Booted From Little League For Being Too Good

[ISUKappa]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Tom, many leagues, especially rec leagues, will ban parents for inappropriat behaviour.

However, this situation has nothing to do with the parents. The parents were acting on what they thought was in the best interest of their children. All they wanted was their kids to have fun, which they weren't. The league thought it took the best approach.

In this situation I blame the coach of the team that got booted out. He knew his kids were in a rece league, he knew his kids were too god to be playing in the league. He should have told his kids to hold back so that the other teams could compete. In a rec league that is the best course of action.

How do we know the parents really have the kids' best interests at heart? How do we know the parents aren't just mad because little Tommy had to endure a big loss?

Likewise, how do we know the coach went into the rec league specifically to win big? How do we know he didn't think the other teams might be just as good as his kids? How do we know the kids on his team don't just happen to be extraordinarily gifted baseball players?

We don't.

Yes, rec teams are supposed to be fun and kids of all abilities should want to play, but kids have to learn sometime about losing and playing against kids who are going to be bigger and better than they are. Otherwise they might as well be in a league where they don't keep score and everyone gets a medal at the end of the season.

My husband is in three different rec leagues for softball. During his last two Wednesday night games his team put up 19 and 20+ runs and still got 10-runned by the other team in the 5th. Thankfully, they can all go drown their sorrows about being so soundly beaten in $5 pitchers and half-price pizza instead of having to rely on their wives to bitch to the rec league about it (besides, we're too busy drinking with them).