steve77621
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I have been around softball for almost 20 years now and I used to post on here a lot more back in the day. There isn’t much that I haven’t seen or heard about in this sport during that time. There is so much that I see wrong now. From the money grab tournaments, rip off tournaments (that don’t even take place, rain outs that keep 50+ % of the $, stay to play, $10 or $20 per person per day to get in (making softball unaffordable for some families, which is incredibly sad to me), screaming parents and coaches at each other and umpires (It’s no wonder we can’t get umpires or coaches without kids on the team).
I wanted to tell some positive stories. Last weekend my 2nd baseman dove head first after running into shallow right field in foul territory and caught the ball for a second and when she hit the ground, the ball came out of her glove. Because of the rain and the mud she was soaking wet and covered in mud. Not only did the Akron Racers 09 parents and coaches stand, and applaud the effort she gave, but some of them had some towels that they had brought and helped dry her uniform and clean her up. It was absolutely amazing, first class, and exactly what we should see in youth sports.
This weekend in the championship game, I had a girl triple into the gap and slide head first into 3rd base and get a mouthful of dirt and some in her eyes. Before I could even ask her if she was ok, the Lady Rebels 10’ coach was on the field with a bottle of water for her and trying to see if he could help her in anyway. It was really nice to see parents and coaches who realize win or lose that the game is supposed to be about the kids.
I wanted to tell some positive stories. Last weekend my 2nd baseman dove head first after running into shallow right field in foul territory and caught the ball for a second and when she hit the ground, the ball came out of her glove. Because of the rain and the mud she was soaking wet and covered in mud. Not only did the Akron Racers 09 parents and coaches stand, and applaud the effort she gave, but some of them had some towels that they had brought and helped dry her uniform and clean her up. It was absolutely amazing, first class, and exactly what we should see in youth sports.
This weekend in the championship game, I had a girl triple into the gap and slide head first into 3rd base and get a mouthful of dirt and some in her eyes. Before I could even ask her if she was ok, the Lady Rebels 10’ coach was on the field with a bottle of water for her and trying to see if he could help her in anyway. It was really nice to see parents and coaches who realize win or lose that the game is supposed to be about the kids.