While I strongly endorse pursuing your dreams and giving every ounce of energy you have into achieving your goals, the reality is that both parents and coaches must realize that the true goal of participation in youth baseball is for children to learn a foundation of values that will carry through their childhood into adulthood. We have certainly learned in the baseball camp business that if children don't go home happy we have no Mark Cresse School of Baseball. But fun comes from structure. Fun comes from discipline. Fun comes from children knowing that they are competing on an even playing field where right is praised and wrong is punished.
Children cry out for fairness.
Please review our featured article in our monthly newsletter. We encourage feedback. We are merely stating our opinions and are open for your comments and feedback. We recommend giving your team on the first day of practice a set of rules and regulations. You can set the rules that you feel are fair as a coach, but let me list some rules and regulations that I feel lay the foundation for success as a coach or parent.