Sunday, March 17, 2013
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.
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Debbie, I couldn't agree more. I absolutely love watching my nieces and nephew play sports, but it ruins the experience when people are there to criticize and get angry about every little thing. As a very active participant in sports growing up, I understand the passion that people have towards it. My parents were at every one of my games and were very involved but when it came to practices and games, they simply cheered from the stands. This taught me to be respectful and have fun instead of immediately jumping on my coaches or teammates when I didn't like something. I learned countless life lessons from team sports that helped me grow and become a good person. This is what should be the focus of these experiences in our children's lives. Good luck this season!
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