Comments on: Swinging For Fences http://www.standingcheese.com/2008/04/23/swinging-for-fences/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:47:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: standingcheese http://www.standingcheese.com/2008/04/23/swinging-for-fences/#comment-474 standingcheese Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:09:11 +0000 http://www.standingcheese.com/?p=131#comment-474 Well, someone does keep score, but these kids are in a less-competitive division by design based on age and experience. Next year if he chooses to play, the boy will be in a division that does track wins and losses. In fact, next year he'll have to go through a skills evaluation and a draft before he even knows what team he's on. Well, someone does keep score, but these kids are in a less-competitive division by design based on age and experience. Next year if he chooses to play, the boy will be in a division that does track wins and losses. In fact, next year he’ll have to go through a skills evaluation and a draft before he even knows what team he’s on.

]]> By: Mama http://www.standingcheese.com/2008/04/23/swinging-for-fences/#comment-470 Mama Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:34:47 +0000 http://www.standingcheese.com/?p=131#comment-470 I wish they would make the kids compete for real! All this "let's play nice stuff" is kinda crappy. How are they going to learn how to cry when they lose and boast big time when they win? Crazy!!! And some of us klutzy people can actually be great athletes... or dancers.... I wish they would make the kids compete for real! All this “let’s play nice stuff” is kinda crappy. How are they going to learn how to cry when they lose and boast big time when they win? Crazy!!!

And some of us klutzy people can actually be great athletes… or dancers….

]]> By: dawn http://www.standingcheese.com/2008/04/23/swinging-for-fences/#comment-460 dawn Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:42:36 +0000 http://www.standingcheese.com/?p=131#comment-460 When they're just little and in the "pee wees", it's not such a bad thing that the rules aren't really enforced. It's a good time for the kids to learn how to bat, field and throw the ball. The kids certainly don't care about how many innings were played. They just want to know how many times they hit the ball and how far they hit it. It's a different story though when they get to be 13 or 14 years old. Our oldest daughter is still scratching her head and wondering why kids her age are still getting "special treatment"...she's only 1 year away from playing high school ball and I'm not sure any of the kids her age really even know the real rules of the game. It seems the "rules" change every year. I'd say they nurture these kids a little too long. When they’re just little and in the “pee wees”, it’s not such a bad thing that the rules aren’t really enforced. It’s a good time for the kids to learn how to bat, field and throw the ball. The kids certainly don’t care about how many innings were played. They just want to know how many times they hit the ball and how far they hit it. It’s a different story though when they get to be 13 or 14 years old. Our oldest daughter is still scratching her head and wondering why kids her age are still getting “special treatment”…she’s only 1 year away from playing high school ball and I’m not sure any of the kids her age really even know the real rules of the game. It seems the “rules” change every year. I’d say they nurture these kids a little too long.

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