Many young boys and girls dream of playing little league baseball. This is something that most can play if they wish, but the rules have changed in some areas even in Springfield. I have to say that I don't like these changes. I was talking to a friend the other day, and she told me how the schools near her have taken the competition out of sports for all young children. I am beginning to wonder what people are thinking. As far as I am concerned, babying children is not the answer to anything.
When I was a child, little league baseball had winners and losers. Though the coaches were meant to show that it's okay to lose, there was always disappointment. Some communities have taken that disappointment out of little league baseball, and they think this is a good thing. I don't think so. Our job is to prepare our children for the realities of the adult world, and this is not doing that. It's not realistic. If a child thinks that losing is just as great as winning, how are they going to get ahead in life?
She said that the little league baseball games for the children in the schools where she lives have no score. Each child gets a turn, but there are no winners and there are no losers. I can't even imagine how this could be fun for a child. Little league baseball is about competition, and there are always winners and losers in life. The winners feel good, and the losing team should know that if they want to win, they have to work harder and try to be better than they were the day before. I don't see any reason why this should not remain as it has been for decades, and even centuries.
I have seen the results of children who were babies and shielded from disappointment. They turn into complacent and lazy adults. They accept the status quo, and they have no drive to better themselves or their lives. That is not what I want for my children. I want them to know that they have to fight to win in the real world, but I also know that playing by the rules is the only way to go. You can win by following the rules, but you do have to fight. Isn't that one of the biggest lessons that little league baseball teaches anyway?
If you feel like I do login and post your comments and feelings. I would love to discuss how these changes in Little League Baseball are effecting our children.
