Millbrook Dixie Youth Baseball League: Welcome

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HP Laptop with Carrying Case and mouse

Erik Davis

 20 gauge Shotgun

Adam Stephenson

 $250.00 cash prize

Harvey Sellers

 $100.00 Winn Dixie Gift Card

Bonnie Jenkins 

$100.00 Visa Gift Card

LaTonya Duncan

 $100.00 Sports Academy Gift Card

Katlin Duncan

 $50.00 Sports Academy Gift Card

Demetrious Howard 

$25.00 Concession Stand Gift Certificate

Adam Stevenson

Shelby Mahan

Jimmy Davis III

Linda Claggett

Donald Abbott

Sandra Hogan

 Custom I-Phone cover

Jimmy Rawlinson 

Baseball Bat

TJ Norris

Amanda Stitcher

Coleen Walker

 Clock

Joyce Barrett 

Baseball Hat

Chasty Abernathy

Ashly Barnes

Amber Watson

Adam Stevenson

Clarence Chandler

Molly Norton

Al Turner

Traci Taylor

Mark Dismukes

Melanie Martin

MareeTerrell

Bryson Wright

Jeremy Mills

Rob Lawrence

Trey Clemons

Debbie Keeble

Walden Owen

Sandra Chambers

Daryl Thornton

Melissa Shirah

Dominic Jones

This was orginally posted on the Montville Patch and needs to be shared...

Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then decided better of it and kept my eyes on the field. My wife hears things like this more often than I do, because many of you don’t know who she is. She tells me what you say. I have received angry emails, full of “suggestions,” about who should be playing where and how I... lost that day’s game for the kids. I thought I’d write an open letter to all of you parents, even though I might never send it. I’ll start it this way: “I am a volunteer.”
 
I’m the one who answered the call when the league said they didn’t have enough coaches. I understand that you were too busy. I have some news for you. I’m not retired. I’m busy too. I have other children and a job, just like you do. Not only do I not get paid to do this – it costs me money. I see you walk up to the game 15 minutes after it started, still dressed for work. Do you know I’ve already been here over an hour? Imagine if you had to leave work early nearly every day. I’ve never seen you at a practice. I’m sure you’re plugging away at the office. But I’m out here, on the field, trying my best to teach these children how to play a sport they love, while my bank account suffers.

I know. I make mistakes. In fact, maybe I’m not even that great of a coach. But I treat the kids fairly and with respect. I am pretty sure they like coming to my practices and games, and without me or someone like me, there’d be no team for them to play on. I’m part of this community too and it’s no picnic being out here on this stage like this. It’s a lot easier back there with the other parents where no one is second-guessing you.

And I also know you think I give my son or daughter unfair advantages. I try not to. In fact, have you ever considered that maybe I’m harder on him than on the others? I’m sure he hears plenty of criticism at school from classmates, who hear it from you at home, about what a lame coach I am. And if, even unconsciously, my kids are getting a slight advantage because I know them better and trust their abilities, is that the worst thing in the world, considering the sacrifice I’m making? Trust me, I want to win too. And if your son or daughter could guarantee we’d do that, I’d give them the chance.

After this game is over, I’ll be the last one to leave. I have to break down the field, put away all the equipment and make sure everyone has had a parent arrive to pick them up. There have been evenings when my son and I waited with a player until after dark before someone came to get them. Many nights I’m sure you’ve already had dinner and are relaxing on the couch by the time I finally kick the mud off my shoes and climb into my car, which hasn’t been washed or vacuumed for weeks. Why bother cleaning it during the season? Do you know how nice it would be if, just once, after a game one of you offered to carry the heavy gear bag to my car or help straighten up the field?

If I sound angry, I’m not. I do this because I love it and I love being around the kids. There are plenty of rewards and I remind myself that while you’re at the office working, your kid is saying something that makes us all laugh or brings a tear to my eye. The positives outweigh the negatives. I just wish sometime those who don’t choose to volunteer their time would leave the coaching to the few of us who do.

Thank you to all our coaches and asst coaches for all you do. 

We are always looking for Volunteers to coach or help coaches,  keep the game books, or run the scoreboard. Please contact Dane Urban to see how you can help make our Ball Park a better place for our kids.

We are trying to keep up all the scores and standings updated, but we need the coaches help. If the coaches could email their scores to scott@c3ittech or text them to 354.3133. Please make sure to include what league, team, and final scores. It will go a long way to keeping our parents informed.

Now a few notes about a few features that we have on the website.

From the menu buttons you can go to Teams to see all the teams for all the leagues, also if you click on the team names you will find the contact info for the coaches.

Schedules button will take you to all the league schedules and can they be printed from here .

Standings will show the league standings as far as we have the score turned in.

Calendar will bring up a monthly view of the schedules and you can choose the teams to view from the bottom left check boxes. Also each league has an icon beside their games so you can easily distinguish which games are which.