Day 18: Baseball Season is Coming

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Little League Season is Coming

quiet whispers across the face

shiver 

stepping on the white rubber

puffs of dirt rise every step

hyper focus

white pentagon

arms drawn back

perfect aim

leg kicks back

silence

as the ball travels

46 feet

across the white

pentagon

hoping to hear

"Strike"!

Today we found out that our coach is a the guy that we played for in the spring. Awesome coach, totally gets that it is more important that the kids learn to play.  Getting overly intense doesn't really work for young kids. This is an excellent perspective to enjoy in the game of Little League Baseball. My husband gets so wrapped up in the game and the win or the lose, he forgets it's the kids on the field not him.  My son always wanting to please his dad, puts on all this bravado when he makes a mistake.  Meanwhile I am on the sidelines, watching, hoping that he will feel like he has lived up to dad's expectations.

While waiting to find out who our coach would be, Aaron had dreams of being on the same team as his buddies from fall ball.  Through many conversations, we discovered that those buddies were all on different teams.  Aaron was devastated. He ran to his room and buried his face in the pillow.  I gave him a few minutes to collect himself.  Then I went and sat next to him to find out why he was so upset.  He expressed that he wasn't sure that he could play baseball against his friends. How would he be able to tag him out in a game.  He sat with a very somber face pondering this new development in his Little League life.  Then it got even worse, one of his really close friends who has been on his little league team is also in his classroom. He pondered how wins and losses would be handled in the classroom.  These are all good life lessons in the moment, but really what he needs right now is a hug, kiss, and a little piece of chocolate.