Worst weekend ever as a coach

canyonjoe · Apr 14, 2014

I am in tears thinking about this kid losing her dad. Mine passed away 4 months before I was born so I never suffered the pain of it, but my older siblings did and I can still see some of the hurt in them.

A wise person once said if you are sure what the right thing is it's best to do the positive one. If you want to sew armbands on or anything do it. If the girls asks to take them off go ahead and do so. Anything you can do to show how much you care for her will help her get through this. The other person is to look after the wife. Invite her over for pizza after a practice but don't force it on her. If some of the guys can help with some of the yard work for awhile it might be a big help.

SoAZDad · Apr 14, 2014

God bless the family and close ones. You might also consider reaching out to the guys you played with in the men's league you mentioned. It might generate more resources to help the family.

Sweet Lou · Apr 14, 2014

When I saw the thread title I was going to say something like "put it in perspective it is just softball" but this thread title is very fitting.

But, wow, that is really, really hard. Losing a parent at age 8 is just too harsh. Thoughts and prayers with the family.

SamRam · Apr 14, 2014

Prayers to you, the team, and the family.

You could do a helmet sticker of his initials to wear all helmets. One of the players I've coached lost her dad and the team did this in his honor.

Elk Grove Hurricane · Apr 14, 2014

Thanks for the great advice, everyone. I really appreciate it. The family situation is about what I expected, the truly comforting part right now is that they raised over $10,000 in one day for them. I'm always amazed at how people can band together in the face of situations like this. We all do our part and try to help out how we can, and it just means everything to the family.

Sparky Guy · Apr 15, 2014

It's always tragic when a parent with young children is taken away from them. I've known the umpire we had for our games this past weekend for close to 10 years now. While talking between games he told me his daughter-in-law was involved in a fatal car crash not to long ago. She left two young kids. The police investigation revealed she was texting and driving at the time of the accident.

My heart goes out to the kids of both families.

Momo'sDad · Apr 15, 2014

I'm very sorry for your community's loss and especially for the young family who've lost a huge part of their soul.

I think all the love and support you guys can provide while still respecting reasonable boundaries is a good thing. My heart is really hurting for you all, but I'm sending all the positive thoughts and prayers I can muster to those in need.

coach james · Apr 15, 2014

Rough weekend. I had a player loose her step dad in a car accident back in 12u. Words can't explain how to handle it. She showed up at a game the next day, everyone just kinda stopped and watched her walk across the field to me and she hugged me and cried right there on third base, right in the middle of our game. No one said a word. Akward silence. After a minute or so she calmly went into the dugout and sat with her teammates. The crowd gave her a standing O. All I could do is simply be there and hug her, but I guess that's all she needed at the moment.

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