There is something to be said for understanding how to work with 4 year olds. I am not saying I could do it...for even 20 minutes (in a row, that is). However, if you sign up to coach, it might be nice if one of the questions they ask is, "have you ever been in contact with anyone under the age of 7?"
Today at T ball, there was a substitute coach. I give him a lot of credit. 10 four year olds can be rough. He quickly realized that he would be wasting a lot of time by waiting for kids to move to their places in the "field" (aka: gym) So instead he took matters into his own hands. He just began picking the kids up and moving them to exactly where he wanted them!
In 45 minutes, he taught them how to throw the ball and hit the ball. He also taught them important ball player qualities such as: how to stay silent for most of the 45 minutes and how to run laps as "punishment". For instance, the coach asked if the kids wanted to attempt batting one more time. About half of the kids said no. That answer cost every kid 2 laps. But like all good coaches, when his players outplayed him, he dropped and gave them 10. The hysterical part was that his challenge was so above their heads, most of them dropped and tried to do push ups with him.
Really, it was kind of funny. I am not sure he thought it was funny though. I imagine he went home and had a few shots of tequila.
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LOL!
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