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Date Posted: 17:52:39 06/13/07 Wed
Author: coach gerald
Subject: Re: PLAYING BALL
In reply to: A FEMALE West Cobb Coach 's message, "Re: PLAYING BALL" on 08:26:42 06/13/07 Wed

>hey all we want to do is play ball but they wont let us it is about the girls thats why im upset! the GIRLS dont get to play






Unbelievable. I am truly shocked at how immature this
>message board is. I thought this was a place for us
>as coaches to be able to gather the info we need to
>play ball. Rather, I have come to understand that it
>is a place for sore winners/losers to complain. I
>don't see anyone writing about anything good that
>happened. I'm not even going to comment on what was
>said about West Cobb. They don't need defending.
>They are a classy organization with a GREAT group of
>girls and coaches. I will say that West Cobb plays
>HARD! My daughter plays for a West Cobb travel team,
>and in a tournament in McDonough this past weekend our
>girls played 8 straight hours of ball. No long break
>in between games, just a 10 minute water break. The
>championship game was to be a full 7 innings and it
>alone lasted 3 hours. We won and were forced to the
>IF game, taking another 2 hours. It was 97 degrees
>there, and after having one of our girls ejected from
>the game by a bad call from the umpire, we took the
>state championship. Yes, I say a bad call not because
>I'm from West Cobb like you are thinking, but because
>the umpire admitted it was a bad call, the tourney
>director admitted it was wrong and offered our girl
>anything she wanted from the concessions to try to
>make up for it. The other teams coaches were awesome
>about it and apologized greatly. Mistakes happen.
>But our girls fought hard to win. My point is
>this.....as coaches we can only do so much. Our girls
>have to want it to win it. It IS about the girls and
>the relationships they build and the experiences they
>have. If you are not happy, get out. Don't bring
>the rest of us down. It is not easy being a coach,
>especially a female one, but I wouldn't trade it for
>anything. I've watched my girls win and I've watched
>them lose, and each is an experience that we all learn
>from.
>
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>COUCH? LOL. I'm sure you meant COACH! I am so glad
>>we/I can find the humor! Does anyone really think
>>this is all about the girls? I think it is all about
>>the ego's some of these coaches have. :) Not too
>>many female coaches are seen on the field; as I
>>believe they are home watching Oprah and eating Bon
>>Bon's on the COUCH. LOL!! I wish we did see more
>>Female coaches on the field as the ones I have seen
>>are AWESOME!

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