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Aiden's team won another local tournament today, this time under Cal Ripken rules and associations. Aiden had a pretty good Semi but in the final, he committed an E in Left and then quit on himself at the plate twice. Old Aiden showed up. He was stepping out, not loading, and unable to swing. He was nervous as can be and ended up crying in the dugout. We talked a lot about it this evening about the step back and that it's ok BUT that it's in the manner of 2 forward 1 back. We never focus on the results of a swing or AB but just the preparation and process and did he give it his all. He didn't so we talked about it and how that's unacceptable to himself, his teammates, and coaches. They're counting on him to make his best effort along with the rest of the team. Hopefully these 2 ABs were the anomalies and not vice versa.
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