Hello All,
We have had quite a few bus trips the last couple of weeks and I just wanted to share some of our time on the bus. One weekend we journeyed up to Washington D. C. to play and on our way up we watched a couple of movies. One was Facing the Giants and the other was Fireproof. If you haven't seen either of those movies, you really are missing out. I had not seen either one of these but let me tell you, they both are very motivational, inspirational, and keeps in perspective what is really important in life. It was good to see those movies from my standpoint. I think we all took something from each of the movies. I know I did.
That was the serious side of the bus ride, now for the funny side of the bus ride. We started to watch the Big Bang Theory. And we have still been watching that. I am not sure what season we are on now. Times have changed since I have grown up because I use to play rock, paper and scissors and now after watching this, they have added to that. Now, it's rock, paper, scissors, lizards, and Spock. What in the world- what has changed! I just know my team likes that.
I just hope my team learns as much from me as I do them. Until next time. . . . GO SQUIRRELS!!!!!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sportsmanship
Hello All,
It has been so busy with softball this last month that I have failed to provide a new blog until now. This post I would like to talk about sportsmanship and what it means. We all have different meanings I'm sure of the word sportsmanship but to me as a coach, it is comprised of 2 concepts, fair play and character. To me fair play is having a chance to win in an honest way when opponents do not play fair and to have respect for others like teammates, opponents, and officials. Now character will refer to the way we respond to the opportunities presented to us during the game as well as our fears and failures. Such a simple gesture of character would be helping an opponent up or shaking hands after the game.
As a coach, I have witnessed a true example of both concepts and to me what true sportsmanship means. We were playing a team one Saturday afternoon and there were runners on 1st and 2nd and the batter hits the ball and as soon as she hit it, I thought it was over the fence based on the sound off the bat but from where I was standing it looked like it hit the top of the fence and fell back onto the playing field. The umpire must have seen what I saw because he didn't signal homerun and we grabbed the ball and threw it to 2nd base. Once the umpire called time, all of a sudden you see our centerfielder going to the umpire and saying it was a homerun. It HAD cleared the fence and hit a sign behind the fence and came back into the field of play. That was a true sign of sportsmanship and one that as a coach you have to be extremely proud of your player. This young lady did what was right and fair.
We are reminded in those situations that once the game is over and no matter what the score is of the game, that our self-worth remains the same and that once again, softball is teaching a life lesson for us to carry within for the rest of our lives.
Until next time . . . . GO SQUIRRELS!!!!!!
It has been so busy with softball this last month that I have failed to provide a new blog until now. This post I would like to talk about sportsmanship and what it means. We all have different meanings I'm sure of the word sportsmanship but to me as a coach, it is comprised of 2 concepts, fair play and character. To me fair play is having a chance to win in an honest way when opponents do not play fair and to have respect for others like teammates, opponents, and officials. Now character will refer to the way we respond to the opportunities presented to us during the game as well as our fears and failures. Such a simple gesture of character would be helping an opponent up or shaking hands after the game.
As a coach, I have witnessed a true example of both concepts and to me what true sportsmanship means. We were playing a team one Saturday afternoon and there were runners on 1st and 2nd and the batter hits the ball and as soon as she hit it, I thought it was over the fence based on the sound off the bat but from where I was standing it looked like it hit the top of the fence and fell back onto the playing field. The umpire must have seen what I saw because he didn't signal homerun and we grabbed the ball and threw it to 2nd base. Once the umpire called time, all of a sudden you see our centerfielder going to the umpire and saying it was a homerun. It HAD cleared the fence and hit a sign behind the fence and came back into the field of play. That was a true sign of sportsmanship and one that as a coach you have to be extremely proud of your player. This young lady did what was right and fair.
We are reminded in those situations that once the game is over and no matter what the score is of the game, that our self-worth remains the same and that once again, softball is teaching a life lesson for us to carry within for the rest of our lives.
Until next time . . . . GO SQUIRRELS!!!!!!
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