They are important if kept in perspective. But the notion that the secret of success is winning is a myth. Positive encouragement sparks effort. Effort, not winning, breeds success. After a long and nasty strike, Major League Baseball is finally about to start.
Baseball is really for the children.
Mainly because their fathers, as kids, had such love for the game they want to share it with their kids. Parents can put their kids under incredible pressure to perform at a certain level or live up to Mom's or Dad's expectations. A recent survey found that the most successful children were not the ones with the highest IQs or the greatest motor skills, but those who felt their parents never gave up on them. You say those questions miss the real point of the Little League experience.