4 Reasons your kids team will fail this Spring
1. Parents
You are your own worst enemy. Let your kids play and have fun. Remember the best players in the history of sports only began to play "year-round" when they were in high school or older.
There will be NO, and I mean NO, kid that plays baseball on a travel Winter team when they are 8 years old making it to MLB. Little Jimmy will resent you for taking his childhood away at some point, so keep it up and you might regret it.
2. Coaching
This is not fair to coaches, and it really goes back to #1. Coaches can ONLY be as important as you let them be to your child. In most cases, they will be a majorly positive influence on your kids. They may also be the ONLY positive influence on one of your child's teammate's lives. Also, let the coach actually coach your children. So many parents want to correct what the coach says and change a technique or something because Dad watched YouTube.
3. Kids
Kids are kids. Kids need to be kids. Kids play sports for FUN, so let's let them have FUN! Some kids aren't skilled enough to play sports, but they love them anyway. They shouldn't sit the bench because they haven't been playing since they were 2... Let them have fun.
When I say the team will fail doesn't mean that you will necessarily have a losing record, maybe it means there are just a bunch of losers involved.
4. Equipment
All the other issues can be controlled with attitude and communication. This is the one item that takes time and money. Something most youth teams have little of.
You need the basics for your team to compete. It's extra to have nice uniforms and equipment that isn't years old and falling apart.
Give your kids the best chance to win with some decent equipment.
