Youth baseball lack of fundamentals & basics

[tlombard]

That just doesn't sound like any fun at all. Glad they won but that just seems like way more stress than fun for all involved at this point.

[mikechamp]

Does this qualify as a lack of basics?

Youth baseball coach gets lifetime ban for viral incident

An Oklahoma coach, who allegedly instructed his 12-year-old son to hurl a ball into the opposing team’s dugout, has been given a lifetime suspension by the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), which sanctioned the travel ball tournament where the incident took place.

The coach's son, who was pitching at the time he threw the ball into the opposing team’s dugout during a tournament Memorial Day weekend in Kansas City, has been suspended for five years.

The incident occurred during a game between 11-and-under teams from Oklahoma and Nebraska. (Players who are 12 and in fifth grade are eligible to play for an 11-and-under teams.) The incident gained national attention after a video showing part of what happened circulated on social media.

The coach suspended for life by USSSA is Michael Ryals 38, of Welling, Oklahoma. The pitcher’s name will not be published because he is a minor.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/youth ... 55184.html