Spring Sports

We are preparing for the Spring season now.  After a very successful basketball season (both in-town and travel for both girls), we are now venturing into new lands.  For the first time in six years, we won't be doing soccer.  At U10, they start travel soccer and that creates a lot of conflicts with other sports, family, school work and instrument lessons.  I asked the girls what they most wanted to do and S chose softball (in-town and pre-season practices for summer league) and K chose in-town softball and lacrosse.

Lacrosse is new for us, so I'm spending the time in the stands.  This will be their first sport since 1st grade gymnastics that I haven't coached.  I'll still be coaching both of them in Softball.  Tryouts/evaluations for softball are this Sunday with the draft on Tuesday.  Just want to get as many kids as possible that are "hard effort" types.  I can teach them the game, but it's frustrating to have kids that don't really want to be there.  Softball combines grade 3 and grade 4, so my girls will be bigger and stronger than many of their teammates.  Let's see if they step up with some leadership this season as well.  S will be a 1st round pick (she was as a 3rd grader as well) and she likes to shine at clinics and tryouts.  K plays for fun and to be around friends, but she made a mental change during basketball and started to care about performance as well.  I'm hoping that carries over to the Spring.