We have a unique reader base. Our readers are the parents that get it and are constantly in search of more information and education about baseball for their son. They understand that there is only one way for their sons to achieve success and that’s through hard work, a great attitude and an undying passion for the sport. If they don’t have those three attributes, along with their talent, then their chances of success will be greatly diminished.
Most of our readers have sons that play travel ball and through that experience, they understand that there is always a better player ready to take their sons position…many parents want their son in that position…it’s an incredible life lesson…because in the real world, there are tons of obstacles, thousands of competitors, mounds of stress and grizzly, man eating bosses and executives ready to churn and burn your ego. My son loved those hard nosed coaches…still does. They motivate, exhilarate and create a desire to be better…not to mention make life very interesting.
The parents that need this the most don’t read this site. They don’t care to. They live in their overly protected world and create drama for those that dare trespass into it. They don’t want competition, they want democracy. They don’t want their son to have to put up with a grizzly coach…they want Ward Cleaver. They protect their son, but in the process leave him so vulnerable to the realities of the outside world. They only want to win, if their son is part of the victory..,otherwise, they are the type of parent that loves to see a .450 hitter strike out and then say. “See, he’s not that good, my son could do better than that.”
So send a copy of our articles to a parent that doesn’t care to read what we have to say, but has to…Who doesn’t think that what we say is of any importance, but is important for them to know that there are others who don’t agree with them…to a parent that will read this and feel real uncomfortable and hopefully find comfort in our message. Then send it to your coach and tell them that we have their backs…and so do you.
8 comments:
Amen Bro!
I like the line, "They don't want competition, they want democracy."
Kids that live under those rules, will never move out of their parents homes.
The little league mindset of parents is what ruins this game. Baseball is a tough game and most of the parents couldn't catch a cold, let alone a screaming line drive. Yet they all think they are experts. The only thing that they are experts in is griping about stuff they know nothing about.
"They don’t want their son to have to put up with a grizzly coach…they want Ward Cleaver."
It's sad, but more and more schools and mommy/daddy teams are hiring Ward Cleaver.
There are a large contingent of parents that want the starters to fail so their son can play. That is soo convoluted. Rather than tell their son to work harder and step it up, they want everyone to play down to their kids level. Good article. You guys do a great job. Keep it up.
Our high school in Louisville, wanted a coach that was "more inclusive" with all players. They didn't get Ward Cleaver, they got Pee Wee Herman. We are the laughingstock of the league.
What most parents don't understand is that baseball is a very difficult sport and just because they played a little ball as a kid in Little League doesn't make them any type of authority on the subject. There's so much more to the game that the average fan just doen't get. Keep up the good work Rounding Third. We need more voices like yours fighting the good fight
You hit the nail right on the side of the whiney parents head. Good article.
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