Coach giving "The Talk"

[wvanalmsick]

At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old softball players aside and asked, "Do you understand what co-operation is? What a team is?"
"Yes, coach", replied the little girl. "

"Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together as a team?"

The little girl nodded in the affirmative.

"So" the coach continued, "I'm sure you know, when an out is called, you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the umpire, or call him an a**hole. Do you understand all that?"

Again, the little girl nodded in the affirmative.

The coach continued, "And when I take you out of the game so that another girl gets a chance to play, it's not a dumb a** decision or that the coach is a sh**head is it?"

"No, coach."

"Good" said the coach.

"Now go over there and explain all that to your grandmother"

 

[cz fastpitch fan]

Normally when I type "LOL" I'm just letting the recipient know that I found their writing humorous.
In this case...I really did Laugh Out Loud.

Tell me this wasn't a true story!!!!
LOL!

 

[daboss]

I too am laughing out loud!!!!

 

[Hilliarddad3]

YES!!!! Awesome one!

 

[Fairman]

LOL

I was coaching a Little League All-Star game with 12u's a long, long, time ago; in a galaxy far, far, away.....

We were the home team in last inning of a tie game....My number 4 batter, my best athlete and best bunter was up to bat. My number 2 batter and speediest kid was on third with only one out. I called for a suicide-squeeze which we had worked on just that week. The batter executed it perfectly, the runner scored and we won the game which meant we were moving onto to Districts....

As we were jumping around and just being excited; #4's grandfather searched me out and instead of congratulating me on the win proceeded to rip me a new one about having his granddaughter bunt...ever; how it was the stupidest thing he ever saw, etc... and then he began threatening me with physical harm. So here are two grown men, nose to nose with the 12 year old trying to deflect grand-dad's irritation and protect her coach.

I was a little shell shocked and to this day appreciated her intervention.

 

[cz fastpitch fan]

LOL

I was coaching a Little League All-Star game with 12u's a long, long, time ago; in a galaxy far, far, away.....

We were the home team in last inning of a tie game....My number 4 batter, my best athlete and best bunter was up to bat. My number 2 batter and speediest kid was on third with only one out. I called for a suicide-squeeze which we had worked on just that week. The batter executed it perfectly, the runner scored and we won the game which meant we were moving onto to Districts....

As we were jumping around and just being excited; #4's grandfather searched me out and instead of congratulating me on the win proceeded to rip me a new one about having his granddaughter bunt...ever; how it was the stupidest thing he ever saw, etc... and then he began threatening me with physical harm. So here are two grown men, nose to nose with the 12 year old trying to deflect grand-dad's irritation and protect her coach.

I was a little shell shocked and to this day appreciated her intervention.

And to this day, she understands that the most powerful hit in this game goes about 12 feet, not 150 feet.
God, don't you just love those bleacher coaches who know better than the one in the dugout?
<sigh>