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First of all having coached myself from T-ball through 17-18 yr old teams, the one thing I learned is that the Tee is NOT used enough in instructional basball. As much as you may not want to here this, 7-10 is by all means instructional baseball.
The use of the tee is valuable in teaching a player to keep there head down and see the ball.
It sounds like you spend a lot of time with your players and take pride in what you do however, there is a lot more to this game than just batting or doing things your way only. Make sure they understand getting along as a group.
Creating controversy among them to get others to see your point of view is not developing a love for the game. Instead its developing an attitude of I wanna get my own way.
It sounds like you have a positive attitude however, dont let other peoples decisions that you are not in favor of, get in the way of coaching your team and making sure that everyone of them wants to play again next year.
Why dont you want to ump? I really dont think this thing is a travesty. Do you feel that you cant be fair umping in the same league? This is minor/instructional baseball.
Ive been there, done that. Dont let the opinions and ideas of others ruin your ability to relate to your team and interfer with you teaching them to enjoy the game. There are many things in this world we disagree with. If your ability to keep the kids interested in this game and keep them off the streets is succesful, the rest of the things are of little consequence.
I always judged my abilty as a coach by the number of players that came back to me just to say hello and talk or ask advice. Remember there is a much larger percentage of kids that dont become a superstar, than those that do.
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