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From: dgru...@aol.com (DGruper)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.softball
Subject: Softball Parent Certification
Date: 27 Jan 1996 06:44:50 -0500
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I'm just glad my kid doesn't pitch............

It probably has saved my nervous system over the years. Gone are the days
of "having" to make some comment about everything little stupid thing.

Nowadays, I enjoy watching, cheering any great effort by any kid on the
field. On our side or the other.

I saw on other parts of this newsgroups, talk about pitching
certification. How about
PARENT CERTIFICATION???

Level 1- Rec ball parent- Out of control, whole life hinges on every pitch
of the game.

Level 2- First year travel ball parent- Still reasonably out of control,
has no clue about the level of play, thinks their kid is God"s Gift, even
though she sits on the bench all the time. Life still hinges on every
pitch.

Level 3- Minimum 2 years Travel Ball Experience Req'd- Has started to
settle down- Understands the game a little better, May even start trusting
the coaches' ability- Kid is playing more often, so life hinges on outs in
an inning.

Level 4- Minimum 4-5 years experience- Understands the game, the kid
plays, walks around eating seeds all day and is an expert at snackbar
cuisine. Life hinges on whether or not they get 7:00AM pool play game so
they might get to sleep in.

Level 5- More than 5 years experience- Parent becomes comatose at games,
has no clue if kid is even playing, here's about a hit she got yesterday,
daydreams about what life would be like if you could have all the money
back that you ever spent on softball, looks forward to a college recruiter
picking up the tab for the next four years.

Level 6- Parent dies and is buried sitting in lawn chair with half a bag
of sunflower seeds.

That, my friends, is the life of a softball parent. Where are you on this
scale???

Later
Dave
DGruper@ aol.com

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