It has been said over and over again that baseball is a game of failure. A hitter is considered a success if his batting average is .300. That "success" means that he is failing 70% of the time. Having been through 342 baseball seasons - give or take - with my three boys over the past 15 years, I have become well acquainted with the frequent struggles that come if one plays this game long enough.
There's not a baseball player alive who hasn't gone through a slump. Whether it's a pitcher struggling to find the zone or a hitter finding himself walking back to the dugout time and time again instead of standing safely on a base, players of this game will go through days, weeks, and even full seasons when they just can't seem to get it right.
As a parent, it can be really tough to watch your kid endure a slump. It can be even more difficult to try to find the right words to encourage them through it. Over the years I've been witness to some ugly slumps, not only in baseball, but in a whole lot of other sports.
And while I don't wish it on anyone, I'm going to go out on limb today and suggest that a slump can be one of the greatest gifts that sports can give. I know it's a hard sell. It'a gift that no one puts on his Christmas list. It comes with the tackiest wrapping paper and a a big ol' ridiculous bow that takes forever to untie. And then you gotta find a knife because the dumb box is taped close and then you have to sift through all those piles of stupid tissue paper. But, if you can encourage your kid to dig through that gift box with an openness to learning, he just might find out things about himself he couldn't have found in any other way.
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