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Portsmouth Little League Portsmouth Little League fully endorses the goals and values of Little League. OBJECTIVES: - acquire an appreciation for an active lifestyle, - develop a positive self-concept by mastering baseball skills, - learn how to work as part of a team, - develop social skills with other children and adults, - learn about managing success and disappointment, - learn good sportsmanship in baseball and in life, and - learn respect for others. While we do offer competitive divisions, let there be no mistake, we do not measure success by the number of wins and losses. Our motto is simple. Athletes First, Winning Second We are not suggesting that winning is unimportant, but we do believe that striving to win is far more critical than winning itself. The pursuit of victory and the dream of achieving the goal, more than the achievment itself, are what yield the benefits of sport participation. PLAYER BILL OF RIGHTS: - Right to participate in sports. - Right to participate at a level commensurate with each child's maturity and ability. - Right to have qualified adult leadership. - Right to play as a child and not as an adult. - Right of children to share in the leadership and decision-making of their sport participation. - Right to participate in safe and healthy environments. - Right to proper preparation for participation in sports. - Right to an equal opportunity to strive for success. - Right to be treated with dignity. - Right to have fun in sports. WHAT MAKES A GOOD COACH: After the players, our coaches are the most important people in the league. The league is extremely grateful to the men and women who give so much of their time to the benefit of our kids. That said, it is important that coaches realize the impact they will have on their players' Little League experience. We hope the following will guide coaches on the field. Good coaches must not only know baseball, they must know kids. They must know about the physical development of boys and girls - what children are and are not capable of doing. A good coach must know about differences in personality - that what is right for one child is not necessarily right for another, or even for the same child in a different situation. A good Little League coach must be a skilled teacher, a clever psychologist, a practical philosopher, and a sensible negotiator. The value of Little League for each child depends a great deal on the coach's sense of values. A successful coach is one who conveys - the joy of competition, - the meaning of effort, - the dignity of humility, - the worth of character, - the power of kindness, - the wisdom of honesty, - the influence of example, - the rewards of cooperation, and - the virtue of patience. THE GOLDEN RULES: Sports psychology expert Rick Wolff offers five simple messages for adults involved in Little League: 1. Parents need to come to grips with one fact: Your childhood is over. Don't put your dreams on your children. 2. Listen to your children, don't lecture to them. Let them tell you what they enjoy about sports. 3. Coaches: Remember, every child wants to play during games as much as possible. As a coach, it's your job to make sure that happens. 4. Yelling and screaming discourages a child's desire to do well in sports. No one wants to be criticized, especially when playing a difficult game. 5. Baseball is a hard [game]. Remember to tell your child how tough baseball was for you. |
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