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Youth baseball coach sued by family of 12-year-old player

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:37:20 +0000

“It was very, very stressful — the lawsuit itself and waiting for the lawsuit to come to trial. The whole thing really didn’t make a lot of sense.”

Mike Meissner coached a youth baseball team in North Carolina for sixteen years. “I think I’ve made a difference in some kids’ lives,” he says. He sought to teach his players not only about the game but about sportsmanship and being a good loser. But, when he thinks back on those sixteen years, the first thing that comes to mind is not the positive lessons he imparted upon his players — it is the lawsuit.

One Saturday during a pop fly drill, a player dove for a ball. The sun got in his eyes, the boy said, and, instead of landing in his glove, the ball hit him in the mouth. The players family sued Mike and the league.

“When I first heard about it,” says Marion Mayes, director of a nearby youth league in North Carolina, “I was kind of shocked because of the fact that that’s just normal play.”

The plaintiffs alleged that Mike had been negligent in conducting his drill. The lawsuit dragged on for years before going to trial. “It was very, very stressful,” Mike said.

At first, the plaintiffs named Mike as a defendant personally. After about a year, he was dropped from the case, but he was still subject to extensive depositions and trial preparations as the lawyers prepared to argue the plaintiffs’ claim that the league was responsible for Mike’s alleged negligence.

Finally, a jury decided that Mike was not negligent in conducting his pop fly drill that day.

Though he was eventually vindicated, the lawsuit still taints Mike’s memories of the many years he spent as a volunteer coach.

“What you don’t need is something like this discouraging people from the thought of going out and helping other children,” he says.

This video is part of the FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org campaign.

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Backyard Baseball Drills

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:49:15 +0000

The Youth Sports Club is a leading producer of sports instructional videos and DVDs. Produced by Coach Marty Schupak, This video has been called “the most creative sports instructional video ever made.” Coach Schupak takes household items and puts them to use as props for baseball drills. Instead of spending $200.00 for a baseball hitting net, coach Schupak shows how to make something equivalent for under $20.00. Other items such as cinder blocks, bricks, a bathroom plunger and believe or not, a dozen eggs make “Backyard Baseball Drills” a true baseball lover’s delight. Great practice ideas that kids and adults will love. For more information on how to purchase any of these titles, visit: www.youthsportsclub.com

Duration : 0:1:4

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Youth Soccer Drills & Skills : Beginning Soccer Fundamentals

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:52:11 +0000

From dribbling and passing to trapping and controlling the ball, learn about the keys to playing soccer in this free beginner soccer sports video, with training in basic soccer skills and moves.

Expert: Tim Boucher
Bio: Tim Boucher is the head soccer coach at LaSalle Academy in South Bend, IN. Tim has been coaching 7th & 8th grade soccer for the past 6 years.
Filmmaker: Jerimae Yoder

Duration : 0:1:6

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Carlisle YMCA — Youth Sports Program

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:03:23 +0000

A video promoting the local YMCA’s youth sports program. This video was created by students in Jim Hoefler’s not-for-profit management course during the spring semester of 2008.

Duration : 0:6:10

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What digital camera should I purchase if I am interested in taking youth sports photos(~500-$600)? and Why?

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:14:00 +0000

If this is your first dslr, (Digital SLR, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DSLR), I would definitely recommend going with the Nikon D40. If you get the D40 from Amazon, it is only $450, with a 18-55mm lens (an excellent lens), and because it is so cheap, it would give you some extra cash to buy lenses, flashes, etc. You can also get it with the

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-Digital-18-55mm-3-5-5-6G-Zoom-Nikkor/dp/B000KJQ1DG

I would also recommend getting the Nikon 18-200mm lens. It is pretty expensive though so maybe not.

See: http://www.nikond40.ca/

The D40 is exactly like the D60, except less pixels, which wouldnt matter unless you are a professional and are making HUGE prints.

The D40 is a great camera to start with. Go for it!

One thing about the D40 to keep in mind, is that if you are used to the second lcd screen on top, (for aperture, shutter speed settings, etc.) than not having it on the D40 could be quite annoying, if you are not used to using that screen, than I do not believe it would be a big problem not to have it.

Secondly, Some cameras (such as the Nikon D80) have a motor built in the camera, so it can auto-focus with any lens, where as the D40 does not have a motor inside it, so it is limited to Nikon AF-S and AF-I lenses. This should not be a big problem unless you already have some lenses (that are not AF-S or AF-I) that you want to auto-focus with the D40. If you do not, than stick to buying from Nikon’s large collection of AF-S and AF-I lenses. Note that the Nikon D40 can still operate other lenses, just you will have to manual focus.

Lastly, go to a camera store, such as Best Buy or Henerys. Both of those stores will let you handle the cameras, and test them out. Note: Henery’s is much more knowledgeable about cameras, go there if you have lots of questions.

Another important thing is the Nikon D40 has a 0.18-second power-up time, and continuous shooting at 2.5 frames per second allows capturing action of up to 100 JPEG images.

Any other questions, feel free to send me a message.

zlh

SF Youth Sports – Battle of the Birds 2008

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:46:14 +0000

Boys Basketball Lowell versus Washington

Duration : 0:5:17

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How come parents on the westside of chicago feel they should’nt pay fees for there children in youth sports?

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 20:51:36 +0000

because they don’t want to pay and if the school has to pay more money then it wont really effect them. so pretty muchly they are being selfish and only thinking of what is to their benefit

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be established.?

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:04:52 +0000

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? AND WHY WOULD IT BE GOOD TO HAVE IT?

Exactly. And what part of the Constitution would give government the authority to do such a thing?

Baseball Tips: Backyard Baseball Drills

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:52:19 +0000

This creative video is geared for all parents and kids who love baseball or softball. The video is comprised of over 30 great drills that can be played in ones own backyard. Coach Marty Schupak shows parents how to get the most out of common items found in ones home and creates different and new baseball drills and games. Using things such as a bathroom plunger, a plastic milk container and a cinder block, coach Schupak goes through some basic drills a child age four or five can do. He also shows alternatives for baseball training props such as a “do it yourself” tarp made for under twenty dollars which does the same job as a two hundred dollar net.! The video also contains some advanced drills kids ages eight to fourteen can do. Creative soft toss drills as well as batting tee drills are addressed in detail. The instruction, in this video offers, baseball drills,baseball fundamentals, baseball skills,baseball tips, little league coaching, little league tips, baseball instruction,
softball drills, softball instruction, and more.
To view more quality youth sports videos like this, go to:

http://www.youtube.com/user/VideosForCoaches

Duration : 0:30:27

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How much money is spent on youth sports in Massachusetts?

admin — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:03:40 +0000

plenty… i wouldn’t know how much though i would think about the schoo level speanding..