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Originally Posted by Tim C
Well folks, it has happened:
71 days after my retirement from umpiring I have been approached to manage (coach) a 30 and over team in the local adult league.
The team is made up of 22 all-stars that did not want to join any other teams.
Who'd of thunk it . . . yrs trly a "RAT" . . . this could be interesting.
Regards,
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I too will slither through the pipe and come up on the other side of the lines as a rat; RESPONSIBLE ATHLETICS TUTOR.
The day has come, my grand stud asked me (twins now mind ya), "will you coach my bb team"..
I quickly duck into the kitchen and started peeling a couple onions, ya know don't want the boy to see me tearing up a bit. Well ah, hmmm, YES.
No hope a seeing most you guys for a while, class of 2021.
Were going minor LL, don't know yet, coach, machine or live meat, pitching. Can not wait, what April kick off, here in the great NW?
31Yrs blue, 1977-2008, every age of LL, then select in the summers and some summer collegiate.
17* years. 1982-1997, coach (that first year), manager the rest, LL, JR, SR, BR, SRBR.
4 district champs, best we did at state (BR) was a second and a 3rd.
The * was league Pres. 2 yrs of that, finally ran outta of excuses to Momma.
Went to blue full time in 2000, pulled the plug after 08 season.
First thing meet the team, schedule a "parent meeting". I'm doing the talking, my expectations for parent behavior are clearly expressed, with really only three items, practice time, playing time, and reaction to an umpires decision, my job and my job only; coaches and players; extra exspecially sportsman like.
One troubled parent in the stands in all those years..and if I remember correctly it was at about this age group maybe 9-10.
Anyway just warning ya.. come to my field waiting for "come on blue wake up out there.. how can you sleep with all these lights on, your wife know your.."... sorry, you just won't get it from my side, just me whispering in your ear with a lineup card in my hand, "man, 12 for 8, shoot, this kids tough, we teach the kids not to swing at those...
Good luck, call em as ya see em.