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Well yesterday was quite the game. This play was very early in the game and was the start to a nightmare of a game. They other team had a player ejected and the manager eventually too. I teach my boys to play hard and to be aggressive. I will never teach them to play dirty. My son is all of 50lbs and one of the smallest boys in the major division. He did slide hard like he was supposed to and at was a combination of blocking the plate and jumping to catch the ball. You can’t see it in the video but I tried to hold up both runners. We put them back on 3rd and 2nd once everything settled down because even though it was a live ball I’m not a dirty coach. After this play the biggest kid on their team told my son I’m going to fuck you up bitch. I let it go and told Eli when he comes around be aware and protect yourself. Eli plays second base but I took him out the next inning because I knew what was going on. That player got a hit and next pitch went to take out my shortstop. Glad Eli wasn’t there. He got to third but my shortstop made a great play and got a double play keeping that kid from scoring. Later on that kid got hosed at second and things again got a little wild. Some point after that the manager came to get in my face and just wreaked of alcohol. I told him to get in his dugout and he shouted out this is bullshit and he got to go home. We beat them like 13-2 or something and this team had nothing for us but it was just disgusting to watch what these boys are being taught. This is an every week occurrence with this team. Yesterday was the first time we played them and we play them again next week 😂

Oh and the pitcher that got hurt is the other managers son. He went back in to play catcher and hosed 3 of my guys. Great little player. He wasn’t hurt though just embarrassed. These are 10-12 year old boys
 

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In that last video my boys called their own huddle on the mound. I don’t know what they said to each other but the very next pitch they hosed that kid.
 
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This is Rec ball type little league or club? Usually these antics go on with club ball, not LL Rec ball.
 

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In the last one you see him steal second and extend his arm and shove my short stop. Kid wanted to hurt someone. My shortstop is a gamer. He turned that double play while crying. I know they are kids but that was a great feeling
 

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This is fall ball rec ball. 6 or 7 of my players are on my travel team too but this team is our rec ball team.


Nothing wrong with any of these plays that I can see but the other teams behavior sucks.

It all boils down to leadership. Bad leadership leads to bad player behavior.
 

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Nothing wrong with any of these plays that I can see but the other teams behavior sucks.

It all boils down to leadership. Bad leadership leads to bad player behavior.
He was voted to not be able to manage last season. He’s good friends with the new president so the new president gave him a team. This is on him 100% in my opinion. The guy wreaked of alcohol the whole game which I have no problem with people drinking after the game we went to derby room and had a great time. But after not before the game
 

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Oddly enough though these kind of things are much more common at the little league field. This is our second season doing travel and we’ve had zero issues in travel
 

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He was voted to not be able to manage last season. He’s good friends with the new president so the new president gave him a team. This is on him 100% in my opinion. The guy wreaked of alcohol the whole game which I have no problem with people drinking after the game we went to derby room and had a great time. But after not before the game


I love the Derby Room. That’s a good spot. I just went to a retirement party there.
 

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I coached LL from T-ball to Juniors, it was a text book slide home. The 1st baseman could have easily covered home and prevented the extra run but instead he over threw to 3rd trying to get the runner out. At that point the play was active and I would have sent the runner home. Though these are kids, this is the majors where you teach the kids how to play real baseball. I could see holding him up if it was rookie ball or possibly even minors, but at the major level the kids are old enough and experienced enough to learn from these types of plays and mistakes. Maybe the other manager should go coach soccer if he wants the play to stop because his kid took a flop.
 

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In the last one you see him steal second and extend his arm and shove my short stop. Kid wanted to hurt someone. My shortstop is a gamer. He turned that double play while crying. I know they are kids but that was a great feeling
Some coaches just need not coach
 

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Thought I recognized the fields. Wayne Makin. I’ve been a coach on the softball side for about 5 years now.
 

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My boys know the ball is live we go over it in practice all the time. It actually happened right before this game in my middle sons AAA game. My second baseman wore one in the face and they scored 3 runs. I haven’t taught them so that was 100% on me. I didn’t get mad, I explained to my parents it’s a live ball that’s on me.made sure Bentley was ok and we finished the game. Here’s me putting the boys back on base. If it was a tournament I wouldn’t have especially since they tried to make a play at 3rd but fall ball and I’m a nice guy 🤷‍♂️
 

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In the last one you see him steal second and extend his arm and shove my short stop. Kid wanted to hurt someone. My shortstop is a gamer. He turned that double play while crying. I know they are kids but that was a great feeling
Clean slide. No issue with it at all. Good on you sending the kid back. Not sure i would have. Glad to see the little league antics are alive and well. Every year it’s the same stuff just different people. Always figure it’s the only thing some people look forward to. It’s their one outlet and when it doesn’t go well it’s the end of the world. As a coach, you could always tell the first born. Dads were over the top especially if the kid had a little talent.
I feel worse for the kid that has to go home with that dad. He’s got some hurdles for sure.

That being said, i may have been kicked out of a couple of little league games😬
 

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Oh man! I coached little league for 6 years…seen all the shit you're seeing now. Had to kick kids and parents out a few times…even called the sherif once. Some people should never have kids…freakin mental idiots. Anyhow…enjoy every moment of it! Remember the good time and forget the rest.
 

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He was voted to not be able to manage last season. He’s good friends with the new president so the new president gave him a team. This is on him 100% in my opinion. The guy wreaked of alcohol the whole game which I have no problem with people drinking after the game we went to derby room and had a great time. But after not before the game
You did the right thing putting the kids back to 2nd and 3rd after the injury. There was absolutely nothing wrong with Eli sliding into home. Thats just baseball and the catcher got caught trying to make the play. Nothing more nothing less.

If it was my son he would have head first slid into home but in LL ball that is an out....lol We were talking about his head first slides the other day as we saw someone stub their fingers doing just that. He never had any injuries sliding head first his entire life.

The parents ruin these games for the kids. Kids only react the way they are taught. Keep them playing clean, respectful and aggressive.

The coach with alcohol on his breath needs to go pronto.....No place for that shit at all. Zero tolerance and your board needs to address it
 

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@BHCVIC which team were you playing. My Son is in CNLL and his team played you guys earlier in the season, but I don't recognize that team you are up against. Either they aren't on our schedule or are they not in CNLL, NLL, or CALL?
And as everyone said, 100% clean slide.
 

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@BHCVIC which team were you playing. My Son is in CNLL and his team played you guys earlier in the season, but I don't recognize that team you are up against. Either they aren't on our schedule or are they not in CNLL, NLL, or CALL?
And as everyone said, 100% clean slide.
Thats NLL titans. The schedule was weird we play them twice and we played the bananas twice. I would like to play the party animals again they got us but I think we could give them a much better game. We lost to them and the bananas once
 

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Thats NLL titans. The schedule was weird we play them twice and we played the bananas twice. I would like to play the party animals again they got us but I think we could give them a much better game. We lost to them and the bananas once
That makes sense then, I missed the game against the Titans.
 

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I get it. Ran one kid through LL that was smallest on the team. Now have a 12 year old grangson playing tournament ball and is also smallest on the team, maybe even league.
( upcoming brag.)
But he understands bb theory better than most coaches, all positions player, and hit .800 at Cooperstown this year.
This makes him a target. I get it.
You’re doing the right thing by kicking their ass. IN PLAY.
Get with other coaches and register a formal complaint. May come in handy later.
 

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I coach the Norco outlaws it’s our travel team through little league. I’m about to register is usssa too since Eli isn’t with 952 premier anymore
Very cool. I coached a CBA team for a while
 
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