All about sports Updates/Vents

[librarychica]

My kids never miss extracurriculars unless illness because I PAID FOR THIS, DAMNIT. I can’t imagine just being like “we signed up but aren’t coming most the time. Sry.”

[mustardseed2007]

It sounds like these 3 kids have never come? Like at all??

Weird. I think they're ghosting you.

[mae0111]

Apr 27, 2018 11:21:28 GMT -5 mustardseed2007 said:

It sounds like these 3 kids have never come? Like at all??

Weird. I think they're ghosting you.

I kind of hope they are ghosting me. It will make the team much more manageable. 😂

[2chatter]

mae0111 - I’m cynical today - my money is on at least one is finishing some other season, will suddenly show up and the parents will demand to know why their kid isn’t starting.

[waverly]

I just signed my kid up for a bike riding class for tomorrow. I have no idea what I am getting myself and him into.... He is 7 and last summer could barely ride his bike because he got so tired which is the main reason that I started him in Physical therapy. That and I felt he was always injuring himself or knocking things over.

[traveltheworld]

Apr 27, 2018 13:45:24 GMT -5 waverly said:

I just signed my kid up for a bike riding class for tomorrow. I have no idea what I am getting myself and him into.... He is 7 and last summer could barely ride his bike because he got so tired which is the main reason that I started him in Physical therapy. That and I felt he was always injuring himself or knocking things over.

Bike camp was the best money we've ever spent! After 2 summers of try to teach DS how to first ride a strider bike, then a pedal bike, we sent him to 2 weeks of bike camp, and voila, he was riding perfectly by the end of the second week. We are sending DD to bike camp this summer.

[mae0111]

Another update... team photos in t-minus 3 hours... just got an email from a parent asking when she will be receiving her kid’s uniform. Um. At the field. 15 mins before photos. Next time, respond.

[rere]

Apr 28, 2018 6:08:13 GMT -5 mae0111 said:

Another update... team photos in t-minus 3 hours... just got an email from a parent asking when she will be receiving her kid’s uniform. Um. At the field. 15 mins before photos. Next time, respond.

This is why I don't like coaching. We had 4 tournaments this spring. One kid missed all but one due to being signed up for 3 sports. I gave the weekends in advance. Why sign up? We had barely enough for a team, so for 3 weekends, I am scrambling trying to arrange schedules so we can pull up another kid to take her place.

[mae0111]

rere - after they way DD1 has been treated by her peers, including some teammates, I’m over coaching. I enjoy teaching the kids and watching them improve, but I hate the entitled attitudes of the kids and the parents.

In practice last week one of the kids made fun of DD because she’s a slow runner. She tried to lap her running the bases, laughing as she went by. I stopped her and explained that you can’t pass another base runner - you will be called out. If it happens again, to anyone on the team, I will bench her, even though that’s against the rules.

[waverly]

Apr 28, 2018 0:13:35 GMT -5 traveltheworld said:

Apr 27, 2018 13:45:24 GMT -5 waverly said:

I just signed my kid up for a bike riding class for tomorrow. I have no idea what I am getting myself and him into.... He is 7 and last summer could barely ride his bike because he got so tired which is the main reason that I started him in Physical therapy. That and I felt he was always injuring himself or knocking things over.

Bike camp was the best money we've ever spent! After 2 summers of try to teach DS how to first ride a strider bike, then a pedal bike, we sent him to 2 weeks of bike camp, and voila, he was riding perfectly by the end of the second week. We are sending DD to bike camp this summer.

Unfortunately it’s just 1 class not a couple of weeks. The only other bike camp I found was for special needs which he would qualify for but they have a hard stop on age- he would have to be a minimum of 8 years old. I feel like there ought to be more in my area, but I haven’t found them. Well there is one in the city but I’m not battling traffic 3 hours a day to get there.

[mae0111]

Finished up the first game. One parent who didn't pick up the uniform apologized profusely, determined we had friends in common, heard that we were looking at awesome private school for DD, told me her sister is a teacher there and she would help in any way she could.

Other parent who did not pick up the uniform came in hot, guns a blazin', screaming at my neighbor (the director of the league) about how no one told her kid what to bring and she didn't have a uniform. My neighbor diffused the situation and took the uniform from me and gave it to her, kept her away from me until after the game. I sent out approximate 4,358 emails about practices, the league, what's needed, etc., all automatically generated out of an app. So that means that either she registered with a bad email address, or everything is being sent to spam. Both of which were, somehow, my fault.

But, the kids had a ball, and they were all really nice. They cheered each other on, and got super muddy on a swampy field. I left smiling!

[mommyatty]

DD had an amazing game today! She had a really awesome catch and was awarded the game ball! Also, because her friend is a flake whose mom texted the team 30 minutes before the game that they wouldn’t be there because “#girlsjustwannahavefun”, DD was the only girl on the field for either team. She killed it on behalf of little girls everywhere.

[2chatter]

I think soccer guest practices are on hold. After watching a team the girls were into...A decorative wall sconce fell onto DD’s head during a nerf war. At the ER waiting on staples. So. Much. Blood.

Humorously, she’s in a captain America costume and unicorn flip flops. It’s a good look considering both are covered in blood.

[waverly]

OMG 2chatter.

The bike riding class went well. He didn’t quite get there but is at about an 80% which is better than the 30-40% he probably started out at. I wish there were other classes but the other ones are an hour drive away and the dates aren’t good.

[mustardseed2007]

I can't believe there are bike classes in your area at all. I'm so jealous. There was a guy who had been laid off from the local bike shop who used to teach, but he passed away. Before he did, he gave DS one lesson in which he got close, but wasn't quite there. We were going to go back

mae0111, good lord. What in the world on that one parent. But at least the other turned out good. And weren't there 3? Is the other one a real ghost or what?

DS hit his first fair ball. I was thrilled! He was thrilled!! And then the coach gave out a couple of game balls at the end and he got one of them, which pretty much is probably going to be the high light of his life for a good while.
He got thrown out at first because he just stared at it. His coach had to literally walk up and pull the bat out of his hands and nudge him down the base line. And then he basically was walking....But I was so thrilled with the hit!!

[akafred]

No sports this weekend for us because her spring piano/voice recital conflicts with the game.

Not sports related, but I found out that the little girl who told DD that her father hates DD's singing voice (which tore her UP) and that she is going to a super swanky private prep school next year because her parents hate DD actually is going to the public school which has a similar name because her dad lost his job. I am wondering how much of this the girl actually told DD and how much she misunderstood completely. At any rate there are 2 recital times so DD is going to the one the girl is not at so her father won't be there. Unfortunately that means DD is at the opposite one from all her friends and classmates .

[mustardseed2007]

akafred, wow. I know she has anxiety, but hearing about her going to a recital away from her friends to avoid one parent is a lot. Poor kid. I'm glad she's singing though.

[mae0111]

mustardseed2007 WOOOOOOO!!! He must have been so excited!!! Good for him!!

I forgot that one kid that didn’t show up for any of the practices had someone grab her uniform for her. So at least she came to the game with it on! I was hoping to spend more time coaching the base runners this year but I still need to be behind the plate with the younger batters. Hopefully later in the season I can change it up a bit.

[akafred]

Apr 29, 2018 9:56:39 GMT -5 mustardseed2007 said:

akafred, wow. I know she has anxiety, but hearing about her going to a recital away from her friends to avoid one parent is a lot. Poor kid. I'm glad she's singing though.

She refused to sing in front of the other kid's dad so we didn't have a lot of choice.

[mustardseed2007]

mae0111, he was SO excited. But then it ruined his next at-bat. Like I think he was terrified he was going to get another hit. Two steps forward as they say.

[waverly]

mustardseed2007- we did the class through REI so maybe Che k their website. Go to the local store first and then classes.

If you have an REI near you.

[mustardseed2007]

waverly, thank you. We do have an REI by us so I will check that out!

[mustardseed2007]

Perfect point for this thread: at the neighborhood get-together last night, one of the parents mentioned that they got a private baseball coach for their pre-k kid. And I was like...I need to get that guy's number. And at the same time I'm wondering what the hell is wrong with all of us?

[186momx]

waverly, I'm going to check out our REI too, thanks!

I have DD a private gymnastic lesson scheduled for 11:15 on Saturday. 30-45 minutes depending on her. I just need to clear it with her coach P first. B doesn't want to step on any toes since she doesn't coach classes anymore. DD and B click and B subbed for P on Wednesday and DD did so much more for B than she normally does so fingers crossed one or two lessons with B will give DD the confidence to do the skills on her own for A at the next testing later in May.

I also talked with another mom who daughter moved up in December and she had the same 3-4 months of awkwardness/frustrations. She said the big difference with coach A is she expects them to be able to do the skills and doesn't spot very often. But when her daughter tested she got the same homework list and she still doesn't have all those skills so don't stress too much.

All of this has just shown me that the gym needs to better align the classes so move ups are easier.

[186momx]

No luck at REI. All they have is bike maintenance, bike group rides with wild flowers, hiking, and compass reading classes. All geared for adults, boo.

[mustardseed2007]

Compass reading classes. K.

[waverly]

Yeah it looks like it is only certain- maybe larger cities and suburbs.

[mae0111]

I am working on my lineup for tonight. I'm trying to be fair and get kids into different positions on the field, but I'm really making a lot of judgment calls based of whether or not the kids are likely to get their teeth knocked out in certain positions. I hope the parents aren't angry when little Susie isn't at 1st base. Just trying to save you some dental expenses.

[mellym]

I guess I should join you guys since I signed up to be DD1's soccer coach for U6. First practice/game is tonight. There are four coaches for 24 kids 4-6 years old. DH has been helping to coach her and being on the sideline keeping an eye on DD2 and DD3 while my MIL talks my ear off has been exhausting so it will be interesting to switch places. It's going to be a zoo but I'm really excited about it.

[mustardseed2007]

mae0111, I've never minded my child being in the outfield. It's not just about winning, it's about how your kid is going to feel if they are or are not successful, IMO. DS is comfortable in the outfield because he occasionally has stuff to do, which is normally running full blast to pick up a ball and throw it as far as he can. It's perfect. If he had to catch all the time it would be a disaster for his self esteem.

DS' team was in the "silver bracket" and just won their first play off game. I kept DS out because his pulled muscle was acting up and he's limping! It was really disappointing b/c at this point if he could run like his normal self I think he could actually get on base. But right now he probably couldn't run fast enough but would hurt himself more trying.
Hopefully he can play saturday. Although that game will probably go a bit different. I believe that the team we're playing is in the "gold bracket."

This stuff blows me away.