Let's share some travel team coaching horror stories.

How about the one about the 8u travel team coach that likes to put down boys that did not make the travel team by telling them to their faces that they are not any good?

Nice, huh?

By your name, can I assume you live in Commack? Does the 8U Coach run the in-house town team or are you referring to an independent team?

How about the one with the pool cleaning coach with a drinking problem that recruits a girl to pitch for a 13u team.

Sounds like the real losers were the kids that did make the team and will have to deal w/ that jerk.

Whats wrong with that? At least he is telling the truth as little johnny continues to never hit make errors and never learns the game. Maybe the dad will pick up ball and work with LJ, telling the truth is not the worst thing.

[quote=commack]Let's share some travel team coaching horror stories.

How about the one about the 8u travel team coach that likes to put down boys that did not make the travel team by telling them to their faces that they are not any good?

Nice, huh? [/quote

Not surprised your from Commack. Every team from Commack that I have come across the coaches are lunatics and a bunch of cry babies and dont know much about the game. Its is every team I think they send the coaches from Commack to "cry baby school". Anyone else have stories about the amatuer winers from Commack ?

Hey don't lump all coached from Commack into one heap. I hail from the hamlet of Commack and have never had a problem and I know coach at the college level. My teams won for many years and we played good baseball from Commack South Little league and beyond.

I don't know what's going on so much now in Commack but we just went out and played ball and did well.

Please don't throw the entire town under the bus

Also they must have some good ball players the HS made it to the County Championship they lost but they played some good baseball.

8 years old thats kind of young to tell a kid he stinks, They are still learning the basic's of baseball at that age, Anything your leaving out about this horror storie??

in house

At 8 years of age you say that to Little Johnny's parents, not Little Johnny. And isn't 8 years of age a little young to conclude that a kid can't do something.

In Commack, the tendency is for parents to embed themselves in the Little League system as Commissioners, Board Members, Administrators and Coaches. Make no mistake about it, some may start out with honest intentions, but all will succumb to a corrupted system where "taking care of your own" is all too prevalent. The politics and influence of many of these same parents also extend to the school program. Thank God for Travel Baseball.

Enough Mud-Slinging from you ********** on here...why sit in front of your screens and [***censored***] and whine...the onlt thing you are doing is ruining the image of Long Island youth baseball and softball...we all know that every coach isnt perfect and yes there are some issues, but you are fanning the flames and making a forst fire...there are measures to sanction a coach, but by having a post called COACHING HORROR STORIES, you are lumping in all of the coaches...lets be a little more poistive about youth sports...how about a thread called GREAT COACH'S STORIES...I do not want to hear about the bad seeds any more!!! Tell me about the 95% of the good coaches on Long Island

Hey listen that happens everywhere-our town has the same bs

agreed.
There is way more positive out here than negative. If it wasn't so positive there wouldn't be so many teams and tournaments.

The same political nonsense goes on in travel baseball IF the coach has a kid on the team. If so playing time goes to the kid whose parent donates more do re mi!! If not its recruit recruit recruit.

Agreed!!! But a few days ago i posted something about the two best coaches on long island!! For some reason the post never made it. I even used my screen name!! I have nothing to hide.. Tommy Caputo and Mike Valendo ***censored*** guys it does not get any better!!! second to none!!!

When the appointed Official Scorer/Moderator of this website supports a ranter who refers to others as "jerks," something is terribly wrong. I prefer an open forum where all points of view, observations and learned from experiences can be shared. There is never a valid reason for attacking others through name-calling.

I second that those two guys are first class

North Or South side I would love to know who this is.

I am a Board Member My guess its the South side..

I personally witnessed the 10U MLI coach take his kid out of a game at the kids for kids tournament...he told his son that he was a disappointment and a crybaby...the kid had a sore arm. His mother came over and the boy was crying, the coach( father) starts yelling at his son calling him a liar for not telling him his arm was sore.
Just Horrible! Is this what Keith and Larry at MLI want??

There is a sign at the split 347/454 showing the Commack South LL as NY State Champions and Mid-Atlantic Champions. Wish my town was that good.

Don't be so fast to pin it on CSLL. As a former manager/coach in CNLL when I first read this it has CNLL written all over it. Now with your statement "I am a Board Member", CNLL BM are infamous for using that comment whenever there was an issue at a meeting or during a game. All it ever did was throw fuel on the fire.

Either way it is very sad that this manager is even allowed to continue coaching. He should be thrown out immediately and removed from the Board. What do you say Mike C time to get rid of this jerk.

ELITE!

You guys are going to start a war with the North and South side of Commack Crap just let it go. I am a former Board member of a Commack Little League and Past President and the crap has got to stop you are hurting the kids please I ask that you grow up and show some class.

No matter what anyone does in LL or travel or BBH, BOS, NJBL in the world of everybody does what I want or I complain you will never win and you will always have an issue with someone.

Heard a story that a team was going to sue a local organization that held a tournament yes I said SUE as in a leagal action becasue they got medals instead of trophies!

The crap must stop! When I was a kid we had one Williamport team from a town not ten. The LL isn't saying anything differnt to little Johny now then they did 20 years ago its just now Little Johny's dad and mom can't handle the truth so they sit on their computer and talk out their butts about why the system is wrong and their kid is the best and got screwed.

Not every kid is an Honor student, not every kid can play the piano and not every kid can hit a baseball but its still your kid and just love them for what they are good at and go with that. Parents take a long hard look at yourselves you are setting these kids up with a horrible skill set for the work place when they become adults. Part of life is failure and disappointment and so is summer vacation and ice cream.

Tell you a story had a team go all the way to a State Championship yes NYS state Championship game and we lost, we were far from home, it was hot and we had played eight hard solid weeks of ball. And then as quick as the last out it was over Wow that sucked.

The players, their parents, sibblings and coaches were all deeply upset, crying at the loss, yes even at the end of the world series adult players cry no harm, and then the host league President gathered all the players and said come over to the concession stand and he handed out free ice cream. In less then five minutes the players were running around with the players from the team that just beat them laughing and gorging themselves on as much ice cream as they could eat. I watched in amazement and took that lesson with me for the next ten years of coaching and have had a blast since. And have won a lot along with the attitude its only baseball guys.

As the boys get older Hooters replaces Carvel sorry moms the boys get older but the bottom line is they move on and so should these crazy parents its a game that should be played for fun and exercise not to increase family and community stress.

Just a thought I expect to be killed here for posting these comments but oh well, it just proves my point.

Great comment and great story! Sad to say only a few will get it. My boys all played baseball and it wasn't until the first one graduated HS and chose to stop playing ball that we realized how trivial the whole baseball part of life was. He moved on to a more serious part of life called a college education. The others still play for their HS and we've learned to have fun and stop sweating the samll stuff. The one or two kids that make baseball a career will get there because they deserve it, not because of what their parents do or say when they are young.

Regarding the last post: I have coached for years in the dreaded "C" town and the number of good guys who put the time and effort into coaching kids not just baseball but life far outnumbers the lunatics. However you only hear aqbout the lunatics who are living through the kids. I have seen too many kids cry during baseball games and I tell everyone of them that if you are crying on a baseball field something is really wrong. What is very noticeable is that 9 times out of 10 it's the coach's son who is crying.

As a coach I always start my parent meeting by telling them to just drop their kids off and I will be more than happy to drive them home.

You are absolutely correct. I have seen many a coaches and parents screaming and berating their team or son because they did not win or make the play. Let the kids have fun and stop living vicariously through them. What is the point? Who is going to remember what team won what and what player did what when they are in High School. Enjoy the time with your son and cherish the moments. Before you know it they will be off to college and the house will be empty.

Amen brother, it's only baseball let it be fun!

Amen to that brother it is over before you know. It is syupposed to be fun!

Seems like yesterday my son was 9 playing NJBL , Sunday he had an 18U game and on the way home he looked at me and said that , He was sad that it's almost over and that he is going to miss this.

I glad I always let it be fun and that he has good memories of our time together.

Play it hard, but still remember it's a game.

We just finished a double header vs a Commack Team and their coaches made sure the fields were ready when everyone else cancelled. Their coaching staff , team , parents, and facility were top notch. One of the better run organizations in our conference in my opinion .

Written by a Commack parent I'm sure...haha

great post if thats the way it really worked- if they picked the best 'little johnnys" to make the travel teams. but the bs that happens year after year is just too ridiculous to be parents who cant deal with i t. the truth is the board members cant deal with their kids not being the best so they all make the travel teams etc. They refuse to bring in an outside talent evaluator. But some of the decisons are so transparent that it has become the biggest joke. thats why no decent player stays there after 10 yrs old. by the way- my kid made the a team- but some of the decisons made at lower levels were unbelievable. All coaches kids made it with no exceptions

They are supppose to do that if they want to keep getting a permit to use the feild, Oh yea real salt of the earth people

Sounds like your one of those parents who likes to stir the pot, you kid made the team and you still feel the need to throw bombs out there. Why don't you shut up and watch your kids play. Commack North and South Win year after year in district and in Williampsort and there HS team made it to the SC champ game and their JV team finished first. Last year South went and Won the Mid Atlantic title.

I guess what I'm saying is the LL boards, and the school district pick all the wrong kids, play the wrong kids and the still F-ing win? Wow the kids they play must be really bad if we are doing it so wrong and can still win?

You know what if we lost all the time then you can say what you want but every year Commack teams are the ones to beat and when we form travel teams after LL they always do well also.

I don't know maybe I don't know to much but it seems to me the twon is doing something right.

north

CSLL has their act together. They put the kids first and foremost. It shows on and off the field.

CNLL is run by board members purely on a power trip. And that also shows on and off the field.

BTW---I have lived on both sides of this town, kids played on both sides (boys and girls). I have no skin in this game. This is just my opinion.

I have also heard the 8U CNLL team has a coach that is a borderline lunatic. And that does not surprise me.

The 8u A team or B team?

Telling the parent to "SHUT UP" makes me wonder how coachy treats the kids. I hope you don't get paid by these parents.

You say the board members stack the teams but again the teams win so what do you base the agrument on that the kids do not belong on the team.

When I was involved we brought in outside people and the outside people came up with same 11 or 12 kids placed on a team the 12 - 16 kids could have been anyones pick.

When I was involved had a parent come to me and ask that we change the "All Star Game" to something like the "Players Choice Game" this is the P- a fi cation of our children.

We live in a world were everyone gets a trophy for showing up. I have heard people say they don't like that the Honor Roll is posted becasue it makes the kids that didn't make it feel bad. Unreal right.

Have seen parents berate and scream at school AD and get their kid on a team becasue of it after they were cut.

It is serving no positive benefit for these kids to have false self estem. How about if you don't make team you come back and try to get better with lessons and working out, or study harder to make the honor roll.

No that would be stupid it is easier to yell and blame the system and the people who run it.

That is the Horror Story here not the coaching but delusional parents and their loud mouths who have proven they can create change by jumping up and down instead of just loving their kid for who they are. What kind of help is it for the kids and how does that make the kid feel to get cut and only becasue your parents made a huge fuss you were placed back on team? Thats not helping the kid at all.

Parents need to grow up and the sad part is if you ask the kids they get it right they know who the best players are and they honestly if asked could pick your summer LL teams and they would be pretty spot on.

Look at thses message boards it parents (adults) not kids talking smack about 9u baseball games and such the kids would die if you exposed the parents for making the comments they do.

Just have fun with your son or daughter this all goes by in a heartbeat and with so many other things out there that can tear families and communties apart Baseball is what you chose?

Ugh Happy Fathers Day to all.

Today (Friday, 6/17), I visited a Commack intermediate school for a parent participation school activity. While there, I met and chatted with a Little League board member. Having gone through years of the little league and "in-house travel" experiences, I confirmed what went on then is still going on. The common contaminants are parents positioning themselves as administrators and coaches to advance the playing interests of their children. Opportunities to pitch, exposure to sought-after field positions, higher placings in batting orders, selections to all-star teams and selections to travel teams, are filtered through a selfish bias. For the Commack resident that refuses to acknowledge this common truth, it's not about the end result of winning versus losing. We owe it to the kids to establish a fair process. And for those who find it uncomfortable to hear about the bad, sorry. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

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Commack North baseball teeams have NOT won any district or Williamsport titles in years. They don't even make it through the first round of playoffs. CN girls softball however have won district the last few years. Most likely won't this year being many girls left CNLL. Can't speak for CS being I am from the north side but south parents have their gripes also. But they did have the 10U boys that won mid-atlantic last year. HS, JV & 7th grade boys did very well this season.

CNLL has always allowed BM to have their private travel teams be the A-team in the age group for district & Williamsport. This spring the LI Sound players were walking around school telling everyone they are the 12U A-team for Williamsport this summer. And the B-team are the 12U LI Sharks both managers are CNLL Board Members. The system is a joke and the refuse to acknowledge this or listen to any comments about summer teams. Try-outs are held and they are a waste of time teams are already arranged by walking around, making phone calls telling parents their son is on the A-team just sign up for LL. Completely corrupt Board!

This happens every where not only Commack.

I believe that other LL programs are likely run as bad as Commack, but our experience and our sons' involvement have been negatively impacted by the tight-knit, selfish scoundrels that we, and many other members of our community, are very well familiar with. FYI, in the post-season tournament, Commack High School was seeded 8th among 16 teams competing.

Check this out. East Meadow wins the award for the most f'uped parents in history. They have nice fields down there, but from what i understand from my friends, there have been fist fights at monthly meetings, cops have been called many times, kids being kicked off travel teams because of their parents. Keep at look out in the news. From what I understand this is the tip of the iceberg..



An East Meadow woman was arrested Saturday for stalking and harassment after her son failed to make an East Meadow Little League travel team, according to third precinct officials.

According to police, on May 21, Janet Chiauzzi, 44, allegedy sent letters "of a threatening nature" to an East Meadow Little League official and his son. Police said the letter also made threats against the victim's wife and daughter.

On June 1, the principal of the school where the victim's children attended received a letter claiming the victim was abusing his kids, which Nassau County Child Protective Services investigated and "deemed unfounded," police said.

According to police, six additional letters were sent to the East Meadow Little League attempting to "defame the victim and force his removal as an official."

Chiauzza has been charged with two counts of second degree stalking, two counts of stalking in the third degree, two counts of third degree falsely reporting an incident, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of second degree aggravated harassment. She will be arraigned in First District court in Hempstead on Sunday

She led the league in bad parenting.
A Long Island mom was busted for sending threatening letters to her son's baseball coach because he didn't make the team's travel squad, cops said Sunday.
Janet Chiauzzi, 44, of East Meadow sent numerous letters to the coach threatening violence against his wife and 14-year-old daughter, Nassau County police said.
She even sent a letter to the principal of the coach's children's school claiming he was molesting his kids, cops said.
This led to an investigation by Nassau County Protective Services, which determined the allegations were bogus.
Chiauzzi also sent six more letters to officials with the East Meadow Little League team trashing him and demanding he be fired, cops said.
She was arrested Saturday night. Chiauzzi is charged with stalking, falsely reporting an incident, endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated harassment.
A woman who answered a call at Chiauzzi's home declined comment before slamming the phone down.
She will be arraigned on Monday, cops said.

FYI The advanced to the SC Championship game and the seeding was for the entire county based on not wins and loses but by the coaches at the seeding meeting. ESM was placed as a higher seed and their season was based on playing much smaller schools then Pat Med and Sachem.

Bottom line is all these kids come form the LL programs and CSLL has been winning in the Girls adn Boys Divisions for years. Can's speak for North as I don't know their record but south always does well. Again proving to me that they are putting the right kids on the field.

evrything you say here it the truth and should be followed by the board members and coaches. It is them who cant live with their kids not being good enough. I'll never say another word if you give th ename of one board memebrs kid who didnt make the travel team. I really cant even think of a coaches kid who didnt make it. And trust me- a lot of those kids are not even close to being good enough. They refuse to bring in an outside impartial person to judge. they made a big stink t his year about no parents gong to tryouts, taking non refundable deposits to try and keep it fair. But then they fix the tryouts. The board hides under the argument-"its life- kids need to deal with it if theyre not good enough". But the only people who should be listening to this is the board. They'll say that I'm a po'd parent of a kid who didnt make it and laugh at everyone. But my kid didnt tryo out- he plays better. But the storied I'm hearing of kids getting cut for and board kids making it are just a joke. I used to caoch there and I witnessed travel coaches making trades betweeen teams becaus ethey dont like parents, or they need another catcher, etc. The board needs to look in the mirror

Hauppauge is just as bad as Commack. If you aren't a board member or a good friend of one, you and your children don't even exist in their eyes.

NORTH or South??

This womans husband is on the board of directors with the guy she threatened. What a bunch of a$$ clowns

You have my sympathies. The truth is self-evident regarding Commack. Commack is thoroughly corrupt, especially the northside that I am more familiar with. However, the southside has it's issues too. East Mesdow is chaotic. Over the years, the environment has gotten worse, in general.. FYI, In post-season tournament play, Commack lost it's first game in the double elimination format. In the loser's bracket, they win 4 consecutive 1-run games and benefited by higher seeded teams falling out of their bracket path. Nonetheless, credit to them for regrouping with consistent pitching. We shouldn't use their success as an excuse to turn a blind eye to what we all know is going on.

The Mudcats have finally found their team mom! Mudkitty Mickey already recruited the kid! Another great "signing"!

That is the greatest post that I have seen in a while.

If you cant give credit to the kids then your an idiot and your comments mean nothing and acrry no weight. That is your third post where you have put down the team. One run or five runs they won and for you to look down on that just makes me think you are a shallow bitter person.

I hope you are not a coach as if your team ponly one by a run you would tell them they weren't good enough and make them run sprints. Grow up I stand behind what I say there is more good then bad in the Commack system and if you chose to look at glass half full then fine. I'm proud of my son's who have gone thru the system and the sucsess they have had.

how about this one. last sunday at bbh coach of the breakers black bring in pitcher to close game who pitched the first game. 2 hours after the kid was done. then in th elast inning their ss had heat exaustion or something lik ethat. he throws up 3x in one inning right on the field. coach of th eother team sees it- calls time out and walks over to the other dugout to explain what he just saw. The coaches of the sick kid gets pissed at him like its none of his business. then they go to see the kid and leave him in the game. coudnt even give the kid 5 minutes to get a drink or clean hinself up. 12 yrs old. but at leest they won

Great job Breakers' manager for pitching same kid in two games & having your SS puking on the field. And they were playing the Wolves. What was the Pyscho Coach World Series?

What in Sam Hill are the parents doing little johnny losing his lunch on the carpet and the parents are doing what??????????????
Thats why this knuckle head coach gets upset with the other coach because he knows the kids parents will do nothing,Trust your kid with no one!! Given the chance knuckle heads will hurt your kid!!! Grow some balls stand up for your kids there are plenty of good teams with good coaches out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL! Rubs off I guess

Parents have to stop being afraid of the coaches,especially the good teams. Only you can control what is going on....my son plays on a few teams and during the school season pitchers were abused....You have to choose, if your kids pitches it should only be for on team....I am very involved with all baseball in my community, school, little league and travel, its not good....there is a price to pay for wanting to win....school coaches do not want to hear what your kid is doing with the the other team......I asked my son to give up pitching for a few years, one of the reasons arm surgery is up like 600% from 10 years ago.....I came to realize my son is not going pro

YOU OBVIOUSLY KNOW MUDCAT MAN VERY WELL!
GREAT POST #21473 AND THANKS FOR BRINGING CURRENT EVENTS INTO THE DISCUSSION.

When I was involved in CSLL I can tell you about three board members whose kids didn't make the travel team and board members who were not giving coaching slots. I can not speak for North not a part of the league but it does happen.

Commack North continues to lead by example....a bad example"


Commack North Little League last week banned a teen from playing in the league after his mother published a blog post on Patch criticizing the organization, according to the mother.

The blog, entitled "Calling A Foul on Commack North Little League," was published on Patch on June 24.

Not long after the posting, league President Michael Campione called blog author Loren Boiarsky and said her son would not be invited back next season, referencing the blog post, she said.

Campione refused multiple opportunities to comment at the instruction of the league attorney, he said.

In the post, Boiarsky speculated that certain board members might be "stacking" their teams during the league draft, to ensure that they get the strongest players.

Although she did not name anyone in the league or point to specific members of the board, several members took offense.

A flurry of heated comments quickly followed from league board members and their families, defending the league and criticizing Boiarsky.

Girls Junior/Senior Softball Commissioner Lane Fried, who returned to the post multiple times to defend the league, wrote the following. Although it was not addressed to Boiarsky, but a fellow commentor, it may explain why Boiarsky's son was banned form the league:

"Just to let you know If you are part of the CNLL you also know that your intention of bashing me and the little league through electronic media will not be tolerated. As we have copies of everything you wrote, as soon as we find out who you are you will be hearing from our league lawyer for violation of the ethics code you signed at the beginning of the season. And just for the record. Freedom of speech is right everyone enjoys but when you sign a document saying that you wont use electronic media to bash people and the little league in general, you give up that right to freedom of speech. You want to talk about my record, go right ahead you want to talk about that I am a terrible coach, personally I dont care what you think. I was responding to the Board members have to win at all costs comment by the lady who started this blog."

The parental Code of Conduct, found on the CNLL website, makes no mention of criticizing the league through electronic media or otherwise.

However, the league could ban any player if a parent did violate the ethics code Fried referred to.

"Little leagues are corporations. They may be nonprofit, but they have rules just like any other corporation," said corporate attorney Jeremy Poland, of Sysset-based Sobel Law Offices.

"It all depends what was on the agreement or contract for the little league. If those specific terms are outlined and a person signed it or agreed to it, they would be in violation of that agreement."

While the league would be within their legal right to ban Boiarsky's 14-year-old son had she broken the agreement, it's not clear if an agreement not to criticize the league electronically exists.

it doesnt exist- if you look at all the responses you'll see the board is backing down by that stupid statement of Lanes. But just the tattitude alone of Lane tells the whole story. And if you read the womans blog- she doesnt use any names and it isnt really that bad. But the board wnet crazy and blew it out of proportion. They made this a big story. Banning a 14 year old kid who did NOTHING? This is the attitude that persists. you cant raise one objectino without facing the consequences. Whether it be not getting picked as a coach even though you've coached 7 yrs in a row, kid getting cut from travel, etc. IT's a great LL- they just need to get rid of the board and get some new blood in there. Of course that is almost impossible as the voting takes place a few days after they announce it on the website during the off season when no one is looking. Why does the vote need to be so secretive. Shouldnt everyone who is part of the league get a letter a few months earlier advising of the date and then also be able to put their name in for consideration

Lot of sickos involved in youth travel baseball. It is amazing that this goes on in 2011. From people running organizations to coaches and then parents, there are nuts everywhere. The best thing you can do for your child is research and ask questions. After 4 years of local travel baseball, it took us a couple of years to find the right organization. There are good places to play if you are not a delusional parent who thinks your son should be playing SS and #1 pitcher. Be careful out there.

Is this BS or was this the reasons Commack coach took his team to the "Quacks", and now feels he can select who he wants on this time from Commack and toss aside other players who are trying out to play on the Quacks?.

Why not throw your hat in the ring? Step up to the plate and make a difference for your Little League. If it is like mine we are ALWAYS LOOKING for people to VOLUNTEER.
My guess is you "Dont have the time to volunteer" or "Your schedule is too busy".
People like you always get my goat. Always full of "great ideas" and full of opinions on how things should be done.

EITHER STEP UP OR SHUT UP!!!!!

Over a period of 3 consecutive years I filled out the necessary forms required for offering my services as a volunteer coach with the Commack North Little League. I even went as far as initiating heart-to-heart chats with the league's commissioner. No such luck came my way. It is an "Inside Game" where cronyism rules. It goes on full force today, as it has over the past 8 years. No one can challenge my statements without disregarding the hard, cold facts. The major point here is that a corrupted system puts individuals in administrative and coaching positions who oftentimes don't have the mindset for conducting "fair" tryouts and age-appropriate treatment.

Which quacks team are u referring to?

As a person who was very involved in LI LL for a number of years it is down right disgusting that a league member would have such thin skin as to allow a comment on a blog to evoke the reaction to ban a 14 year old boy from playing. As the President you need to grow up.

I know who you are and you know me I didn't know you were the new Pres of the league when I just saw your name on the above post it makes sense the inmates are running the prison.

When you take a public office you need to grow up and not call people out and you NEVER hurt a kid no matter how hard you get slammed by a parent LL should sanction you and your league want to read a document read the on that LL gives you with your LL packet each year that states your job is to under the name of a Charter League provide a safe and fair place for kids to plat RECREATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL not a place to create your own kingdom on the dime of the rest of the participants.

You and this Lane guy should resign tomorrow you don't have the best interests on the children of your league at heart and as a VOLUNTEER you should get out now.

With regard to CNLL, the problems begin with the league President, but it doesn't end there. It is systemic. The board members, Commissioners for each age group, and coaches are also corrupted. Keep in mind, the 2 previous league Presidents were no better. There are many, many stories. Just as a sample, a board members daughter and a coach's son tried out and did not make the respective travel teams, until 2 phone calls fixed things.

Love to hear the truth being stated from others! Don't know Lane but the only good things I heard about him are the things he says about himself. I have friends whose children are graduating High School who had the same problems 10 years ago in CNLL. It will never change, take your kids and run!!! It is woth the extra money!

What a loser what why post anonymous let everyone know who you are

Ok as a board member of commack north ll i will quit now hopefully the others follow suit. with that lets see who steps up to take on the league and how good they do. I have had enough of the BS Good luck to CNLL next season

CNLL board are the last people to bash people for making post anomymously. All you nee dto do is read the Commack Patch and you will see comments all over the place done anomysouly and they refer to being board members.

Many Town little leagues always seem to say they want volunteers, whine they never get any, however, I know in our area dads volunteer as well as the moms all the time to coach, but are ALWAYS shut out. Same dads coach that are on the board year in year out. Our LL has been destroyed by one fell 10 year reign of our board. My son bowed out of LL for one year, got on a fabulous travel team. Learned way more skills and developed into a solid player. Went back to Little league this year and dominated the group of kids his age. LL acted as if we had committed adultery.

You and this Lane guy should resign tomorrow you don't have the best interests on the children of your league at heart and as a VOLUNTEER you should get out now.

this is by far the best post I have ever seen to date-

Thank you whoever you are, could not have said it better myself.
What a bunch of phonies they are over there pretending that it's for "the kids". that is all we ever hear and they walk around on a huge power trip..

if you're so offended by the anomymous quote why did you do it?

The simple truths as described, without naming names, are more than enough reasons to bring corrective attention to a shameful and embarrassing organization. If you are preoccupied in wanting to know my name, you must be one of them.

yes and you do. so step up and join the board. I will be glad to hand my spot to you.I bet with you on board things will be Peachy and all the bashing will go away. Now why don't you go outside and play hide and go********yourself

classy

What you guys are missing is this. Most league's have volunteers that couldn't play themselves when young. Most have no experiences in baseball or running a business. No matter what you say, when you have over 400 kids and all that comes with making a program a success, this involves good business. Stop accepting people onto the board that have no track record. These are our kids here! These people need to be proven leaders! If you don't have that, what does that say about your community? Have higher standards for our kids! Stop letting these people that were not popular as kids try and re-live that moment know! Find those past stars in your community and go right to them and say, Our kids and your town need you!" Not just what knuckle head parent gets the most votes by people that have not a clue! Everyone man up and know when you are over your head! If you guy's can't see this, "You're Blind baby, Blind from the facts!"

w0w thats a mature response

If the Coaches COACHED and all had our kids interests in mind this site would be slow! I applaud the people that don't sit back and watch these coaches go crazy! That is your kid at the end of the day. If you have raised your child to give and demand respect because of their own behavior than you would not tolerate anything else. Parents and Coaches, If your kid is unhappy, find out why. If they are not able to come to you, where do they go? You learn from experience. So when you fail to dedicate the proper time to your own kids, especially when they are making mistakes, this takes the experience factor out of the equation. How do you rip a kid then expect him to make a decent play 5 sec. later? Could you? AT 10,11,12? Applaud the positive and applaud the MISTAKES EVEN LOUDER! GIVE THE KID A ROCK TO LEAN ON! Video the game from your seats and listen to most of you! Proud when it's good! disgusted when it's not! These are your babies! Does someone need to really tell you they are not happy! Pay attention to the kid and not the w's & l's. My kid is happy playing and retiring when he gets to the point it no longer makes him! 20 yrs. MLB or 13 or 16. It is his or her life. We can guide them from time to time but a different drum beats for everyone!

i am proud to have written the post about Lane and the president stepping down and your response post to the above post just proves the point. If I lived in your section I would take your spot tomorrow even without a kid in the program and you know what you could then go out a okay the game of go hide and *&^% yourself grow up already

you must be speaking for yourself. what a loser

So you don't live in the area and your posting about a league your not involved with? are you just out of your mind.. Oh yeah it's Laine you retart.

With all due respect, the entries above that blame ignorance as the cause instead of the intent to leverage positions of authority for selfish and abusive end results, are very naive. The Commack Little League system puts to honest, "outsider" parents and children at a disadvantage. I think it is long overdue for the National Little League organization to set iron-clad rules of conduct and operation, in addition to an oversight committee that has the power to remove the foxes from the henhouse.

I think you and everyone else knows it is you I am talking about!

That section of Commack so slow down with the comments

what are you a 3 year old I know you are but what am i.

Commack violates the Little League Williamsport rules every year.
They had a team play a Pre-Season tournament at Baseball Heaven in their uniforms with the Little League patchs on the soulder. Black and yellow uniforms...hard to miss.

No wonder they won 2010 Section 34. They have their Williamsport team playing as a unit, and in little league uniform no less, for several months before they are allowed to.
That is a clear violation of the rules.

Cheating in Little League has gone on for years they have been caught with pictures and score books in Disrtict 35 same crap all the people that get caught lie and swear that wasnt them . Williamsport dosent give a crap as long as they get there money and there T.V.deals . Sunrise Little league just as bad .Another District 35 with head in the sand run aggresive travel program on Little League fields illegal and i'm sure they don't have everything seperated financially either.St james little league won't let you play travel unless you play in house Littlt league illegal also the crap that goes on is everywhere and District 35 presidents just let it go see no evil but they talk a good game.Lets not forget Selden center reach thats right there Little League I mean Travel programs are the Mud Cats also on Little League fields and I'm sure they have everything in order.Syayville same crap travel uniforms with Little League Patches playing travel ball going for years rules don't matter as long They get there's sorry state of affairs get used to it have seen it all Ex district 35 williansport coach

That Commack South team is called the Legends. Can't say I noticed the LL patches at the bash. The core of that team won the national Mid Atlantic LL as 10 year olds. One of their coaches told me that most train and travel with the Legends in the Spring and Fall and then come back to LL, tryout and play Williamsport. Makes sense that they are the better players. I was surprised that a team that good would even want to play LL. Coach said they are proud of the town. If I had that level of talent I would keep them together as long as possible too. On the other side of town we can't keep more than a handful of kids together. Wish we lived south of Jericho.