With school ball wrapping up for us, I wanted to reflect back at D's senior year and some of the lessons learned.
1)School ball is a popularity contest...the girls the coach likes the most always play and never sit the bench no matter what.
2)You can pay to play...in case point. a players parent pays for all of the softball stuff and donates to the school. She plays every game.
3)If you are not in either category you are Sh!t out of luck. You will get pulled your first error and not play again for awhile...while girls in #1 or #2 category will be moved to another position if they make too many errors. Example, center made back to back errors, then allowed a runner to get to 2nd on a bunt because she never covered 2nd...she is moved to 2nd base, and still cannot cover 2nd.
If you are fast and a coaches favorite, you will be leadoff...don't matter if your batting average is .200. She is quick, y'all(some southern twang added for effect). It doesn't matter how fast she is if she never gets on base.
With joking aside, a valuable lesson can be taken from this experience....you can only control the controllable. When things don't go your way, you will be stronger in the long run if you stick it out. D was offered a pitching spot at a private school. We could of taken the coach up on his offer and D would of played a lot more. But, what does it teach D? Just quit and go somewhere else when things don't work out the way you want it to. We see that a lot in travel ball...just quit is never the answer. Feel sorry for yourself because you were not a favorite nor mommy and daddy is going to pay for your playing time? No, get out there and work harder. It doesn't matter if not everyone sees how much you work or gotten better...it was never about them but about you. In the long wrong, D became a better player, not just physically but mentally. Sports teaches you more than the game, it also teaches you about life. Life is not always fair...either feel sorry for yourself or get over it. Whatever you do, quitting is never an option.
D's batting improved tremendously, she was at the bottom of the team...now she has the best batting average on her team with .422. Last couple of games, D pitched...she has averaged 2 K's per inning. She pitched against 2 nationally ranked teams and did well....even recorded a couple of strikeouts. Even the coach had praised her for her work ethnic and improvement. If you want to prove a point, let your action shut up the doubters...and keep working hard! Learning not to quit will take you far in life.
1)School ball is a popularity contest...the girls the coach likes the most always play and never sit the bench no matter what.
2)You can pay to play...in case point. a players parent pays for all of the softball stuff and donates to the school. She plays every game.
3)If you are not in either category you are Sh!t out of luck. You will get pulled your first error and not play again for awhile...while girls in #1 or #2 category will be moved to another position if they make too many errors. Example, center made back to back errors, then allowed a runner to get to 2nd on a bunt because she never covered 2nd...she is moved to 2nd base, and still cannot cover 2nd.
If you are fast and a coaches favorite, you will be leadoff...don't matter if your batting average is .200. She is quick, y'all(some southern twang added for effect). It doesn't matter how fast she is if she never gets on base.
With joking aside, a valuable lesson can be taken from this experience....you can only control the controllable. When things don't go your way, you will be stronger in the long run if you stick it out. D was offered a pitching spot at a private school. We could of taken the coach up on his offer and D would of played a lot more. But, what does it teach D? Just quit and go somewhere else when things don't work out the way you want it to. We see that a lot in travel ball...just quit is never the answer. Feel sorry for yourself because you were not a favorite nor mommy and daddy is going to pay for your playing time? No, get out there and work harder. It doesn't matter if not everyone sees how much you work or gotten better...it was never about them but about you. In the long wrong, D became a better player, not just physically but mentally. Sports teaches you more than the game, it also teaches you about life. Life is not always fair...either feel sorry for yourself or get over it. Whatever you do, quitting is never an option.
D's batting improved tremendously, she was at the bottom of the team...now she has the best batting average on her team with .422. Last couple of games, D pitched...she has averaged 2 K's per inning. She pitched against 2 nationally ranked teams and did well....even recorded a couple of strikeouts. Even the coach had praised her for her work ethnic and improvement. If you want to prove a point, let your action shut up the doubters...and keep working hard! Learning not to quit will take you far in life.
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