I saw pure pleasure and joy in his accomplishments in his eyes. He had successfully faced an older, bigger pitcher and struggled pitch after pitch before throwing one into left field. His base hit drove in a run, continued an inning and fueled a rally that led the team to victory from what seemed like certain defeat. He was willing to be taught and he was willing to try. The success was secondary to the life skills he was mastering. Character traits will certainly be developed when participating in team sports, but obtaining positive character traits will require deliberate efforts on the part of parents, adults, teammates, and even leaders of the organization itself. Positive character development has been assumed by parents when they put their children to service. for team membership in youth sports. Yet, there are examples described by Peter Cary in an article about Fred Engh, one of the founders of the National Alliance for Youth Sports. In these examples, Engh recounts some of the ugliest incidents of adult interactions, such as coaches yelling and belittling players to the point of tears, parents physically assaulting referees and officials in front of children, adults intimidating or threatening young players to cause of perceived failures in the field (para. 1). Carey goes on to tell stories of coaches using "loopholes" to cheat in order to "win at all costs." In this illustration, players are told not to swing because an opposing pitcher is unable to strike, resulting in the bases loading during the walk. As wild pitching continues and aggressive baserunning persists, the result is a game that no longer resembles baseball (par. 2). Parents have long believed that their children, by participating in team sports, would develop a little......paper...misbehave? The relationship between adult and athlete sports behaviors in youth basketball games. Journal of Sport Behavior, 32(1), 3-18.Carey, Peter, with Randy Dotinga and Avery Comarow. "SOLVING CHILDREN'S SPORTS". U.S. News & World Report 136.20 (2004): 44-53. Premier corporate source. EBSCO. Network. June 3, 2011. Docheff, Dennis M. and James H. Conn. “It's no longer a spectator sport.” Parks and Recreation 39.3 (2004): 62-70. Premier of academic research. EBSCO. Network. June 13, 2011.Zaichkowsky, L.D., R. Hedstom, T. Herzog, and L. Igel. “Parental Misconduct in Youth Sports.” School Nurse NASN 16.5 (2001): 4. Print.Engh, F. (2002). Why Johnny hates sports; Why organized youth sports are failing our kids and what we can do about it. Garden City Park, New York: Square OneLynch, Jerry. Creative coaching. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2001. Print.