USMC-03
05-13-2009, 03:50 PM
At one point during a game, the coach called one of his 9-year-old
baseball players aside and asked,
'Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?'
The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
'Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together
as a team?'
The little boy nodded 'yes'.
'So,' the coach continued, 'I'm sure you know, when an out is called,
you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the umpire, or call him a
pecker-head. Do you understand all that?'
The little boy nodded 'yes' again. He continued, 'And when I take you
out of the game so another boy gets a chance to play,
it's not good sportsmanship to call your coach 'a dumb xxx' is it?'
The little boy shook his head 'NO'. ' GOOD', said the coach. 'Now go
over there and explain all that to your grandmother.'
baseball players aside and asked,
'Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?'
The little boy nodded in the affirmative.
'Do you understand that what matters is whether we win or lose together
as a team?'
The little boy nodded 'yes'.
'So,' the coach continued, 'I'm sure you know, when an out is called,
you shouldn't argue, curse, attack the umpire, or call him a
pecker-head. Do you understand all that?'
The little boy nodded 'yes' again. He continued, 'And when I take you
out of the game so another boy gets a chance to play,
it's not good sportsmanship to call your coach 'a dumb xxx' is it?'
The little boy shook his head 'NO'. ' GOOD', said the coach. 'Now go
over there and explain all that to your grandmother.'