Sports in general teach our kids a lot. But baseball is unique. It’s a game of failure, statistically speaking. It’s both slow and fast. Calm and chaotic. “Boring” yet exciting. (Sidebar - I HATE when people call baseball boring…) The game really is a metaphor for life.

When parents and coaches team up to create good, respectful athletes, everybody wins.  It’s a partnership.  Take that seriously, work together, respect each other and, most importantly, respect the process. 

It happens. And if it hasn’t happened yet for you…it will. It’s almost a rite of passage as a baseball parent when you decide it’s necessary to intervene and have a conversation with the coach.