This post for 3/29/08.

This morning I got up early and resolved to get to our 10:30 baseball game on time. All went well until I took a nap because we were so far ahead. I woke up disoriented and got mixed up about the time. We got out of the house on time but in a frenzied rush. I had to take a deep breath of spirit and release my anger and remorse.

It was a very exciting game with several ups and downs. The boys started well then made mistakes then rallied. The other team also had to rally a couple of times. In the end they came out ahead.

Afterward we coaches spent a lot of time discussing what went wrong. There was some talk of areas for our players to improve on and there was some talk about how the other team's coach was running his players all the time. There were some things said about the other coaches integrity and about adopting the same strategy and about "next time".

I have some thoughts about this:
We should stick to the high road of teaching our kids the game and good sportsmanship.
We should use a proactive strategy and not react to other people.
We should discipline the boys by cause and effect not griping, pleding and negotiating.
We should create a positive experience for them based on their execution of skills not on the scoreboard.

The rest of the day I did a lot of yard work.