They loves being with their friends and having a good time. They're athletic so they're beginning to realize the attention he gets when they has a good game, at bat, or play in the field. Other kids at this point just loves to play.
They are in it for the enjoyment they gets while playing. They enjoys hanging out with the other kids, but that seems secondary to playing the game.
What about other kids, why do they play? The reasons vary by age and personality. Obviously the high school player is going to have different reasons for playing then a 10 year old. Unfortunately parents and coaches often don't recognize what the kids want to get out of the sport. I believe there are some common themes that apply at all levels: FunKids don't want to play if it's not fun.
Again, we must consider the personality and age of the player. A high school pitcher may think it's fun to practice as hard as he can in order to be successful. The competition is what's fun.
For most younger kids the competition isn't as important. They are more interested in the action and excitement of playing. Winning and losing most often means a lot more to the coach and parents than it does to the kids. Variety and Organization Many people say that organized sports are boring to the kids. We've organized the fun out. Kids spend too much time standing around and not enough time playing. I disagree that organized sports are boring.
It would be nice to still be living in an age when your child could head off to the local sandlot and meet his buddies for a game of baseball. The reality is that parents won't allow it without supervision. It's really the lack of organization within the scheduled practices that cause the problem. When one kid is hitting and the rest of the team is in the field shagging balls, you have taken the fun out of the sport.
Kids want variety and action. They want to develop different skills and they want to run around and have fun. A practice that keeps them moving, playing games, learning, and has a variety of activities, provides an environment that kids will enjoy. Building SkillKids love learning new skills. Just watch the joy of a child making contact for the first time or catching a ball for the first time.
As their skill level improves, the challenges must also increase. If they are not challenged they will lose interest. FriendshipsAll kids want to be accepted and liked by their peers. Playing on a team gives kids the opportunity to form friendships and interact with other kids in a setting other than school.
The team gives the individual child a group identity and a common purpose. It fun sharing the experience with their friends. Many kids will only play because their friends are playing. That often is the main draw for them to be involved. Action and Excitement Everyone remembers shooting that winning shot in the championship game? Remember, the one you hit each time you went out to shoot baskets by yourself when you were a kid. By doing so you took an activity that might be fun and turned it in to something exciting and challenging.
Kids seek that excitement in organized sports as well. They want action; they want excitement. It's up to coaches to put them in situations where that desire will be fulfilled. AttentionMany kids get involved in sports because their parents signed them up. By playing the sport and doing well they receive special attention from their parents and other people close to them.
Kids want to please their parents and by performing well they see that their parents are proud of them. CompetitionCompetition is listed last for a reason. It's not that kids don't enjoy competing against their peers, many do. Many kids simply don't like the increased pressure of the competition that they feel from coaches and parents.
Vanderbilt, the No. The Commodores didn't just sweep the Tigers during their run through the toughest conference in the nation. They posted four wins of 10 runs or more against SEC opponents.
Must've missed a couple extra points. In a particularly savage display in back-to-back games in March, the Vandy boys went nuclear on perennial power Florida, dominating the Gators and Auburn coach Butch Thompson said he thought his team "played too timid early in the ballgame" against Vanderbilt.
The symmetry is as sweet as the Vanderbilt junior's left-handed swing. Sixteen years after Nick Pitts of Arkansas did it in , Bleday rapped out a career-high five hits as the regular-season champions raked Auburn Pitts got his five hits in six at-bats.
Bleday was a perfect 5 for 5. Auburn had success against Bleday during the regular season, holding him to one hit in three games by pitching him away. That approach didn't work Wednesday as he used the whole field, with a double to right, single to center, double to left, single to left and another single to left.
When that's what you do day in and day out, it comes naturally. If you watched Bleday's efficient approach for the first time at the Hoover Met, you might be surprised to learn he leads the nation with 25 home runs.
He's a year-old man. We may have helped him, but his parents have everything to do with that. He's so consistent academically, athletically, socially. Corbin said he and his wife joke that Bleday "is like a unicorn. He's just that different kid that can do a lot of different things. Junior left fielder Thomas Dillard had been the team's cleanup hitter "basically since he stepped on campus," Bianco said, but with Dillard going hitless five times in May, the coach decided to grant his power hitter's longstanding request to move to the top of the batting order.
The change is working at the SEC Tournament. Through two games, a win and a loss, Dillard is 4 for 8 with a run scored and two RBIs. Bianco said, despite Dillard's size, he can run and steal bases, too. His ability to draw walks also makes him an ideal leadoff man. Did one of the most successful college baseball coaches in the country send a minion to fetch him a beverage? He did what any fan would do.
He got in line at a concession stand for a cold drink. In the middle of Van Horn's purchase on the inside concourse, the crowd started roaring.
Georgia had just hit a walk-off home run to end it. The Arkansas coach had to hurry, but not before getting his drink.
That down-to-earth vibe is the heartbeat of the SEC Tournament. As he said, "It's real. What do you do if you're clinging to a one-run lead with the tying and go-ahead runs on base with two outs in the eighth inning? Hard to tell which was hotter Wednesday, the on-field temperature or the junior lefty's fastball.
The Arkansas closer ended the Ole Miss threat in the eighth inning with a three-pitch strikeout and then, after the Hogs added an insurance run, struck out the side in the ninth to preserve a victory. Cronin's final line to earn his 11th save in 21 appearances: four batters faced, four strikeouts, 15 pitches, 13 strikes.
He's three saves shy of matching the school record he set last season. Van Horn called it "one of his best outings ever.
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