Natalie wrote:I remembered this after posting this afternoon-the BEST revenge.
A couple of summers ago my son played on a baseball team with a terrible coach! He was very degrading to the kids. My son got hit with a pitch early on in the season and became afraid of the ball after that. He would get up to bat and would jump out every time. Instead of helping him the coach would taunt him and say things like "(my son's name) couldn't hit a ball if his life depended on it" or "well here's an automatic out." Instead of giving him the satisfaction of arguing with him, we just hit the batting cages and got him some private coaching. By the end of the season he was getting better but this coach still harrassed him. The next year he got a different coach and it was sweet justice when he sent one out of the park over the centerfield fence-while playing the aforementioned coach's team!!!!!!
My husband coached my daughter's baseball team last year, and is coaching again this year. This is exactly the kind of horror story that we don't want our kid to experience (or anyone else's to experience). We've heard some nasty stories about some coaches around the league. Some of the parents last year (it was Pinto; 6-7 year olds) didn't think my husband was competitive enough. He had the parent meeting at our house last night and made a point to tell the parents that he doesn't care how many games the team wins or loses. What is important is that the kids enjoy playing and learn something in the process. He wants them to continue to play for the joy of the game in the years to come. I know some of the parents are disappointed to have my daughter on the team because even though she loves baseball, she's not very talented. There is one bitchy parent who I'm just waiting to make a comment about it so I can tell her what I really think of her. I let it slide last year when she made comments about my husband's coaching right in front of me, but comments about my child won't be tolerated. I don't understand the level of competitiveness when these kids are now 7-8 years old. My husband said that even in the manager's meetings that they've had this year, some of the guys are over the top.
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