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Mike Meissner coached a youth baseball team in North Carolina for sixteen years.
“I think I’ve made a difference in some kids’ lives,” he says.
He sought to teach his players not only about the game but about sportsmanship and being a good loser.
But, when he thinks back on those sixteen years, the first thing that comes to mind is not the positive lessons he imparted upon his players — it is the lawsuit. …
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Finally, a jury decided that Mike was not negligent in conducting his pop fly drill that day.
Though he was eventually vindicated, the lawsuit still taints Mike’s memories of the many years he spent as a volunteer coach.
“What you don’t need is something like this discouraging people from the thought of going out and helping other children,” he says.
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