| Re: Let's Discourage Progress [message #348337 is a reply to message #348326] |
Tue, 26 August 2008 11:54   |
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nikki6ixx
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Jericho's coach and parents say the boy is being unfairly targeted because he turned down an invitation to join the defending league champion, which is sponsored by an employer of one of the league's administrators.
Jericho instead joined a team sponsored by Will Power Fitness. The team was 8-0 and on its way to the playoffs when Jericho was banned from pitching.
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I have a feeling this has less to do with the boy's talent, and more to do with adults acting like children.
Heck, when I was 11, our league had some really good pitchers who'd throw hard, and right down the plate. Some parents complained, saying the kids should be 'moved up' . Instead of complaining, the parents and coaches of my team chipped in for our team to go to an indoor training facility, and have us all spend a day taking swings at balls from pitching machines. It went so well, that we made a point of spending an hour a day per weekend in the batting cage just hitting fast throws.
It worked.
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