1st Year Coaching Little League... I'm having a blast!

Won our first two games and having a bunch of fun.

Won the first game 3-2 in the last inning. Won the second game 13-12 in the last inning......

Those little boogers know how to make it exciting for me and my son hit the winning RBI tonight!

Awesome! How are all the parents treating you? Around here every kid is an all-star and should play 6 innings every game... It gets old fast.

It only gets better.
My son started playing at the age of 4.
He is now 9 and made the majors, a pretty big feat for his age.
He also plays on a 9u travel team that is ranked 1st in the state.

He made the 9yo all star team and during their tournament had tryouts for the 9-10 which he made.
Keep in mind the in house league tournament was still being played so he had is major team he was on.
Oh yeah and his travel team I mentioned. Now it isnt like that year round but for a few week stretch he was on 4 teams.

We pretty much get the travel team a break during all stars.

I would almost forget what team practice we had on any givine night.

Enjoy

Nice!!!! How's it been going since the original post. Hopefully you are still having a blast.

I've been assistant coaching this year and been having a blast. Friday will be my first time running the team solo for a game. Actually I am kind of nervous but have some great parents to lend a hand. I tell ya, some of the most fun I have is either kidding around with the kids or watching their insane parents. Ya gotta love it.

We lost tonight 5-4 but my son got 2 of our 4 RBIs and he had a few nice plays in the field.

We have one divorced mom who loves to come to the game with her hogs hanging out (nicknamed: whore-mom). She usually wears a low cut shirt and pumps.

You learn about love teaching little leaguers, I spent November to May as an asst coach, this summer I am sitting with the mommies taking my grandson, a lot less stressful.

I coach HS baseball in the summer time. Yes, parent your kid IS an allstar and should be starting. I haven't figured out why he is always on the bench.

I have been at the field every night for 6 weeks straight.

My son played 9yo all stars and the team won their district.
Then he went right into 9-10 all stars.

This week we have games T,Th,S
then M and W of next week and that is just pool play.

Two pools of 5 and the top 2 advance.

one more thing

JUST BE READY FOR THE PARENTS THAT THINK LITTLE JOHNNY IS THE BEST.

We are in the middle of all stars right now.
Our 9yo team that I coach won the district title.
The 9-10yo team that I coach is 3-1 right now and
with a win tonight advance to the championship round.
All the kids play more than the minimum 2 innings and 1 at bat,
and a jackass dad last night made a comment about his son not playing.
Needless to say I tore him a new asshole as politely as possible and
I even offered to buy his T-Shirt so he could help as a volunteer.
We were short handed at practice and had a small batting station unwatched.
His son is timid and afraid to jump in and take his turn, so he says:
"hey coach are you gonna rotate the kids, its bad enough he doesnt play in the games"

I told him to step up and help, instead of sitback and bitch.

Get ready

Good for you!!!!! It's nice to hear of another coach that has a set of balls. It's strange how parents seem to blame the coaches.

I had a dad a few weeks ago get pissed his son was playing the outfield. He made a snide comment on it and I went over and asked if he had anything to say and let him know, if he did, I would be happy to discuss it. Without looking at me in the eye, he mutters, 'well, my kid is being abandoned in the field' and undervalued. I told him that he was on the field playing and if he paid attention, his son just had 2 plays in the outfield in the previous inning. In addition, he had as many at bats as anyone on the team over the course of the season. If he had a problem with things, he should feel free to jump in and help at practices, games and prep-time. I also don't think his dad realizes his kid has only 1 hit all season.

This same dad wanted me to ask the other coach to pull his pitcher because he didn't think the pitching quality was up to snuff. This is AFTER his kid struck out 3 times. I politely informed him he was welcome to go over to their dugout and ask for the change but I was busy coaching 3rd base and really didn't see a problem.

It's really sad to see parents who push their kids and take their frustrations out on those who are trying to help. Good for you on standing up and saying what you truly thought!

This year I am sitting on the bench, and am contributing other ways buying equipment, pizza for after practice, shagging flies....I got on a team that has been together since t-ball and my grandson although well liked has yet to story tell and prove himself, season starts August 9th. this team has about 5 coaches, last years team I saw the coach by himself sweating being mobbed by kids and parents, so I fell in to it. Parents have no clue, they can barely manage their own much less 13 or 14 stranger kids all with different personalities. When I coached I was there for the team not for the grandson.

Good on you guys.
I am 38, physically fit and do way more physical things compared to other coaches.
I do not only verbally teach the kids, I show them how to execute.
I run down flies, shag ground balls, and pitched batting practice 6 weeks straight.
I put almost all of the coaches out there to shame, even the younger ones.

There are times that they are disciplined and asked to run or do pushups
and I do them with them. They get a kick out of me running along side them.

This is it and very important. Any team I coach, I let them know I have 12 children for the next few months.
Not having a ride to a game or practice is not an excuse to not be there.
There are times I pull up and 3 players and my son get out of my car, and the parents love it.

No one knew who was my grandson and I kept a distance, I could not help but smile and say thanks when parents would tell me that my grandson made a nice play, even though it was not my grandson. I knew I was doing my job.

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