Kids and Baseball

I coached my group of 8 year olds tonight - good bunch of kids for the most part. This is our second practice - and some are still trying to grab the basics of catch and throw. Now, you may say 'why is that important?' - in SoulSlam's world of youth baseball, catch and throw is one of the biggest things that kids have to master. Can't get any outs if you can't catch and throw. True enough.

My point (I do have one); it would appear that very few of these kids ever get to catch and throw, except the two times a week we get together. Whatever happened to playing catch? With dad (or mom), an older sibling, etc. It seems as if this Twitter-crazed, American Idol watching society has eliminated the basic need of the young ballplayer. Namely to have a catch with them. Sad.

So tomorrow, or the next day, or the next (just pick a day) - have a catch with a kid. Maybe you will make a difference. I'm done preaching (for now).