Let's Play Ball!

It that time of season again. I enjoy it. I never played girl's softball when I was young but I think I might have liked it. This year, Jason is help coaching Vivienne's team. This is her first time, and she seems to be a natural, so we thought. She was happy at first when Jason was going to be helping with the team. She likes to cling on him, and now, I think she is getting jealous of his attention to others.

Today is a cold day of practice, feels like it might snow. In the past it has, and in the past we had a hard nosed coaches that would make them practice no matter the weather, as long as there was no lightening. That is one of the reasons why Jason got involved. The unwritten rule of missing a practice was not a option, if someone did so, they would lose their position to someone else. Since Jason has helped out, he made it more equal. It's usually the parent's fault that someone misses.

I enjoy watching the games, not just because my kid is playing but for the occasional excitement happens. Like the last season, when our coach threatened the umpire, got thrown out, and the cops were called. Or when we got a drunken parent, who started a argument with the opposing team, and the cops were called because he waited in the parking lot to fight. Ahh, good times! The kids aren't so innocent too, there are some real charmers. Kids from the teams have these not so sweet little chants they yell out, to distract the opposing team that is batting. Like I said, good times! But really, since Jason has helped out, it has gotten better and this year, we are in a different league and hopefully we won't have all that ruckus! My kids of course are darlings. And because of that, Sabrina had a coach that told her that if she did not participate in the chants, that she must not want to play bad enough. That year, that coach was fighting with league officials and there was so much chaos, she finally got fired when we were in the playoffs. Nevertheless, softball is good for the girls, and we shall see how it turns out this year.