Social Work and Little league

As I prepare for another season of little league baseball I feel I need to sharpen my Social Worker skills. My husband is coaching and I now have two boys playing. As my boys move into the higher leagues in baseball I see that the adults need to get a grip!  I see coaches and parents trying to live through their children and traumatizing the children along the way. I find it so difficult to sit in the stands with parents that critique every move and insist on coaching from the stands. If you want to coach, sign up and get in there. If you don't then please sit in the stands with the rest of us and cheer the WHOLE team on. This is about building self esteem in children, not tearing them down. The coaches are giving up their time to help your children improve their baseball skills. Lets show them some respect and shake their hand and say thank you. Nobody is perfect, mistakes will be made, and lets all try to remember this is about the kids not you. Now lets have a great season, and good luck to all the teams.