This year I took on the challenge of not only being a single mom, but the job of coaching a 7/8 yr. old co-ed coach pitch baseball team. My 7 year old daughter was looking for something that she could do. So she talked me into coaching. Scary at first, but I would never change the experience that I have walked away from!
Coaching the Royal Blue team (The Blue Bullets) was a great time this summer. I was truly blessed with great kids as well as great parents. My goal from the beginning was to teach the kids to have fun, sportsmanship and that this was a family time to bond with not only their own families, but the new families that they would soon form bonds with.
As we finished our last game I sat the team on the bench and was so proud to know that the team had learned that winning wasn't everything, but being a team and helping each other out was what really mattered. While handing out the ribbons as well as a special treat from “Coach Sherry” a boy lost his ribbon somehow. I began to tell him how I would get in touch with the YMCA and get him another one when a special player came up and said “Here Alex you can have mine.” That special player was my daughter. The daughter who played with a broken leg and over come other battles. That in itself was the best reward this Coach and Mom could ever get.
My challenge for you parents out there, take the time and coach your child's team. It's a great way to give to the youth, make some new friends, and have some great family fun!!!
Submitted by Sherry Treece
Coaching the Royal Blue team (The Blue Bullets) was a great time this summer. I was truly blessed with great kids as well as great parents. My goal from the beginning was to teach the kids to have fun, sportsmanship and that this was a family time to bond with not only their own families, but the new families that they would soon form bonds with.
As we finished our last game I sat the team on the bench and was so proud to know that the team had learned that winning wasn't everything, but being a team and helping each other out was what really mattered. While handing out the ribbons as well as a special treat from “Coach Sherry” a boy lost his ribbon somehow. I began to tell him how I would get in touch with the YMCA and get him another one when a special player came up and said “Here Alex you can have mine.” That special player was my daughter. The daughter who played with a broken leg and over come other battles. That in itself was the best reward this Coach and Mom could ever get.
My challenge for you parents out there, take the time and coach your child's team. It's a great way to give to the youth, make some new friends, and have some great family fun!!!
Submitted by Sherry Treece