{"id":3333,"date":"2017-01-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hideme.webinology.net\/nation:8443\/nation2021\/dad-whos-on-first\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:52:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:52:45","slug":"dad-whos-on-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/dad-whos-on-first","title":{"rendered":"Dad, who’s on first?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dad, who\u2019s on first?<\/h4>\n

(6 lessons a 13-year-old baseball player has learned from the game and inadvertently taught me about life)<\/em><\/p>\n

Every parent loves watching their child contribute to the baseball team they\u2019re a part of. I\u2019m not sure what I enjoy watching most, witnessing a powerful hit, or making a fine play in the field. But something else has helped me enjoy the game of baseball more; some principles my son has learned from the game that I\u2019ve been able to apply to my everyday life. Here are six of them I\u2019d like to share with you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll run hard until I see the out. \u201c
<\/strong>It fires us up every time our athlete punches the ball safely through the infield, or hit a line drive between the outfielders, or, even better, clears the fence and brings home a few base runners for the effort. Unfortunately, most of the time, that doesn\u2019t happen. What happens is they ground the ball to an infielder and get thrown out at first base.<\/p>\n

On a few occasions, you\u2019ll see a batter \u2018bust a gut\u2019 to get to first base no matter where they\u2019ve hit the ball into the infield. Even when a ball is hit down the throat of an outfielder most batters see the probability of the out and therefore don\u2019t move at full speed to first with the option of second base on their minds.<\/p>\n

My son told me that until he sees the out, he won\u2019t stop running hard. He\u2019ll never presume he is going to be out until the umpire has raised his fist. The amount of times I\u2019ve seen him barely scrape into first is a credit to this motto.<\/p>\n

Run hard until there is a result. Run hard with no assumptions of a bad possibility. Run hard until the end. Run hard and don\u2019t give up. Run hard and presume you will make it. Run hard and let the others make the mistake. Run hard to where you want to go. Run hard and show you mean business. Run hard and don\u2019t lose heart. Run hard because you want it more than them. Run hard because it is intimidating.<\/p>\n

Run hard because that is the way you play the game of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if they get me out, I\u2019ll compliment them in my mind.\u201d
<\/strong>One game I was watching, he grounded out three times in a row: all thrown out at first; all giving the umpire an anxious decision to make. He then went out onto the field and talked up his teammates and each innings made some fine defensive plays.<\/p>\n

I asked him afterward in the car on the way home how was he able to deal with feeling down after getting out and then getting the mind back into gear to focus on the fielding. He said, if someone gets him out he simply says in his head, good on you for getting me out.<\/p>\n

No trash talking here, or I\u2019ll get you back next time, or anything like that. Just the attitude of if you get me out you better work hard at it because I\u2019m not going to give you first base for free. And if you get me, well done.<\/p>\n

He said this helps him keep his mind free for his next job at hand and so not falling into the trap of allowing one small part of the game to affect his whole game.<\/p>\n

We can\u2019t win at everything in life. Not all our gambles on ourselves, or plays we make will come off. Life is too long (and possibly too complicated) to get hung up on our failings, or hung up on someone else beating us to the punch. Be free to give out a compliment to someone who may have beaten you — whether you know them or not. I\u2019m not necessarily meaning saying it directly to them, just in your head.<\/p>\n

If you didn\u2019t give it your all or were merely being a wishful thinker, then you deserve to be beaten.<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019ve done your best and you don\u2019t succeed and you want to free your mind without dropping your head, compliment who or whatever got you and move on quickly in life. We will fail more than we succeed, that is life, and how we deal with the failures will show what sort of character we want to develop.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll not talk another player down if they make an error.\u201d
<\/strong>Errors at the ballpark happen all the time and all players feel bad they have made them. He told me we don\u2019t need each other highlighting the mistake. We need each other letting us know that it\u2019s ok and we will get the next one.<\/p>\n

What does someone need to hear when they\u2019ve made a mistake? Or completely messed up? Often times what is said is not what the other needs to hear but what we feel we need to get off our chest.<\/p>\n

Most of the time a person needs to hear nothing if they know they\u2019ve made a mistake. However, it is reassuring to hear some words of encouragement knowing you still have someone on your side right when as you wish the earth opened up and swallowed you.<\/p>\n

There\u2019ll be some mistakes in life that are fatal and irreversible. Most, like in a game, are not fatal. Therefore, we should take on the role as one another\u2019s biggest supporters instead of one another\u2019s biggest shamers. Shaming easily rolls off the tongue, but to support somebody, that takes consideration on the other\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll not respond back to any criticism from my own teammates when I make an error. I\u2019ll only lift my glove to my face and express my response there.<\/strong>\u201d
<\/strong>There\u2019ll always be kids criticizing others for mistakes they make on the field. They\u2019ll show their frustrations in words and gestures that don\u2019t help anyone, let alone allow the team to prepare mentally for the next play.<\/p>\n

I noticed one game that my son was talking into his glove after he made a mistake on the field. He told me this way he doesn\u2019t show his emotional response by venting his anger back at the kid who criticized him. He said he was close to tears for making the error and then had his nose rubbed in it. He said it was better for himself, the other kid, and the team, for him not to respond.<\/p>\n

We live in a world of continual conflict and criticism. There are those that want to make us feel worse for the mistakes we make. Don\u2019t stoop to their level. It is immature and shows we are no better than the accuser if we let our emotions run away and we belittle back. Courage and self-control are the key ingredients here.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile fielding, before the batter has had a ball thrown at him, I\u2019ll place my mind in the zone and consider all options what I\u2019ll do when the ball is hit into play. I want the ball to come to me.\u201d
<\/strong>There can be times in a baseball game when nothing is happening — absolutely nothing. Meaning, the ball hasn\u2019t been hit or thrown in your direction for what seems like an eternity. It\u2019s easy to let the mind wander and, when something does happen, we are then a good half a second behind where we should be. And in baseball that is a lot.<\/p>\n

Most of us know what it feels like to be \u2018in the zone’ or lost in the moment in a particular thing. Whether that involves an all-important work matter, trying to attain another level in a video game, or wooing the one we love is something we all do.<\/p>\n

So learn to be still, be quiet, breath deeply, and, if you love something, your options and opportunities will abound your way –thus you\u2019ll be ready for the ball to come to you.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll always train and play like I never know who\u2019s watching.\u201d
<\/strong>This was first taught to my son when he was eight by his first qualified coach from the Castle Hill Baseball Club. And to this day, my son has attempted to embody this message and therefore taught me to always give my best especially when no one is watching. I fall short quite often.<\/p>\n

It is easy to drive the speed limit when you know a police car is nearby. It is easy to say yes to the boss when you know you\u2019ll be rewarded with a pay packet or lack thereof if you don\u2019t comply. We are different people when we want something or want to impress and we know someone is watching.<\/p>\n

And when no one is watching\u2026 this is a true test of our character, a test of our integrity. This is the sort of person we desire to be like, who doesn\u2019t take shortcuts, who sets high standards for him or herself, and wants to be an example for others to follow. This is an important characteristic of being a good leader.<\/p>\n

You may think this 13-year-old kid is too good to be true and has one too many wise thoughts for our liking. Truth be known, he is just like many other 13-year-olds who enjoy their sport and whose parents wish he applied his passion for baseball to other areas like homework and keeping his room clean.<\/p>\n

We can observe and learn something from everyone we meet. We can learn about ourselves and life from watching any sport, from playing a sport, and we can learn especially from watching those whom play their sport with passion and want to go somewhere with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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