and Rynos and a couple others side on this.
quite a few in this thread agree with the OP. they are the problem
btw you owned this thread
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:29 pm to Boudreaux35
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Your kid should be home-schooled.
Why? Most home school kids are surprisingly competitive
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:29 pm to pjab
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I’d say at 5th grade you play to win
BS, you always play to win the game. how is it fair to the kids who put in extra work to not even try to win
and 5th grade...jesus do you think 2nd/3rd and 4th graders arent competitive?
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If your kid isn’t playing,
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work with them to get better
this, tell the kid to work harder.
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Johnny Allstar shouldn’t get less playing time because the kid chasing butterflies showed up.
exactly and you have Johnny all stars even at 5 years old who go home and throw with dad or big brother and hit with big brother, who show up to every practice, who show up for every game......guess what they shouldnt get the same amount of playing time as the kids who come when mommy feels like it and are having wrestling matches in the outfield....sorry but they just shouldnt and that starts even at tball.
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I had my 3rd memorable parent incident this weekend. The ref was whistling questionable calls. The dad who epitomizes the target audience for monster energy drink and discount cigarettes keeps yelling at the ref “we know you like blow but let them play!” At a pro hockey game… sure. At the final game of the B-teams losers bracket of 10yr old girls… not appropriate.
i agree with all this, but white sugar free monsters are the GOAT!!
Posted on 5/23/22 at 3:30 pm to bamaphan13
I know you don't see it this way as a parent feeling bad for your kid, but the coach didn't do anything wrong right there. In competitive sports, the goal is to win. The kids want to win, and his job is to put them in the best position possible. Had they won, your kid would be less upset. Use the opportunity to teach him about hard work and perseverance.
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