Masonry Magazine June 2008 Page. 46
Full Contact Project Management
FULL CONTACT
By "Coach" Gary Micheloni
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Leading With the Principles of Baseball
Catch the ball; throw the ball; hit the ball. These are basic principles of baseball, taught patiently each week to thousands of children by volunteer coaches and helpers. The coaches are effective, because they teach the basics. And, the kids are eager to learn from the coaches, because the kids really don't know much about the game, except that they're in it.
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Often in this column, I use sports to illustrate a point. Usually, the focus is on athletes at the pinnacle of their games, from a pro or Olympic athlete to a great college or high school player. But a T-baller? A 6-year-old? Absolutely!
Recently, I watched an absolutely exciting, pedal-to-the-metal, full-on, T-ball game. I came away realizing that incredible lessons are taught there, not only about sportsmanship, but also about life and professionalism.
T-ball is a pure sport. None of the kids has yet been damaged by ego, and every kid goes into every game believing that he or she can contribute to the team. All the kid knows is that, if the ball is up on the tee, then it's time to take a whack at it. He knows he needs to hit it out into the field, and then run like crazy toward first base. Once the kid gets there, the first base coach will give him a high five, congratulating him on a fabulous at-bat. He did his best, great or not, and he's learning.
Shown is Taiten Milier, grandson of Full Contact Project Manager colu Gary Michelon. Talten plays in a league in San Marcos, Callf.
The coach also congratulates the kid who threw the ball toward first base, whether the ball made it on time or not. The kid made the throw and tried his best. He has been trained to know that anytime the ball gets hit his way, he's supposed to make a play, usually to first base.
It's amazing to see each kid's improvement in just a few short weeks.
As I watched my grandson, Tait, and his San Marcos Phillies take on the dreaded Giants, each kid on both teams hit the ball three times, ran the bases three times, and played three full innings out in the field complete teamwork and terrific sportsmanship. The teams congratulated each other at the end of the game, and not a single friendship was
COACH GARY SAYS:
"When you're at bat, get on fi base any way that you can."