The game narrative was so long and involved that I didn’t get a chance to do a recap. Here goes:
What I liked: Like my lovely wife said, the faces of the kids on the bench. We acted like a team, and I hope that continues. I liked our patience at the plate. Once we got over our jitters, there were a lot of heads-up plays. I enjoyed very little complaining about position assignments. I loved not having to keep score. Hearing the kids sing “Happy birthday (cha-cha-cha)” to Tre’Vaughn was cool. Watching Jackson shake of nerves to throw strikes was another personal highlight. (Sorry, I’m not just a coach, but also a proud dad.) Our pitching looked good in general. Nathan’s play to tag the runner at the plate was heads-up. Caleb’s consolation of Nathan was awesome. It was fun trying to steal an out by a fake throw to second.
What I would change: I moved everybody around too much. Next time, I think I will move people less in one game. I didn’t like the way we threw the ball around, but oh well. I felt rushed before the game, and need to organize pre-game drills better. I need to remember the score sheets and roster. I didn’t care for the post game protest RE: time limit, but that’s behind us. It would have been nice to be on the hook for ice cream, but the season is young.
Feel free to leave a comment on the game highs/lows as well.
For the record, I talked to Jeff Fuller at the Waukesha YMCA and the game result will stand. A clarification will go out regarding the rules on time limits.
Our next game is Thursday at home. See you there!
