cohibasurfer
one day older than dirt
Well until next year!
You see I just finished coaching my daughters 10 U softball team, and yesterday was our last game! We won 6-0! We didn't do all that bad 5-12-1. We ended up in 5th place out of 7 teams ( only a half game out of 4th). I am so proud of the girls as we lost 4-5 games by 1 run. They never quit! Coaching little girls softball is not as easy as one might think. They get very emotional and you have to talk to them in a sensitive manner or the tears will break out! This was my first year, and as I didn't start out as the coach, I took the team over the third game in. The 2 mothers that were coaching the team just got in over thier head and we were losing games by 15 + runs. So I stepped up and said hey, let me help! Well they just handed me the ropes...LOL!
After 1 week of practice we won our first game, the girls were so happy! Even though we didn't have a winning record we were competitive with the 2 teams filled with allstars. Well After the game yesterday they got even with me by sneaking up behind me and dumping ice water on me! Wow... it was a warm 98 degress and I'll tell you it was quite a shock! It was a very exhausting, time consuming 2 1/2 months ( 2 practices and 2 games a week + a full time job, raising a 9 and a 15 yr old alone and taking care of my sick Mom) and I'm glad it's over... but I am going to miss it and all the girls! The girls improved there skills and enjoyed all the practices, so I decided last night as I smoked a 98 Partagas tres petite corona and sipped on a celebratory Red Hook, that I am going to do it next year from the get go!
"WE GOT SPIRIT... YES WE DO... WE GOT SPIRIT.... HOW ABOUT YOU?" LOL....
ohh man!
You see I just finished coaching my daughters 10 U softball team, and yesterday was our last game! We won 6-0! We didn't do all that bad 5-12-1. We ended up in 5th place out of 7 teams ( only a half game out of 4th). I am so proud of the girls as we lost 4-5 games by 1 run. They never quit! Coaching little girls softball is not as easy as one might think. They get very emotional and you have to talk to them in a sensitive manner or the tears will break out! This was my first year, and as I didn't start out as the coach, I took the team over the third game in. The 2 mothers that were coaching the team just got in over thier head and we were losing games by 15 + runs. So I stepped up and said hey, let me help! Well they just handed me the ropes...LOL!
After 1 week of practice we won our first game, the girls were so happy! Even though we didn't have a winning record we were competitive with the 2 teams filled with allstars. Well After the game yesterday they got even with me by sneaking up behind me and dumping ice water on me! Wow... it was a warm 98 degress and I'll tell you it was quite a shock! It was a very exhausting, time consuming 2 1/2 months ( 2 practices and 2 games a week + a full time job, raising a 9 and a 15 yr old alone and taking care of my sick Mom) and I'm glad it's over... but I am going to miss it and all the girls! The girls improved there skills and enjoyed all the practices, so I decided last night as I smoked a 98 Partagas tres petite corona and sipped on a celebratory Red Hook, that I am going to do it next year from the get go!
"WE GOT SPIRIT... YES WE DO... WE GOT SPIRIT.... HOW ABOUT YOU?" LOL....
ohh man!
Hats off to ya for stepping up to the plate and hitting a homer! Communities definately need more youth volunteers .
