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[play4fun2]

play4fun2 wrote:
Hey, Were they selling bows or sparkly headbands in HB this weekend???

One of the blues made our girls take them off

That happened to us once, pitcher had to remove it... blue said it was distracting the batter.

[AM Softball]

Hey, Were they selling bows or sparkly headbands in HB this weekend???

One of the blues made our girls take them off

They made our pitcher only take it off.

[RudeDog]

It sounded like the parents on the Corona Angels are GLAD this Dad and his family are off the Team. Sounds like there might have been some issues with parents there????? Don’t know but just reading, well at least we know Ron and his family are GLAD he is off the team?

Well you read way more into my post than I intended. Let me set it straight.
Me and my family are greatly saddened by the events that took place this past weekend. We have always thought very highly of this Dad and his family and that will not change (everyone makes mistakes and deserves forgiveness), however, at this point in time I do not think it is in the best interest of our team to allow this dad to participate or attend team functions. I hope that they will allow their DD to remain as part of the team but that is obviously a family decision.

[Dropn N]

Guaranteed.........it's still not over!

[Newbiemom]

From reading the posts it seems to me that a situation like this was going to occur sooner or later and my guess is that it could just as easily have happened with a different set of teams. Being fairly new to travel ball (hence, my name) I have a question. Who exactly are you supposed to go to or talk to when you sense that things may be starting to get out of hand? You certainly can't interrupt the game to speak with the ump (they have their back to the stands and don't see things) and you don't want to bother the coaches while they are coaching, so what do you do? I've seen words exchanged at friendlies and at tournaments by a lot of swaggering adults who are living through their kids and their success. Many times while they think they are cheering for their team, the other team thinks they are jeering. Now that we know what can happen, can someone please shed some light on what should be done before things go wrong, so this doesn't happen again. Thanks, Newbiemom

[NumeroUno]

I have one question to ask, who is sick of this post?

[3Bsnag]

ME! But for some reason unknown, I keep reading it.

make it stop, Make it Stop, MAKE IT STOP!!!

[sball14]

Aimee quote: "The cheer does not make our kids perform because they perform most of the time regardless"

So, if your cheer doesn't make your team perform better than why do it? Is it because you know it irritates the hell out of your opponents parents and distracts 11 and 12 year old girls from performing their best?

Also Aimee, if you have to tell people you are classy, you are probably not.

I have spent almost an hour on this thread and it is the best entertainment I have had in awhile.

I have always viewed the Rebels parents as ghetto/trailer parkish (is that word?) and the Corona Angels parents as having a high horse/holier-than-thou attitude. So this thread has confirmed both of my intuitions.

Oh and one more thing Aimee, do you see what happens to 12u girls when they are distracted. There is no way in hell that your team should have been whooped in that manner (Power Surge game). Think about that the next time your parents start with that stupid chant. Also, if you are going to use the " I'm getting them ready for college" crap, YOU HAVE FAILED because your 12u girls couldn't perform with adversity either.

[crazy softball peeps]

Aimee I see you keep saying that your teams keeps getting apologies but yet your team has yet to step up to the plate....

I was shocked when this incident happened but I'm more shocked at the outrage being lashed against our organization becase of this incident. Being around this sport so long, I meant what I said. I have never seen anything as disgusting as what I saw Sunday but this is even more disgusting.

Why don't these people say what teams they are from because I personally or my parents have spoken to parents and coaches from Bomb Squad, Thunder, Corona Express, Corona Angels, Jynx, Batbusters, Raiders, and other messagers on this board supporting us from different age groups. The portrayl on here from just a few people is so the opposite of what everyone important is saying about us. What specific teams have issues and we can have dinner or work it out for the kids on me? Let me know anytime. PM me and I will send you my number.

Can someone tell me someone who isn't more involved in this to state the facts than us? I am going to tell the whole story, since none of this has been written in full, (It's like clips on CNN up in here so let's get the whole thing in context) so people can make their own judgement and we all will agree, diagree, or agree to disagree.

We are being bashed because of an incident when a man attacked (assaulted) our team. I mean this parent ran from 200 feet away as fast as he could swinging at us on our side of the fences. The heated argument in the stands some have talked about was over. That was over 5-10 minutes prior to this incident. That ended with no violent issues but words. Everyone directly involved would say that.

If it is the heated argument in the stands we are apologizing for, then on behalf of our organization and my parents, we apologize. We have no problem saying sorry to that happening. I know Kenny could attest that I gave his daughter a hug, who reached out to me (since I'm such a monster), and I told her she played awesome, that was a great game, and I was sorry and told other girls I was sorry they had to see that. I complemented her on a great play that game and the umpire even smiled in appreciation. Say whatever you want but everytime I see a kid I know, I am giving them hugs and saying awesome job. I am 100% for the players because I was a player, not a man who played baseball.

When this man ran at our group, there were 3 year old little girls in this group, 5th graders, Moms, Dads, Players. It was a large group and nobody was provoking him. It was over in the stands. I know it had to upset the CA players but I bet more of our players saw everything and cried even more because it was all the way on OUR side of the field. Do you think our kids cried when they saw a man punch their Mom? Do you really think we didn't try to stop it in front of our kids? We aren't that "ghetto." I'm a 7th grade Algebra teacher so I know I am not trying to let them see that...But "If a person comes onto your property trying to kill you, should you defend yourself?" Would you defend your daughters if that happened? I would defend my studentstoo. If you did, would you apologize after?

He first hits a Mom on our team, as we are all in front yeling No, No, stop, stop, don't do this. We did try to stop this incident but how could you? What could we have done better that we should be apologizing for? That first Mom from our team went to the hospital the next day, thats the type of rage this man exhibited.

He swung at me (all of our players watching this man attack their female coach who they love and respect regardless of what you all think...it's all about the kids right?...swipes my face, knocks my visor and glasses off, I fall down, pull a muscle in my leg and our men defended us, as any of yours would have. (Btw: This same man sent an apolgy this morning about the incidet but we have not spoken which shows he is accepting responsibilty, which we appreciate).

sidenote: (I'm sorry to my parents because I know we have discussed ending this and I swear, this is the last post I make, promise) but from the head of our organization, I'd really like to know what these people would like from our team. It's already going on two days and out of control for no apparent reason.

I can tell everyone, from a firsthand view that you should not believe everything you read on this thread. It's simply not true. Many people talking on these boards weren't even there. I have reached out to all people involved (written both tournament directors), have spoken to the head of the CA organization on the phone last night and I left a message for the Angel head coach on his voicemail last night and he has not returned that call. Is that not accepting responsibility or reaching out? Should I bash Kenny cause he hasn't called back? (I don't mean that literally)

The only other thing I get with this thread, is we should apologize because we clap our hands together and say a Rebel cheer in unity behind our own kids and it's mean and mean spirited? We never single players out, we do do it maybe once or twice a game in tournaments and at every sports event, it's the same type of passion. Is that what this is really about? Is that what we should apologize for?

We play the game like college softball players not because I played in college but because that is the premise of our organization. We prepare them for college....in EVERY way. Kids are being recruited to D1 schools in 2 years and they better be mentally prepared. You can call BS but you know it's true. That is a FACT.

I have heard 11/12 year olds so often and even 10's... Most of our girls are 13 and if OUR KIDS got on here and told their side of the story, you might have a different attitude. They LOVE doing their cheers. They love the intensity. A coach at the field on Saturday across from us was was SCREAMING at his kids...telling them, look at that team. Now that's intenisty. That's why they win. They do it together.

BOTH umpires came to me after the game saying how much respect they had for our organization, players and parents and what an amazing coach I am (they did all 3 of our pool play games and the Wildcat game). They loved our intensity. We told them what grief we get and they laughed, like no way. Have they ever been to a sporting event, wow. So maybe they are ghetto and crazy too. I can accept that if that is what ghetto is defined as.

Just a few weks ago, we were a class act and there were many posts on a thread about this. Someone please go find them because unlike most people on here, I actually do not pay that much attention to these boards. Anyone been here long enough to remember rec.sport.softball 10 years ago? I doubt it but been there, done that. You have no idea. There will aways be haters.

We are nice people. We have a great coaching staff and players. We have a lot of friends and family members on so many different teams and we respect you all. I hope you know that. The cheer does not make our kids perform because they perform most of the time regardless; they are great athletes and kids. Most have A's, they are very respectful and we all love and support each other ad preach family, education, and softball in that order.

If you disagree, we don't really care anymore. You can contact me personally and I will address anything else in that fashion but we are embarrassed by the incident and really embarassed by thee posts. It just is not accurate. Have a great week. See everyone on the fields soon! Good luck!

and yet you never addressed leaving in the middle of a tourney, And claiming that I wouldn't defend my family if someone was trying to KILL us that's CRAZY that you would compare a fight to being killed. You really seem to want to know who everyone is, is that so you can target our teams as well???? You say you don't pay attention to the posts yet your on here like crazy "Defending" your parents for being so well behaved.... LOL What a joke!!!!!!!

[Dropn N]

I told you it wasn't over.........got ya last!