We have a rule at camp that campers never walk anywhere. You play better when you hustle. When you are lazy, your mind tends to become lazy. When you hustle, your mind functions at its maximum level. When you are in slow, always looking at your watch, counting the minutes, the day goes buy so much slower.
Baseball is fun.
It becomes an even greater game when children learn to hustle and work hard. Baseball teaches children that hustle and hard work can be a valuable lifelong learned character trait. Rule 9 - Much of rule 9 is covered under rule 1 but I can't emphasize enough how important it is for parents and coaches to learn this concept. I remember years ago when I heard a story regarding a youth All-star team. One of this teams best pitchers went on a family vacation to Hawaii during the two week practice period leading up to the first game.