Softball Season !

So this year corrina and I decided to take on two little league teams. Logan's age group 15-17 bantam boys and Trinity's age group 10-12 year old Squirt girls. How we usually love the game and the kids. This year I still love the game and most of the kids but some of their parents.... let's just say it this way... "No your kid is not the next Ken Griffie Jr or babe ruth so get over it!" Some people need to take a look at the way they treat other people and their own kids for that matter before passing any judgement on someone else. If you don't like the way we coach; get over it. You should have coached your own all star kids team if you wanted the responsibility. Hey and maybe just once we'd like to see your kid at a practice; then we wouldnt have to play them in the outfield the whole game or bench them more then once. It's not really fair to the other kids on the team.... OH YA THIS IS A TEAM SPORT! Maybe you'd like to come just so the other kids might learn something else for a change. Its hard to have a practice when your not all there. I know I am venting can't help it. I am tired of the crappy parents taking out their inability to bring there kid to something and trying to blame someone else for why their kid isnt learning the game. Welcome to the real world when you make a commitment to something your actually suppose to come to it.

Excuses from parents and kids this year:

1) Didnt bring my daughter because I was to tired to drive her. (no call to tell us she wasnt coming)
2) My daughter has to babysit (Its a ball night not like we havent had games the same two nights since april) and its only a practice (Oh ya if I remember her kids came to 3 practices the whole year so far)
3) I am not bringing my daughter she is at my house not her mom's this weekend and I dont want to drive her to the practice. (thats ok because she doesnt come when she's at her mom's either)
4) Did feel like coming today
5) Got food posioning (even tho he told another parent he didnt feel like coming)
6) showed up at the wrong field for practise (oh ya like they havent been at the same field since april)
7) Got stuck out at the mall, forgot it was a monday and we even had a game
8) Have a birthday party and I am tired so I didnt want to come (oh ya I worked all weekend 15 hour shifts and I am still there)
9) Slept through my alarm "why didnt you guys call me to wake me up" (not my responsibility to look after you. Your 17 should know how to wake up when your suppose to be up)
10) I'm sick. (oh ya for like 5 weeks straight)
11) My grandmothers bestfriends retirement party and I'm invited (she is 11) (wondering why she hasnt been to more then 3 practices all year mmm I am thinking she just doensnt want to really come)
12) I'm going to a movie with my friends
13) Want to hang out with my grandparents we are going for dinner (but watched the hockey playoff games instead)
14) I thought you said it was 6:00 pm and not 4:00pm (mmmm been the same time all year)
15) Went camping and didnt get home in time (Legit)
16) Was at a sleep over and didnt have any sleep so I didnt want to come
17) dance rehearsal for recietal (Legit)
18) Wasnt in town
19) Mom said I didnt have to come because she doesnt like your coaching (absolutly serious)
20) Don't want to play ball anymore so I'll just come to the games but not the practices

I am pretty sure that there are more that I can't remember. How hard is it to pick up the phone and call us if your not coming to a practice or a game already. We are all about the fun and learning not so much about the winning. Our girls have a 14-5-1 average,our boys well we've lost more then we've won. I wonder if it might be the lack of showing up for practices that have effected this outcome. I would say yes! How are we suppose to have any fun when you arent having any fun? Its suppose to be fun. Even some of our kids are beginning to ask why the others arent there. Seriously, why join a team sport and not bother to be there to participate!