Thursday, April 3, 2008

1st Practice - Thursday, April 3rd

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." - Dave Barry

Wow. It rained today. If that's the worst practice we have all year, then we can expect some amazing things. I was probably more excited than the kids were to be out there this afternoon, but to think we had 10 players out there today, all of them except the few who knew me, nervous, and probably a little scared. The move from T-ball to rookie league is a big jump for some, and I'm glad to have some experience to lend a hand. As I said in my first post, Adam, William and Thomas will be the "big brothers" on the squad.

So, we did some throwing and catching, and even a little hitting off the tee. It was good work, even in the drizzle. It's a credit to each of them that they seem to buy into the "practice, practice, practice" regime I will use this year. We have a great team, and there is a great chance that we will be one of the contenders for the title this year, but it will be hard work!

Our next practice will be Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. I'd like to get 2 hours in and utilize more basics and expand on things we have already begun working on. I hope to see you all then.

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