coachtomv
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So our USA Patriot WWAST charity team "Lady Warriors" were playing this past weekend in the 18u semi final game and we played a team that were some of the poorest sports I have ever witnessed in 1000+ softball games coached. Started with the coaches, especially a couple parents, and spread to the players. This team was very good and did not need to act like this.
I was personally very disappointed in that team. Especially the players going through the lineup and either slapping/punching my hand or not even touching or looking, very disrespectful to the game. The coaches and parents screaming at the umps, who were there all day and working for charity. Then they gave us grief in ITB for our "last out" placed on 2nd, made us use our last "batted" out, thinking it would help them. Don't get me wrong they were correct on rule, just absolutely ridiculous in how they conveyed it to the umps and to us. Then our last "batted" out goes in(one of the best base runners I have ever coached) and scores the win with a nasty slide/dive around the catcher on a tag play, lol way too funny. Loved winning that one.
Not looking to call the team out by name, just hope parents would not let their players act like this and coaches will realize that it is disrespectful to the game and teaches your players the wrong message. Remember coaches, your team will take on the personality of the coaches.
I was personally very disappointed in that team. Especially the players going through the lineup and either slapping/punching my hand or not even touching or looking, very disrespectful to the game. The coaches and parents screaming at the umps, who were there all day and working for charity. Then they gave us grief in ITB for our "last out" placed on 2nd, made us use our last "batted" out, thinking it would help them. Don't get me wrong they were correct on rule, just absolutely ridiculous in how they conveyed it to the umps and to us. Then our last "batted" out goes in(one of the best base runners I have ever coached) and scores the win with a nasty slide/dive around the catcher on a tag play, lol way too funny. Loved winning that one.
Not looking to call the team out by name, just hope parents would not let their players act like this and coaches will realize that it is disrespectful to the game and teaches your players the wrong message. Remember coaches, your team will take on the personality of the coaches.
