Uncleshreck

The biggest detail in this game was desire! Whitwell wanted this win and they took it. They did what every team should do, if you are not successful hitting you bunt, if the team can't defend against the bunt , you continue! If you make errors you can't win. I called this day's ago at the Soddy Tournament, a very good coach friend of mine allways says "errors are like a cancer, they start and then they spread." Unless you stop it! Sale Creek and Whitwell for years have been both rivals and friends and if it had to happen I'm glad it was Whitwell. Congrats Lady Tigers! Maybe next time it will be Different.

Take I-40 west to 27 south, take Soddy Daisy exit just past the Lake (if you look to the right at that time you will see the park) take a right at the exit, take a right at the signal light the park will be on your left. easy.

Sequoyah 6 Sale Creek 1, not happy but true.

I thought the season was great, the tournaments have been the best. I am very Proud of our Lady Panthers!!!! 11 inning win against Lookout Valley was the best game I've ever seen!!! We overheard people saying we shouldn't be distric Champs. Our Lady Panthers worked hard for that win and didn't say a word about the comments on this site. Last night we faced Whittwell, a great bunch of Ladies, they fight hard on the field and NEVER give up!!!! FCH will know they've had a game when they show up!! Things went our way, our girls played hard, they wanted it and they won, 7-2. I thought I would die before the last out, and never counted them out of the game till it was over! To repeat an old post, Thank you Lady Panthers for a season to remember, Thanks Chris and Heather, If there was any doubt it should be clear now. Keep it up Lady Panthers: Dist. Champs and Region Champs.

Sale Creek won aginst Silverdale, 13-3.

I sat here for the last 20 min. or so,,, reading how this one said that and that one did this,,, and I just wanted to wish all the Mothers HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!! Without you we wouldn't have anything to read. You Ladies are the real CHAMPS!

Whitwell is probably the most solid, top to bottom, however at Sale Creek they won the first game 3-2. At home they lost 3-2. South Pittsburg is not as strong as years past, however they can surprise you. They run bases well and have some big bats. Sale Creek is fairly solid on defense, their bat's haven't come around yet? Sale Creek also has new Coaching and they are just getting used to them, not real good on the bases and they leave too many stranded. Lookout Valley, while Sale Creek won against LV both season games, it was without the #1 pitcher and catcher? Their games against Whitwell were 1 with and 1 without #1 pitcher and catcher, with the same result 2 loses. South Pittsburg split with LV 1-1, not sure about sittuation with LV pitcher and catcher on those games? It all comes down to who shows up? How the cards fall, and all those other sayings? One thing for sure it should be stressful but fun!

Sitting here in the dark, my free-cell game on the ready, Coach-T on the net (as usual) I began to reflect on the season. Most of you from, Whitwell, South Pittsburb, Lookout Valley and several other Schools, know the trouble we've had in the last few years. Problems with our School Board, School, Coaches (or no Assitant coaches) it's been BADDDD! This season we we're able to see a little light at the end of the tunnel. New coaches, one is Baseball (and we give him a hard time over it) they both have been great for our girls. The best group of parents we've ever had. Last, all the teams we've been able to play, Parents and Fans have been great! Only one private School brought the redneck out in us, other than that, it's been the best season I can recall. So, in closing, way to go Lady Panthers! Thanks for the GREAT SEASON and remember most of us will be together for several years to come, more Great Softball for the future!!!!!

I agree, having THE RING after sitting the bench for most of the year doesn't mean much. The memories, playing time, that's what it's all about. Our School has gone from the WORST team in the state to much better than avg. in the years we've been there. Don't get me wrong she didn't make the team what it was, it was good coaching, and a few players who love the game! I was told by our summer coach it was a mistake to send her to our school, she should play in the program that would put her in a AA or AAA school. He changed his mind after seeing her start her 6th grade year. Tuesday morning while she drove ME to school I asked "why do you play Softball?" Her answere was "Daddy,,, I love to play!" I had to ask, because I didn't want her to play for me or her mother, it had to be for herself. Playing time, memories, the accomplishments, I think that's what it's all about.

I thought the title of this post was "Yelling at players....Productive or not?" not "Is Unc. the greatest coach ever?" If so it would be a short post with only one reply,, Mine saying NO! My comment was sometimes you yell to get the attention of a player,, sometimes it will pay off to listen? I don't believe in Nazi Softball My way or the Highway! A very fine Coach in a game situation called all his team to the mound,, explained the situation and ask his team what they wanted to do? THEY chose,, and it worked out just fine. My point is there is no answere to this question,, it's personal,, yell don't yell,, right or wrong? WHO Knows? My biggest dream in life however is to someday be half the coach you are.

I think a coach (a good coach) understands his/her players on an individual basis. Some girls will get mad and give you 110% just to get back at you. Some girls will sulk and get upset and will continue to make errors on the field. You have to know which you're dealing with? The one game that stands out in my mind, we were in a tied game, a runner at second, one out, a big hitter coming up after my daughter. I called for the bunt, she looked at me like I WANT TO HIT!!!! I again called for the bunt and got the same response! I Yelled at her from 3rd "YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT YOU KNOW MORE THAN ME,, HIT,,BUNT,,, SLAP,,, I DON'T CARE JUST GET ON BASE!!!!! The next pitch she strolls into 3rd with a smile on her face, as if to say "I told you I wanted to hit!" My response was "You did what I wanted,,, I said get on." Some you push,,,, some you don't.

Sounds like a Great game, wish I'd seen it! That's a game you will never forget, Win or Lose!

Sale Creek 3, Whitwell 2

Way to go Lady Jackets!! Not only did they have a big day on the Feild but also on the Stage after the game.

Now that we're Mid season, how will it all end? With all the injuries, team changes, how will it effect the season ending?

Thanks 2323 Now all I have to do is figure out how to put those teams as D or R on our homepage? Our regional standings are all wrong.

Could someone give me a list of who's in this Dist. & Reg.? I'm trying to understand Region standings? Thanks

I think sometimes we get caught up in the competition side of the game and lose sight of what's important. This Morning, as I do every morning, I started my day by reading posts from this web site. I found one that caught my eye. After opening it, I wish it hadn't. I'm hoping it was a young person, not a parent who wrote a piece about a game. This is a local team (local to me), a powerhouse team, this person began to slam the other team and made it very personal! It was stoped by coachT, thankfully. Softball is a team sport, it teaches far more than how to hit, how to catch, or throw. It teaches how to work with others, dif races, levels of skill, personalities. It keeps our young more fit. It keeps them outside not in front of a tv or PC. How far will any of these young ladies go in this sport? How much further will they go in LIFE! Thank you CoachT for stoping this type of post and keeping it a good place for us fans of the game. (Please forgive any spelling errors, i'm hooked on fonix.)

Coach, you were right parents as a rule don't see their childs short comings. It is the coach's job to win games but I do see coaches putting players in that shouldn't be there (that of course is my humble opinion). My wife and I went to a recent game, parked the car and before we could make it to the field, I saw 3 errors on third base! She stayed in the game we lost, of course it wasn't that girls fault, it just added to the problem. Parents should be proud of their child in anything they do, it's just nice to be realistic about their skills. My daughter has played softball, along with other sports, at our school for 5 years most of those years she has won awards (we are a very small 1A). Most of the awards she won were a curse rather than a blessing. Even with this I still try to make sure my daughter understands that the team is more important than the player. Part of the reason for the post was to blow off steam! Our Coach is new this year and I hate to see him give in to pressure from parents. Another problem we should look at is, what do we do to the other 8 individuals playing? At our last game we had a 10-1 lead, our coach pulled the entire team minus the pitcher and catcher, after one inning he realized maybe he was a little quick to make the changes, they came back on us. The coach said to me "I just want to give everyone a chance to play", I told the coach I agree with that but, the only problem is your killing your pitcher. My point is by taking care of the other 8 he was killing 1 (mine didn't pitch that night). I think another good post would be "Baseball coaches in Softball", Deal with PMS a while!!!

We had the same sittuation this year at our School. A new coach who didn't know anybody on the team. Before the team was set, positions were earned, captains were named? My daughter came home upset and asked me to guess who was named captain. Two guesses and I got it. The captain was a girl who rode the pine most of last year and had the worst attitude on the team! I told her to play her position and leave it alone. Now that the season has started and, she's missed games, practice and shown her ability to make errors one after another, I think he can see the mistake he made. The point is coaches are human, they make mistakes, fall under pressure from parents and, have to follow school policy. You can't keep a natural leader down. I say lead with a bat, lead with a pitch, or a catch and show leadership Qualities. At the end of the season when your child is MVP, best defensive player, has the highest batting avrage or lowest ERA, then everyone will know who lead the team! Hang in there and do your job!

I agree with everyone else, TSSAA doesn't meed to get involved with the decision of how many innings are pitched. This should be up to the Parent (Coaches want to win games). Everyone would like to believe their Coaches wouldn't put theirs players in danger however, when you have limited pitching, they do what they have to do! The last tournament we were in, we had two pitchers (small school) both had leg injuries. The coach pitched each until they reached the limit, neither girl asked to be pulled. That's another problem in its self, a pitcher wants to pitch. Watching your daughter pitch, you can tell if she is strugling. We've all caught our own for years!!!! We have to be the one to tell the coach, her back hurts, her shoulder hurts, she's done!

what about tellico?

Is it just me or are Parents blinded upon the birth of their children? When a child is born, the parents and grandparents look upon this red, wrinkled, eyes swollen shut, bald child and say ohhh how beautiful. this seems to continue on thru their lives. My daughter doesn't make errors like his daughter, my daughter hits better than his daughter and it goes on and on. Does it ever end? I've seen this for years, my daughter has played ball for 12 of 16 years of her lifeand it seems to allways be the same? A coach friend of mine told me once "numbers don't lie" that is a true statement. When you add the numbers you know where you stand! At a recent High School game a parent showed me again how blind we can be. Her daughter came up to bat, she struck out on three pitches that were over her head! She made throwing erorrs, just an all around bad game! This parent is the same parent who has cornered coaches every season to blame them for the daughters bad season. "If you had started her more she would have been able to show you how good she is" my answere would have been "If she had shown me how good she was, I would have started her more". I guess my question is, are we all like this, do our children do no wrong in our eyes? I hope and pray I'm not but, do we even see it,,,, when we're like that? What are your thoughts.

I can remember my Daughters first time to take the mound! She was an 8th Grader against High School girls, I was a basket case!!! She thought she was going to be sick, I knew I would! She struck out two batters in a row and then lost it. I've learned to enjoy the ride.