Parents are not just parents in the program. They are the reason why these kids play for the Monarchs. The Monarchs organization is not just an organization it is truly a family. Even family members forget that these are just kids playing a sport they love. Let them enjoy it! Let them like it! Encourage them to love it! Remember we all want the same thing so yelling the phrases below doesn’t help.

• Don’t yell “Just throw a strike”.  They are trying.
• Don’t yell “ Swing” or “what are you swinging at”. They are trying.
• Don’t yell “Run, Go, Back, or anything else the coach might say” it is confusing and harder to coach when you do that. 
• Baseball/Softball is a very hard game.  Players are getting paid $300 Million to play and still strikeout, still make errors and still are not perfect.  Your son/daughter is not making $300 million and is not perfect, they will make mistakes.
• Every coach has a different style and just because a coach yells doesn’t mean he/she thinks any differently about your child. 
• Winning is secondary in this program. Your team will win when everyone works hard and gets better as a team. 
• There is nothing wrong with losing.  What they will learn will make them better. 
• CHEER your child on, Enjoy the Sun, Enjoy the other parents, Support each other and let the kids have fun.  Treat 0-4 the same as 4-4, treat a perfect game the same as not being able to throw a strike. Bring them to practice and the games and make sure they enjoy both.