Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Fall Season

Hello All,

Fall is that time of year where we begin our journey as a softball team to the end of our softball season in the Spring. Right now, it's not about wins or losses, batting or fielding percentages. It's about doing the little things that will lead to the bigger things. We have now been into our practice season for about three weeks now and the players are working really hard. It is always a struggle to try and get everyone here but the ones that have been attending have been working diligently. We have been in the weight room, out on the field, on the track here and there. The freshmen and newcomers have come in with great attitudes and are fitting right in. The returners have shown great leadership and making sure everybody is adjusting to not only softball but college life as well. As a coach, I always enjoying listening to the players talk and learning about each one of them through their discussions. You can learn so much from their interactions with others or with us as coaches. Softball is a team sport and teammates are family. By the end of our journey, I know we will be family and we will have come together as a team. For right now, let's enjoy the potential that the Fall season brings us. Until next time . . . .  GO SQUIRRELS!!!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Reflection

Hello All,

Ten years ago today, America changed. Our lives would change forever. Do you remember what you were doing that day? I can remember being here at work in the Physical Activities Center and we were all glued to the tv as soon as we heard what happened. I saw students being whisked out of classes, not knowing why they were being taken out of class but then realizing how in a moment their life was about to change. I believed it changed all of us that day. We can't sugarcoat what happened that day but what we can do every day is live how we lived Sept. 12, the day after. We saw people helping each other, we saw people comforting each other, we saw compassion. We didn't see differences, we didn't see discriminations of any kind. We saw how fragile life is and how it can be taken away from you in an instant. We saw what the word hero truly means. We saw Mary Baldwin College coming together. We saw America coming together. Today and every day make sure you live with no regrets, reach out to someone and make a difference, tell people you love them. For everything bad that happens, something good does come out of it. May we never forget what happened!