artomatic wrote:Hey Hotwheels, I should add that when my youngest was in 8's and 10's, I was one of the worst offenders of giving my kid a hard time.
My wife used to constantly tell me I had the worst body language in the 3rd base coach's box...
I think I have come a long way, but I'm constantly reminding myself to chill....
And yeah, it's easy to sit there, like I was this weekend, with no emotional attachment to any of the kids, and watch the parents go wild.
But as a parent, if you can master the art of relaxing and letting your kids experss themselves and love the game out there, it will greatly increase your (and your kid's) enjoyment as you watch your kid grow up and become a young lady.
Time flies!
I think when your as competitive as most of us are or were, you want your kid to do well on EVERY at bat and EVERY defensive play or EVERY pitch. What I think MOST of us learn as adults/parents over time, is the negative body language, the yelling behind backstops, the negative outburst, the crushing rides home, dont think for a SECOND that it does not affect your DD, they all are softball killers. The more you learn to control your emotions the better off everyone is. And I think Art said it best, man time flies, more than you think, so take it all in with positive energy because when its all said and done thats what your DD will remember most. Not the line drive over the CF field fence in the championship game when you jumped for joy and told everyone how great your DD was, BUT what kind of father you were when she struck out to lose the championship game!
