Little league baseball is an organization that is designed to build good citizens, good leaders, and to prepare today’s youth to be tomorrow’s leaders. Although it may seem like it is kids simply running around, having fun, baseball is much more than that. It teaches them how to be good listeners, teammates, and friends.
With that, these levels of baseball (t-ball) rely heavily on a devoted legion of adult volunteers to help ensure that the organization remains structured and runs smoothly. When I first signed up my son to play T-ball I never though I would be volunteering myself. I didn’t know much about baseball, had not played it myself so it really was “not my sport.” But as I started to see how much these kids enjoyed it, how they seemed to not care whether they were good, whether they could hit hard; all they cared about was going out there and giving it their all. When I saw that, I decided to volunteer. Going out there, seeing these happy kids, spending some extra time with my son, being able to teach these kids how to win and lose, has been a great experience. It is tough trying to keep 3 and 4-year-olds entertained for an hour, to have them stay still at times, but it has been worth it.
I will end this with the Little League Pledge that is said by everyone before each game:
I trust in God
I love my country
And will respect its laws
I will play fair
And strive to win
But win or lose
I will always do my best