The Long Island, New York, team that is currently vying for a Little League World Series berth credits a ban on phone use during team activities for much of its success.
While the Port Washington Little League team lost on Monday to the team from New Jersey, they are still just two wins away from the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. And, according to them, cell phone restrictions before games are the key to the team’s extraordinary success this season.
On game days, Port Washington players put their phones in a bucket five hours before the start of play to stay focused. They told the New York Post that it began while they were participating in the New York State Championship tournament in West Nyack in late July…