Page 10-B?THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, Thursday. July 7. 1988
Tee-Ball Introdua
SUNDROP COACH Phil Wemvss offers a few words of advire to fivo.vi.ar.
old a1 Hulak as the youngster steps up to the plate. Tee-ball is open to boys
and girls ages five to seven, giving A1 and others just starting out in the
game three years of practice before having to face a pitcher in the minor
leagues.
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STAFF PHOTOS BY DOUG RUIIER
GERALD LEGGETT fixes his eyes finnly on the ball as he takes a turn in
the hatter's hox during the tee-hall season finale last Friday in Shal'nfte fine
thing coaches try to teach their players about batting is to watch the bat hit
the ball, and it appears Gerald learned his lesson well.
SPORTiNG SCENE
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BY JOHNNY CRAIG available to teenage sport par"If
you're not into high school ticipants.
sports, you're missing lots of fun" is This js especially true in the 1980's
the message being canned out by a with so many other activities (good
nationwide poster campaign by the ancj bad) competing with atliletics
National Federation of State High for teenagers' time outside the
School Associations. classroom.
The campaign is currently under- The National Federation is
way by the National Federation distributing sports-action posters to
which is the administrative body for some 18>ooo high schools across the
intcrscholastic sports and activities nation as part of this positive, upin
America. The Quaker Oats Com- beat campaign,
pany, makers of Gatorade, is making The National Federation serves
the the campaign possible through an some 51 state high school athletic
education grant. associations, 500,000 coaches, 500,000
"Sports competition not only in- sports officials and over 11 million
stills lifelong values of teamwork and student ntuiotos wp
cooperation but it also results in . ,,
more self confidence, better grades rloyotts Open
and lower dropout rates among Homestanding Wilmington Post 10
teenagers who get involved," said and Whiteville Post 137 were winners
National Federation spokesman in the first game of a pair of bcst-ofBrice
Durbin. five series in the American Legion
"The goal of the campaign is to in- Area II Eastern Division baseball
crease student awareness of the wide playoffs Monday night,
variety of high school sports pro- Post 10 downed Bladen County 15-9
grams available to them," Durbin in one opener while Whiteville tripadded.
ped Winter Park 11-3 in another first
Such support at the high school game,
level is vital because of the personal The series continue this week with
growth and enjoyment opportunities the winners meeting in a besl-ofI
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BY DOUG RUTTER
Long after his teammates had
charged off the field and into the
dugout to wait their turn at bat, Ty
Dellart was still crouched in the middle
of the baseball diamond. He was
digging a hole in the vicinity of second
base and didn't look up to
realize that he was all alone on the
field until parents and coaches
shouted his name from the sidelines.
As the early evening air filled with
the sound of applause mixed with
laughter, Ty stood up, and with the
weight of his oversized glove pulling
at his shoulder, came running off the
field as fast as his short legs would
carry him. All the time, he sported a
devilish look of enjoyment on his
slightly dirty face.
The setting was a tee-ball game
last week in Shallottc, but a scene undoubtedly
replayed dozens of times
each night across the country as
youngsters get their first taste of the
national pastime.
Homer Andrews, president of
Shallotte Babe Ruth League, said the
purpose of tee-ball is "to get the kids
started early in the fundamentals of
baseball."
Those fundamentals include the ob
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TY DEHAltT of the Blue Jays looks
on as his teammates make a defensive
play during a game last week
against Sundrop. In addition to the
eateher's face mask, throat protector
and batting helmets, tee-ball
employs a spongy, lightweight
"safety" baseball to reduce the
chances of injury.
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seven title series for the Eastern
Division championship.
Cup '94 Coming
World soccer history was made
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Slates was named the host site for the
1994 World Cup, the largest sporting
event on the globe.
Held every four years, the World
Cup comes to the U.S. for its monthlong,
52-match tournament, for the
world soccer championship.
As host site, the United States
automatically qualifies its team for
the first time in the history of the
event.
Mexico is the only other country
outside Europe and South America to
ever host the tournament.
Other sites considered for the 1994
tourney were Brazil and Morocco.
Poor economic conditions and lack of
playing facilities were the chief
reasons both countries were declined
as hosts.
Miami's Joe Robbie Staclmm, the
new home of the Miami Dolphins, has
been discussed as a possible World
Cup site. The stadium, because of its
design, has been touted as the most
ideal facility fur soecet in the wuild.
S.SIS ON FUN
sters To I
"I have more fun tl
really do."
vious ones such as batting, throwing
and catching, as well as a few
characteristics the volunteer
coaches try to instill in their players:
always giving 100 percent; being a
good sport no matter what the outcome.
"We try to encourage sportsmanship
and fun and just let the kids
play," said Andrews. "I think it's a
great program if for nothing else
than getting the kids to play
together."
But the program also acts as a
stepping stone, introducing children
to the game of baseball and leading
them to the local youth minor leagues
and eventually the major league and
high school ballfields.
"It's a progressing thing all the
way through. From that tee-ball they
progress into our minor leagues,"
said Andrews, where the competition
is better and players face a pitcher
for the first time.
After two years at that stage, the
ball players who stick with it can advance
to the major leagues, where
boys and girls age 10 to 12 compete
for championship trophies and allstar
honors.
At the tee-ball level, however, the
emphasis is on fun and recreation,
with little regard for the heated competition
found in most athletic programs.
John Milliken of Shallotte Point
saia uie Diggest responsibility he has
as a tee-ball coach is to make sure
the kids enjoy themselves,
regardless of whether or not they
learn the first thing about baseball.
"Their attention span is very low at
this age," he said, referring to the
fact that it is sometimes difficult to
teach the finer points of the game.
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Shallotte's tee-ball league started u
four years ago with two teams, said ^
Andrews, and g?ew to include six
teams this year and approximately N
78 players between the ages of five
and seven. n
He attributes much of the league's
growth to families that have moved
recently to the South Brunswick
Islands from areas where there were n
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With the absence of a tee-ball league 3
at Waccamaw and a lack of teams at ll
Supply, the president said he expects r
to add one or two more teams next
season. al
This year's season ended last Fri- js
day with a game between the Blue ^
Jays and Sundrop. With a narrow 10-9 p]
victory, Sundrop ended the season w
tied for first place with the Tigers. le
Both teams had one loss. p,
Throughout the season, which fa
started May 1, each team in the C(
league played one game per week at
Shallotte Municipal District Park, pj
either on Tuesday or Thursday night. er
Tee-ball, named for the tee from
which the batter hits the ball, is a[
played under normal baseball rules
with just a few exceptions to make
the game easier on the pint-sized
players,
Andrews explained that the batter
must hit the ball past a line drawn
about 10 feet in front of home plate
for the ball to be in play. Also, all
team members are given the chance
to bat while only nine play in the
field.
The game is also played with a
sponge-like baseball which will not
hurt the youngsters, who often mis- ,
judge fly balls or use knees instead of L|
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loves when fielding grounders.
"It won't leave a bruise if it hits a
id," said Andrews, who atlded that
le ball travels the same distance as
normal baseball when it is batted or
irown. "It's what they call a safety
all."
With the best interests of the young
layers and their parents (many of
horn are also coaches) in mind, teeall
games last four innings or one
our, whichever comes first,
leedless to say, innings could go on
arevcr if it weren't for a five-run
ale.
"It's not as competitive as our maar
league," said Andrews, explainig
that there is no tee-ball all-star
aam or playoffs. At the end of the
cason, he added, all players receive
ropliies regardless of the team
ecord.
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Like almost all of the other coaches
ad assistants, Don Britt of Ocean
;le Beach became involved in teeall
when his son, Travis, started
laying two years ago. Although this
as his first year with the Shallotte
ague, he had previous coaching exarience
in Lumberton where the j
imily lived before moving to the J
)ast earlier this year.
Britt said he agrees that the ernlasis
of tee-ball should be kept on
ijoyment and not competition. "I
ive more fun than the kids do," he
Imitted. "I really do."
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