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BuckeyeNation27 said:
I'm sorry, what?
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stupid ass league rules.

not every kid has to get playing time in the field.
but every single kid on your roster that shows up for you game has to be in the batting lineup.

the rule is dumb on multiple levels, but that’s another discussion entirely.

for one, our league is allegedly affiliated with Babe Ruth baseball.
except our league completely made up their own participation and substitution rules.

a major side effect of that rule is that there’s no way to substitute a batter for any reason.

to prevent coaches from just skipping over shitty hitters in crucial spot off game, they implemented the “slot out” rule.

if a kid’s turn in the lineup rolls around and he doesn’t bat, it counts as an automatic out.

it’s one of several “participation trophy” type rules that should have been abolished several years before kids get to this age group, but our league holds on to until 18 year olds.
 
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Reminds me of a story
Son is HS baseball coach...
Couple parents complained to AD their sons were not getting much playing time
AD reminded my son the purpose they are there is the school not sports
and that she demanded every player be given equal playing time
Son stated... if he had 50 kids try out and he could select 18 that were actual baseball players, he would comply
but as it was, he had to keep everyone that tried out
and he was fearful that he had a number of kids he felt did not have the skills to face the periodic 85-90 mph fastballs and curves
from the D1 level pitchers his team faced around the DC area
AD did not care
So he asked for a written letter removing himself from any liability from playing everyone
AD admonished him.. but he was dead serious
Left the school at the end of that year
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
And they don't have an injury exception for this?
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nope.
no exceptions.

i’m an assistant coach on the team, so i had a say so in if he batted or we called ball game.
he basically begged for a shot at it.

he’s rather short for his age and draws a ton of walks. and i knew we could pinch run for him if he got on.

so after seeing him swallow the pain and hobble his way out the dugout before getting his answer, i let him do it.

in the moment, it shattered his soul to come up short.
but his desire and dedication really shines through.
even the opposing coach made it a point to seek him out individually after the game to shake his hand and tip his cap to him.

it’s one of the reasons a lot of his teammates looked up to him as one of the team leaders.
he was the youngest and by far smallest on his team. and statistically had a pretty “blah” year. but he kept pushing through and earned an invite to AllStar tryouts (didn’t make it).

now he just needs to figure out a way to stay healthy somehow.
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
Reminds me of a story
Son is HS baseball coach...
Couple parents complained to AD their sons were not getting much playing time
AD reminded my son the purpose they are there is the school not sports
and that she demanded every player be given equal playing time
Son stated... if he had 50 kids try out and he could select 18 that were actual baseball players, he would comply
but as it was, he had to keep everyone that tried out
and he was fearful that he had a number of kids he felt did not have the skills to face the periodic 85-90 mph fastballs and curves
from the D1 level pitchers his team faced around the DC area
AD did not care
So he asked for a written letter removing himself from any liability from playing everyone
AD admonished him.. but he was dead serious
Left the school at the end of that year
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that still happens in some rec leagues.
we had a kid that slap did not pay much attention. was still playing well past the age where most kids who don’t care quit playing.

his dad asked me one time “why is _______ the only kid to never start a game and never get to play any infield positions?”

i told him point blank “the next time he’s even looking towards the batter when he swings, let alone actually ready and paying attention, will be the first time he ever does it. I’m NOT gonna put that kid standing in a spot to get smoked by a liner he never sees coming”

dad says “maybe if he was at SS, he’d be more into the game”

well, that’s not a risk i’m willing to take
 
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Nutriaitch said:
stupid ass league rules.

not every kid has to get playing time in the field.
but every single kid on your roster that shows up for you game has to be in the batting lineup.

the rule is dumb on multiple levels, but that’s another discussion entirely.

for one, our league is allegedly affiliated with Babe Ruth baseball.
except our league completely made up their own participation and substitution rules.

a major side effect of that rule is that there’s no way to substitute a batter for any reason.

to prevent coaches from just skipping over shitty hitters in crucial spot off game, they implemented the “slot out” rule.

if a kid’s turn in the lineup rolls around and he doesn’t bat, it counts as an automatic out.

it’s one of several “participation trophy” type rules that should have been abolished several years before kids get to this age group, but our league holds on to until 18 year olds.
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Same thing can happen if you choose to roster bat. My son had that happen to him on his HS team last spring. He was having a great game, too....
Hit his first over the fence HR and had 2 other hits, single and a double. On the hill, he had a couple Ks and no runs given up. He had a grounder coming back towards him, fairly routine... and he stepped funny off the hill and turned his ankle.

Well, his team is down a run... he's coming up in the order, bottom of that same inning - which was the final inning of the game (6th). He's been carted to the locker room. Well, his spot in the order comes up, and we were all ready to take the out and lose the game (the rule had been explained in between innings to the coaches and I was part of the discussion because I keep the book. We were free to pinch hit for him, but because we roster batted, there was no available pinch hitter to do so) Well, I'll be damned, who should hobble his way to the plate? My kid.. he hits a ball that would ordinarily be a double. He limps his way down to 1st. Unfortunately, being that we had no available pinch hitters, and because he was not the pitcher of record anymore or the C, we could not pinch run for him or courtesy run (although, I think the courtesy runner should have been allowed, frankly). Next kid hits what would have been a single to right, but my kid only makes it about 1/2 way to second because .. well.. ballgame.
 
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Lesson learned... and hopefully will help one of you to prevent same idiot move
I was coaching 7-8th grade
One player who I really liked but had low skills albeit a tall lanky kid... that I hid in right field
Father was a local HS coach... badgered me for weeks to play his son in the infield...
We were practicing and taking BP so I put the kid at second
Batter rips a liner... and like it was super slow mo... right at this kid
Glove is coming up WAY TOO SLOW.. I can see it frame by frame...
and it smashes him right in the mouth... breaks 4 of his permanent teeth
Crucified myself for years for caving in to a parent against my judgement
 
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NJ-Buckeye said:
Lesson learned... and hopefully will help one of you to prevent same idiot move
I was coaching 7-8th grade
One player who I really liked but had low skills albeit a tall lanky kid... that I hid in right field
Father was a local HS coach... badgered me for weeks to play his son in the infield...
We were practicing and taking BP so I put the kid at second
Batter rips a liner... and like it was super slow mo... right at this kid
Glove is coming up WAY TOO SLOW.. I can see it frame by frame...
and it smashes him right in the mouth... breaks 4 of his permanent teeth
Crucified myself for years for caving in to a parent against my judgement
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the sound that makes in contact is sickening.

back in my HS days i split a guy’s face open turning two.

i was at 2B.
grounded up middle but on SS side of the bag.
SS got it and flipped it to me, i just turned and fired.
coming from first didn’t slide for some reason.

i’d already released it when i realize what happened.

and just like you describe, saw it in slow mo.
smoked him right between eyes on bridge of his nose from about 10’ away.
heard the bones crunch and blood actually splattered outward and dude just dropped like he’d been shot.
thought i killed him (even though i never had a big arm).

damn near hurled when i saw his face.
opened a gash clean across his nose and both eyes were now purple and swollen half shut.

turns out it was a kid that rarely got any playing time, so didn’t know he needs to get down even if he’s out my a mile.

shit messed me up mentally for a while after though.
i couldn’t turn a twin killing for a long time.
i’d turn and almost float it to first rather than just slinging. or i’d take and extra 2-3 steps toward inside of diamond before throwing. Which obviously took too much time to get the 2nd out.
 
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So I had an interesting experience tonight. As many of you know, I've been coaching LAX for a long time. While I've had opportunities to coach at the HS level I've always pushed back and focused on the youth game... primarily because when my own kid made it to HS I wanted him to have a few years without coach-dad on the sidelines. That said, over the years I've coached a few hundred kids. Most of my time has been spent with the '19 / '20 / '21 classes as my son is a '20.

Tonight we had our annual North / South game (two public high schools in town that our youth program feeds into). During the game 80% of the kids on the field played for me at one point or another. Most of them played for me for six years. Of that group I'll see probably six or seven of the seniors play in college with at least one D1 player in the mix which is pretty solid considering this is a group of kids from Illinois. For the juniors and sophomores there's likely a donzen more who will play at the next level and two - three who are D1 caliber.

It was a pretty cool thing tonight to see them all on the field together one last time. And while our kids came up short on the scoreboard in a storm-shortened game, I had a hard time making it to the car without kids from both sides stopping to shake my hand, give me a hug and many of them thanking me for the time I spent with them when they were 2nd - 8th graders.

Maybe I'm a little melancholy, maybe I'm just recognizing that the time that we coaches put into kids when they are young makes a difference. But tonight I got to see roughly 30 of my kids play a game that I taught them and watched them all continue to play a game that I had the joy of sharing with them all.

Pretty damn good night. Thanks for listening.
 
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so my short son is back on the diamond this year. and the ankle injuries through the years are already flaring up.

has an appointment today to see what’s going on in there. got some swelling going on and pain shoots up back of the calf when walking.

tough lil shit is pissed that he’s going to Dr and prolly be ordered to miss some time to rest it.
 
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I mean, my kid is obviously the best damn 8 year old soccer player in the world...if the damn coach would just open his eyes. 8D

My son wants to start football this coming year. I said cool. What position?

WR dad. I am going to play for the Buckeyes.

I asked him what he thought of being a LB or DL. (We are pasty white)

He told that is boring.

Time for some tapes on the Bosas, Hawk, Carpenter, and Schlegel. Maybe a little Animal, too.
 
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When I was 13, coach told us he'd take us all to Dairy Queen if we threw a no-hitter.

We won 12-11 with me pitching. I was sick about the game. Ended being a no-hitter after all because of 6 errors and 5 walks. We had no idea.

2nd basemen alone had 5 errors allowing 7 runs. Coach made to whole team run laps around the field post game except for me because they played like shit behind me and he felt bad

Still took us to DQ though .
 
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