radness
Possibilities & Opportunities!
- Dec 13, 2019
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WHAT ?!
Yes...i wrote that!
Be Willing to get hit by the ball!
And i'm talking about the entire team!
Its bound to happen.
Its not a pretty topic
At bat, may be encouraged to take one for the team
Gets you on first base.
( Current rules say batter can just stand there. Which i still think batters should have to make an attempt to get out of the way. )
*Really i'm talking about be
Willing to get hit by the ball defensively!
Getting our body behind the ball is the correct thing to do.
Unfortunetly bad bounces, and miss played moments happen, we can get plugged.
Ouch!
When this happens we need to learn to stay with it and keep trying to finish the play!
Can recall playing 3rd and the batter crushing a bouncing grounder my way. Wicked hop the ball smacked me in the upper chest near shoulder left side.
Big THUNK noise !!!
Kept my athletic posture.
Ball bounced in front.
Stayed on it.
Threw the batter out.
After the game a sports journalist asked me about it.
"What were you thinking when the ball hit you?"
I was still in my game mindset answering.
Replied "Get the out!"
They asked did it rattle you?
Replied "It rattled them!"
They asked
" What do you think now the game is over?"
Replied
"The bruise will go away,
The out will last forever!"
It may not be everyones shared opinion that getting hit by the ball is something that takes Willingness, it is to me because befor stepping out on the field there is the possibilty it can happen!
Regardless of knowing this,
Step out on the field bringing 100% !
GRIT is part of softball !
Yes...i wrote that!
Be Willing to get hit by the ball!
And i'm talking about the entire team!
Its bound to happen.
Its not a pretty topic
At bat, may be encouraged to take one for the team
Gets you on first base.
( Current rules say batter can just stand there. Which i still think batters should have to make an attempt to get out of the way. )
*Really i'm talking about be
Willing to get hit by the ball defensively!
Getting our body behind the ball is the correct thing to do.
Unfortunetly bad bounces, and miss played moments happen, we can get plugged.
Ouch!
When this happens we need to learn to stay with it and keep trying to finish the play!
Can recall playing 3rd and the batter crushing a bouncing grounder my way. Wicked hop the ball smacked me in the upper chest near shoulder left side.
Big THUNK noise !!!
Kept my athletic posture.
Ball bounced in front.
Stayed on it.
Threw the batter out.
After the game a sports journalist asked me about it.
"What were you thinking when the ball hit you?"
I was still in my game mindset answering.
Replied "Get the out!"
They asked did it rattle you?
Replied "It rattled them!"
They asked
" What do you think now the game is over?"
Replied
"The bruise will go away,
The out will last forever!"
It may not be everyones shared opinion that getting hit by the ball is something that takes Willingness, it is to me because befor stepping out on the field there is the possibilty it can happen!
Regardless of knowing this,
Step out on the field bringing 100% !
GRIT is part of softball !
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