Just a runner. In this scenario I'm talking about a runner, not a coach who tells his whole team to purposely interfere with a throw.Woody, are we talking about one runner or a whole team that's running inside the lines?
Just a runner. In this scenario I'm talking about a runner, not a coach who tells his whole team to purposely interfere with a throw.Woody, are we talking about one runner or a whole team that's running inside the lines?
Single runner, 10u. Yea if I overheard a coach tell his catcher to beam a runner I'd gone nuts too. There are times to make a statement, but what you describe it was NOT the time to do so.
Woody
Problem is what I/we were taught/played like in our older years of competitive ball has now filtered down into the beginning years of even rec levels of play. I've seen a mountain of unsportsmanlike conduct over my ball days, and a rather large hill in my daughter's years.
But here is what I've learned, most of the nasty stuff happens young in this game. ( I blame that on the coaches, kids are not smart enought to know what they're doing ) As they get older less play nasty, either refusing to do what the coach says or they hold a higher standard of their game.
One more bit of trivia. I know what happened made you upset, and it's a valid case. Once you hit 14u and above and any defensive player throws a cheap shot, you can sit back and not say a word or go grab a bag of popcorn. Your girls will "handle" the situation in their own special way before the game is over. Like the old saying "don't start nuthin, won't be nuthin".
when you say "dirty play" i hope you are talking about the girl running on the inside of the base path and not the girl throwing the ball. The girl on the inside of the base path is attempting to alter the play by illegally placing herself in the path of the ball that she knows is going to throw her out.
Hypothetical situation:
Nobody on base, no out. Batter lays down a bunt and the catcher pre-sets her feet to make an inside throw to 1B. The runner is running on the inside of the baseline. Do you teach your catchers to hit the runner in the back with the ball? If you do, can you make me understand why you would instruct a child to purposely try to injure another child? Before anyone slams me, yes I understand this game and yes I understand that if the runner gets hit with the ball she is out. What I am trying to make myself understand is why, as coaches who are responsible for the safety of these children we are still teaching this dirty form of playing ball. Discuss...
I agree with both of you, but in the event that an opposing coach has not taught his kids properly or if a kid just has a brain fart and runs on the inside of the baseline is what I am referring to.
Woody
Problem is what I/we were taught/played like in our older years of competitive ball has now filtered down into the beginning years of even rec levels of play. I've seen a mountain of unsportsmanlike conduct over my ball days, and a rather large hill in my daughter's years.
But here is what I've learned, most of the nasty stuff happens young in this game. ( I blame that on the coaches, kids are not smart enought to know what they're doing ) As they get older less play nasty, either refusing to do what the coach says or they hold a higher standard of their game.
One more bit of trivia. I know what happened made you upset, and it's a valid case. Once you hit 14u and above and any defensive player throws a cheap shot, you can sit back and not say a word or go grab a bag of popcorn. Your girls will "handle" the situation in their own special way before the game is over. Like the old saying "don't start nuthin, won't be nuthin".