Little League Participation Awards
I've played all three major little league sports, baseball, basketball, and flag football one year. I was going to try out for freshman basketball in high school, but was offered the job of manager and participated as manager for basketball and football through my sophomore year. I was very busy and spent almost as many hours at practice and games as the players.
Spring of my sophomore year I played golf, but never was good enough to be one of the best seven players that would play in matches. In fact, while the team was on the bus for a match, I was usually practicing at Mohawk or White Pines. I got my picture in the yearbook for my participation for whatever I did if it related to the high school sports I participated in. I was on the varsity golf team for three years.
By the Spring of my senior year I was eligible for a varsity letter for my time as team manager and playing on the golf team. I would have been ready to play if needed, but never had one of the best seven scores to go to a match. Got the letter, but did not go to the awards banquet, I was disappointed that I did not get a letter for all my time with the basketball and football teams.
Woody Allen says 85% of life is showing up. I think too much is made of kids sports. It's hard for kids that always have to play right field for a couple of innings so everyone got a chance to play, and you really felt stupid when the coach said, don't swing, go for the walk. It almost made sense if the pitcher was wild, and if you got to first base. Adults can screw up kid games, more royally than any kid or group of kids could by themselves.
I still like sports and realize the importance of being active as an adult. I finished 3rd in I still have a t-shirt for finishing the Orange Bowl Marathon. Some things merit participation awards for sure.
A father who is a professional athlete should tread softly when it comes to their kids playing sports. Sometimes expectations are hard things to manage.
Spring of my sophomore year I played golf, but never was good enough to be one of the best seven players that would play in matches. In fact, while the team was on the bus for a match, I was usually practicing at Mohawk or White Pines. I got my picture in the yearbook for my participation for whatever I did if it related to the high school sports I participated in. I was on the varsity golf team for three years.
By the Spring of my senior year I was eligible for a varsity letter for my time as team manager and playing on the golf team. I would have been ready to play if needed, but never had one of the best seven scores to go to a match. Got the letter, but did not go to the awards banquet, I was disappointed that I did not get a letter for all my time with the basketball and football teams.
Woody Allen says 85% of life is showing up. I think too much is made of kids sports. It's hard for kids that always have to play right field for a couple of innings so everyone got a chance to play, and you really felt stupid when the coach said, don't swing, go for the walk. It almost made sense if the pitcher was wild, and if you got to first base. Adults can screw up kid games, more royally than any kid or group of kids could by themselves.
I still like sports and realize the importance of being active as an adult. I finished 3rd in I still have a t-shirt for finishing the Orange Bowl Marathon. Some things merit participation awards for sure.
A father who is a professional athlete should tread softly when it comes to their kids playing sports. Sometimes expectations are hard things to manage.
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