It seemed to start later this year than last year, but baseball is finally back under way for the 4-6 year old Cubs.
Returning in his 2nd year as head coach is yours truly. It feels good to be back in the swing, with the every Friday every Saturday baseball cadence. Actually, last Saturday was the first practice.
The first day is a gathering of all the kids who signed up, and there’s a lot of them. There’s actually a waiting list, a long one, for folks who waited too long to sign their kids up. All the kids who show up on day one, will get their first taste of baseball. A lot of kids didn’t show up actually… It was raining that day, and many parents thought baseball was cancelled. But, we practice in the gym, so we’re all good. Parents actually called and asked… assuming it was cancelled, but… they were told it was on, and some were almost disappointed. Geez, it’s the first practice of the year and you’re already dreading going?
Come on people. If you’re signing up your kids and forking over the $85 for the park district league, at least try to show up. I get it… there will be vacations, but other than that, try to make the majority of the practices and games. Funny enough last year, I had a couple kids on the team that never showed up. I called them too… talked to the parents… told them the time, etc. Never showed… period. I’m sure it happens every year; I’m sure stuff comes up…
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Being a returning coach, I do get some benefits. Last year, my team was picked for me. The only kid I was guaranteed on my team was my son; that’s all the really matters anyways. But it is nice to bring some of the band back together this year. I’m not trying to build a super team by any means, but think it’s cool that some of the kids from last year get to play together again this year. I didn’t want ALL the kids from last year anyways… although many of them either moved on to the next age group, or didn’t return. There was actually a request from another parent to have her kid on my team; that was pretty cool.
As I looked to fill the rest of the roster, I saw some kids that were on our basketball team last year, so I scooped them. Then I looked for some little kids to fill out the roster. Again, didn’t want to stack the team; at this age group, does it really matter though? I heard it becomes a problem as the kids get older/more competitive. There are always some parents/coaches complaining about teams being stacked. I can’t wait to get to that stuff… For now, I added a couple of 4 year olds and had a few kids selected by the park; the roster is now full.
Now what? Well, it’s time to start coaching. Let year two begin…
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