What a season.
I was not a good Little League mom. We had 2 kids in Little League and I have to say it was two too much. Or at least one to much. Little League is my least favorite sport. Game nights are LONG. From when we leave the house until we get home it's usually around 3 hours. And we had 27 of them between the two boys. Not including practices. Then there's the rainy pacific NW weather to be had....I think if my boys were really passionate about the sport and really engaged, I would have a different attitude about it. But to make that kind of commitment for them to play in the dirt....
(Which was what my boys did most of the time).
Um, I don't think so.
Thankfully, Andrew has decided this sport is not for him. I agree. The pace is way too slow. So we'll just have Matthew continuing on. And yes, he wants to continue on. Not for the love of the game. Nope. For the love of his friends....
He has been playing with the same kids for years now, and has a lot of fun with them.
He has very little interest in practicing outside of the actual practice time. And spends a lot of his time at practice socializing. Which is the real reason he plays.
Dan and I think it's good for the kids to participate in team sports and Matthew has very little interest in most of them, so we'll continue to do Little League as long as he's interested. The part I DO like about baseball is getting to sit and chat with friends. That's the fun part!
Dan filled in for the coach on Andrew's team one evening. Here he is with Andrew at bat.
The kids all rotate through the positions. Andrew took his turn at pitcher this particular night.
Pitching takes a lot of coordination and his little body just isn't there yet.
Which is quite all right. He has so many other gifts, pitching needn't be one of them.
He's really looking forward to soccer in the fall and I think that will be great.
I can't seem to find the photos from andrew getting his trophy. Like much of that month it was a crazy day that included a birthday party, Matthew's end of the year baseball BBQ/swim party, a baseball game and another end of the season party. The times all overlapped and we were running around like loons.
Above all, I have to say that despite my less than desirable attitude, I really did appreciate the great coaches that we had this season. Little League is no small commitment and I'm grateful that there are people willing to step up, invest the time and help the kids.
2 comments:
They sure are cute in the pre-dirt photos! They will both find their interests and strengths as they try out the offerings.
Truth be told ... I did the happy dance when Nicholas announced that he didn't want to play baseball! He went with soccer and golf. If I were you, I'd push for golf. They don't allow you to walk the course to watch so you just drop them off and pick them up. Yes, this was the year I won mom of the year!
Jo
Jo
I will most certainly miss our time together in the stands next year! And really, how could you pass up an opportunity to work in the snack shack again :)
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