- Feb 14, 2014
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Both ds13 and dd7 are criers when they are mad at their own performance or if they feel the game went poorly. My "rule" is that they save their tears for the car. Ds was able to do this when he was 9 or 10. I'm still waiting for dd to get a handle on it. I tell them I only want to see tears on the field if they require emergency medical attention.
With that being said, other players tears when striking out don't bother me (8u rec). It shows me that they care. I think it's hard to teach competitiveness. I did take issue last year with a player standing at 3B crying because it was hot .
With that being said, other players tears when striking out don't bother me (8u rec). It shows me that they care. I think it's hard to teach competitiveness. I did take issue last year with a player standing at 3B crying because it was hot .