Learning HOW to be competitive is the key to becoming a powerful team. A powerful team is our goal. Everyone wants to win , but if winning was the only objective, then we could quite easily be selective and only play teams we knew we could 'whip-up' on. Instead, what we want is good, fundamental, solid play. If that is our focus, then with some good practice habits, and good attitudes, success will fall into line.
DIRT / GRASS STAINS - This game
is won and lost in the dirt and in the grass. Winning or losing a
game often comes down to a play or two 'in the dirt' or 'in the
grass'. Once you reach a certain age group, everyone can catch a
ball thrown or hit right to them. The game-breakers are the tough-to-handle
balls...the balls hit or thrown in the dirt that have to be
stopped...the hits that cause the outfield or infield to get
dirty and give the additional effort to keep the ball from
getting by. Those are the plays that win games. Those are the
plays that stop losses. Those are the plays that make uniforms
dirty. We want to see dirty uniforms and smiling faces...satisfied
with a job well done! We want our parents complaining because
they can't get the red dirt and grass stains out of the uniforms.