You guys are great! Thanks! I agree, Mandy has handled this well and most of her teammates have come to her defense. Last night was in fact the last game of the year so luckily for all of us the season is over.

It's funny this should happen now. I have always felt that I could coach especially at Mandy's level. I felt if I could TEACH rather than coach, help them learn the game, good sportsmanship and how to have fun doing it. I thought if I focused on that, learning, and made it fun, then I was already successful. So, I volunteered to coach in Mandy's softball league this summer because her and her sister Kelsey would be in the same age group allowing me to coach them both on the same team. Well before this happened I had a parents meeting and told them where my focus would be. I got an overwhelming vote of approval.

I talked to my assistant coach tonight and without even knowing what happened yesterday he said, "ya know, I really think we need to make this fun, because if we do, at this age, they won't even realize they're learning!" What a guy!!

Frank