Once again, these are just kids playing to have fun and learn more about the sport. As a Little League coach, we need to remember that we are coaching young kids, who have a lifetime of sports ahead of them. We need to let them play Little League games for fun and to learn more about this sport to see if they want to play it further down the road. This one experience shouldn t decide their future sports career. In sports today, the level of an athlete s ability and performance is measured by their statistics.
Statistics show people who are the better players.
In the NBA, Michael Jordan has led the league in scoring averages for the past few seasons. The emphasis of Little League sports should be put on having fun. Most children will remember the highs of the game, whether it is a hit, a basket or a goal. A child who is playing for the love of the game won t care if they had 2 hits or none, had 20 points or 4, or had 1 goal or none. They are playing for the fun, not to compare themselves against others, which is what statistics cause us to do.