(06-22-2012, 02:28 PM)yankeescop Wrote: Coaching is a great experience but at that age it is as frustating as herding a group of cats.
Amen! (we need a like button or something)!
That and the parents want me to be able to turn their kids into players like my son in 10 practices that last just 45 min. While hearding the 11 other cats!
Oh and the post game interviews.....(with the parents)
"Do you think my son should play pitcher?"
"No, he doesn't pay attention on Defense"
"But he would if he were closer to the action."
"No, it doesn't work that way. He would just be closer to the balls off of the players bats"
"Don't you think you should raise the Tee stand for my son?"
"No, I already chest high on your insistance. You need to work on leveling his swing, not changing the ball height up"
"But at home he hits them further when the Tee is higher"
"No, he hits them higher.....do me a favor....measure out 42' in you backyard. That is how far it is to the pitchers mound. I bet the balls he is hitting higher in your back yard are going about that far."
"Do you really think you should have (so and so) lead off last game? He isn't the best hitter on the team."
"No, this is T-Ball, I rotate the batting order so all the kids will get as many at bats as the other players"
"You sent (so and so) home and they tagged him out. Do you regret that?"
"No, If the 3rd Base Coach had let him run when I called him he wouldn't have been tagged out. Also, it still took a perfect throw and catch at the plate to get him....this is T-Ball they got lucky and both happend on the same play."
"But I was the 3rd Base Coach!"
"Yes, and if you had been watching the ball being moved to 1st base instead of your son running to 3rd you probably would have made a better decision on your own and sent him sooner and not waited for me to ask you to send him."
Those post game interviews were brutal for a T-Ball game.
(06-22-2012, 02:35 PM)hellsbells Wrote: A Braves prospect hitting .923 - first ever card - BV should be at least 20-30 on that card (if not more)!
10 for about $2 bucks apiece is a great deal!!
very true! thanks