Of all the wonderful memories I have of my children growing up, one of the worst was the rotation of working the concession stand at little league.
In order of preference I would put jury duty and root canal surgery ahead of that task.
A 7-year-old Massachusetts boy was benched during his Little League baseball game because his mother failed to show up to work the league’s concession stand, and the mother isn’t happy about it.
Jodi Hooper of Freetown said she was unable to fulfill her obligation at the concession stand because she couldn’t get time off from work, according to MyFOXBoston.
Dave Brouillette, head of the Freetown Youth Athletic Association, told MyFOXBoston that the concession revenues are necessary to fund the league’s programs and that he has to enforce the rules, which require parents show up for their assigned concession stand shifts or risk suspensions for their children.
Brouillette told the station that he wasn’t able to see his own son play because he had to cover the concession stand shift for Hooper, according to MyFOXBoston.
As usual, we’re focusing on the wrong things. Instead let’s consider:
1. We have too many adults involved in children’s sports which is taking away from the real objective; to have children learn a sport, have fun and team building skills without adult interference.
2. If parents sign up their child, they are there to see them play, not watch fries turn a lovely golden brown.
3. Why is the concession stand needed anyway? Don’t we have an obesity problem in this country as it is?
Adults, get out of the way and let kids play.
