- Jan 31, 2011
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This thread has really gotten off track for sure. My only comment which seems irrelevant now happend when my DD#2 was 10U (she started college this year). I was the HC on our TB team. We were playing in a pretty tight game and the parents ont he opposing team were cheerring EXTREMELY loud. They would go crazy when my kids didn't execute a play on defense or struck out at the plate. At one point when we were on defense in like the 3rd inning the wheels were ready to come off the cart. A lot had to do with the intimidation factor. I called time and got all the fielders to come to the circle. I told them the only way to shut those parents up is to make a play. You know they are loud for one reason and that is to put pressure on you. Make a play and it will stop. We did and barely won the game. It was a learining experience for me and the kids. Its total bush league in my opinion to attempt to interfere with the play on the field.
Last Saturday in a tourney game, the opposing pitcher was totally giving away her off speed pitch. I could have relayed that info to my batters. Instead, I let the HC of the other team know what she was doing so he could correct it. The kid is a talented pitcher with a nice change. My baters need to pick that stuff up on their own. Recognizing tendancies when a pitcher throws an off speed pitch and relaying the info to the rest of the team is not my job, its theirs. (I'm talking in TB).
Last Saturday in a tourney game, the opposing pitcher was totally giving away her off speed pitch. I could have relayed that info to my batters. Instead, I let the HC of the other team know what she was doing so he could correct it. The kid is a talented pitcher with a nice change. My baters need to pick that stuff up on their own. Recognizing tendancies when a pitcher throws an off speed pitch and relaying the info to the rest of the team is not my job, its theirs. (I'm talking in TB).