Kids get applauded all the time for their abilities on the field but I saw something today in a game that I thought was the best display of sportsmanship I have seen in a while. We (Team Ga) are playing Homeplate Chilidogs-Lawson in basically a loser go home pool game. Our #2 hitter hits a two runner homerun in the first for an early lead. While rounding second, the HP shortstop (#1) gives our hitter a high five. Now we hit several in the game and I am not sure if he did this for each of our hitters. I only caught the first one because I have it on video as the hitter was my son. BUT, the impression he made came later in the game when he took the mound. Just a few batters in to his outing, one of our players hits another home run to give us an 18-2 lead. How did he respond? He met the hitter rounding first to again give congratulations with a high five. This made an impression on the hitter and some of his teammates as they talked about it in the dugout afterwards. He could have very easily been disgusted not only because of the way the game was going but also because of the fact that he was the one that gave up the homerun but instead he showed a lot of class. Because of the rules of the board, I will not give the kids name but if anyone knows the parents of #1 on the Homeplate Chilidogs Lawson, they should be congratulated as they are doing something right with this kid. That kind of class is not something that is coached.
I read this post shortly after it was posted and knew exactly who this player was! Awesome kid with tremendous talent and a heart of gold! Way to go J.P.!
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Posted - 05/16/2010 : 21:47:19
