Interesting Observation by the Cadet
On Monday night, after the decasting procedure, the Cadet asked if I could take him and his brother to one of his friend's Freshman Baseball games at a local high school (affiliated with the Baptist Church). The team is not very strong (and hasn't been all year), and was "Mercy'd" in the bottom of the fifth 14-0. The cadet's friend played extremely well (he is the Catcher on the team) - even knocking a double at an at bat, but to no avail.
After the game, the coaches called the kids out to left field. There they began a series of punishment PT runs, mountain climbers, and push-ups - all while two out of the three coaches were screaming at them. (Screaming, not speaking loudly, not yelling, screaming ) After about 5 minutes of this, the Cadet turned to me and said "This is dumb". I looked at him questioningly and he just shook his head. The punishment PT went on.
After 10 minutes of watching kids exactly his age, the Cadet again looked at me and said "This is really stupid". "What, running the kids after a game?" I asked? Again he just shook his head and turned back to watch the kids running and pushing up and climbing "mountains".
At the 15 minute mark, when one of the coaches was being particularly vocal in his screaming, the Cadet turned towards his friend's father and me and said adamantly (and slightly angrily)
"Okay, this is ridiculous. These are 13, 14 and 15 year old kids. They played hard against a team that was better than them. So what if they lost. There is no reason for the coaches to be acting like this and making them go through this"
Interesting observation Cadet. He has had his fair share of coaches that were screamers, and has done his fair share of punishment PTs with teams that didn't give any effort. He has obviously learned the difference though between yelling (to get the boys attention) and screaming, and what should be "punished" and what shouldn't. What a testament to the coaches and Athletic Program at the Cadet's School. They have taught truly taught him High School athleticism - without the negatives that seem to creep in.
After the game, the coaches called the kids out to left field. There they began a series of punishment PT runs, mountain climbers, and push-ups - all while two out of the three coaches were screaming at them. (Screaming, not speaking loudly, not yelling, screaming ) After about 5 minutes of this, the Cadet turned to me and said "This is dumb". I looked at him questioningly and he just shook his head. The punishment PT went on.
After 10 minutes of watching kids exactly his age, the Cadet again looked at me and said "This is really stupid". "What, running the kids after a game?" I asked? Again he just shook his head and turned back to watch the kids running and pushing up and climbing "mountains".
At the 15 minute mark, when one of the coaches was being particularly vocal in his screaming, the Cadet turned towards his friend's father and me and said adamantly (and slightly angrily)
"Okay, this is ridiculous. These are 13, 14 and 15 year old kids. They played hard against a team that was better than them. So what if they lost. There is no reason for the coaches to be acting like this and making them go through this"
Interesting observation Cadet. He has had his fair share of coaches that were screamers, and has done his fair share of punishment PTs with teams that didn't give any effort. He has obviously learned the difference though between yelling (to get the boys attention) and screaming, and what should be "punished" and what shouldn't. What a testament to the coaches and Athletic Program at the Cadet's School. They have taught truly taught him High School athleticism - without the negatives that seem to creep in.
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