Im going to be as nice as I can be and focus on me, my son and my team and enjoy the moments I have left. Its a little bit bittersweet in that this is his last year in youth sports so its the last year that I have to coach him. After this it will be all school athletics so im trying to savor every minute of practice and games with him so we both leave with wonderful memories. LOL Thats kind of a 180 for me as well b/c i've always been pretty much a hard @ss as a coach. Im still pretty demanding, but I give much more praise now than I used to, both to my son and to others.
You are wise to realize this, Carnac, and to focus on getting as much enjoyment out of this time as possible. I coached both of my sons for youth baseball (and some youth basketball and flag football, too), and this Spring was the first season in 9 years that we didn't participate. Although we know intellectually that they're never going to be Major Leaguers (much less even college ballplayers, in most cases), it's still really sad when the ride comes to an end.
