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DD said she cares for the game she plays and cares for her team. She has the same focus when it comes to her grades.
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Mike now you know its realy about geting the chance to light you up at hitting pratice............ They may say their sorry afterwords .but they have an unhealthy gleam in their eye when it happens.....lol
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Blazer hit the nail on the head.
Tell you daughter, thank you for defending us and this great country.
In the end all we can do is hope they grow up into fine adults and able to take care of themselves and not have to rely on someone else to take care of them.
And hope that they will raise their children to do the same
Tell you daughter, thank you for defending us and this great country.
In the end all we can do is hope they grow up into fine adults and able to take care of themselves and not have to rely on someone else to take care of them.
And hope that they will raise their children to do the same
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That seems to be the highlight of hitting practice, when one of them rings our bell. I've seen that gleam!!
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My dd said......"I don't know dad.....I just love softball".........cant argue with that I guess.....lol
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I know this isnt something that one of my daughter said, but it is a funny story about what she did!!!!!
Yesterday our 7 year old was at our 10u Lady Irish practice. The coaching staff was teaching the girls the proper way of sliding and worked with the girls on sliding drills. They were taught both regular slide and belly slide (pete rose style).
Tonight at church in Norwalk, our 7 year old in a class called Awanas in which girls her age to a year older than her are in a class. When my wife was picking her up from class the teacher was laughing her butt off and told her to take a look inside.
Our daughter was teaching the other girls how to slide (both ways) and had them trying to slide on the church carpet.
To me that is totally priceless! LOL!
Yesterday our 7 year old was at our 10u Lady Irish practice. The coaching staff was teaching the girls the proper way of sliding and worked with the girls on sliding drills. They were taught both regular slide and belly slide (pete rose style).
Tonight at church in Norwalk, our 7 year old in a class called Awanas in which girls her age to a year older than her are in a class. When my wife was picking her up from class the teacher was laughing her butt off and told her to take a look inside.
Our daughter was teaching the other girls how to slide (both ways) and had them trying to slide on the church carpet.
To me that is totally priceless! LOL!
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My girls are similar in age to yours, 8 and 10. On MLK day my 8 YO's teacher told the class about his "I have a dream speech". Then she told all the kids to write down their dream. Kara, my 8 YO wrote "To be better than my older sister at softball". My wife could've been knocked over with a feather when she brought that home from school.
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You know the girls very well.
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my desire. no. my NEED to be the best and my NEED to win motivates me. I train (workout if you don't know the lingo lol) 4x a week with kris lewandoski at the sports performance institute and the other days are filled with some kind of softball wether it be games at csu or psa, pitchers catchers, or just throwing and taking some swings.And soemtimes more than one of those in one day. You can't be then best if you don't try and work at it... sometimes my parents even think i work too hard or too much..this weekend my dad was trying to convince me to go to a party..haha yeah my parents wanting me to go to a party and possibly a sleep over instead of training the next day...i just looked at him and laughed.. told him if i slept over i would have to miss training. I'm addicted to training and practicing..if i miss a day or two i feel horrible.. This is part of my motivation..taking it to what may seem like extremes because I NEED TO WIN,,I NEED TO BE THE BEST
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As a father of a pitcher who is a junior in college, i asked her and she said she has done this for so long she really doesnt know any other thing to do. The threat of 6 am practices also motivates her and her teamates to work harder lol.
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Too many kids are forced to follow their parent's dream instead of their own. IMO, this is why a lot of kids drop sports. Maybe the kid wasn't even that good at it, but at least they were having fun. Burnout is another word for "My parents pushed me too hard to do something I really didn't want to do". Parents should have an honest grasp on their DD's ability at each age level, and adjust their "path". By 16u, your DD should be able to self-evaluate whether she's college material or not.
You can't expect a 10-12 year old to be able to equate her skill development and athletic ability with an athletic scholarship to college. BUT - parents can help make the game FUN (that makes sense to kids) and figure out ways to keep them interested. Give her guidance in following HER dreams - camps, lessons, etc. - but keep it light and FUN!
You can't expect a 10-12 year old to be able to equate her skill development and athletic ability with an athletic scholarship to college. BUT - parents can help make the game FUN (that makes sense to kids) and figure out ways to keep them interested. Give her guidance in following HER dreams - camps, lessons, etc. - but keep it light and FUN!
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I won't ask dd this question, ever. She will let me know if she wants to play or not - it's her choice and her reasons. All I can do is support her decisions and help her out the best I can. Afterall, they are children and have no idea what they want out of life. Right now, she enjoys playing. Next year, she may not want to.
I suggest to those who have dd's who "want to train and be the best" etc. to read the book "Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports" by Michael Sokolove. I'm not suggesting to get your dd's out of sports, but keep it in perspective and keep it healthy. Our daughters are influenced by what we dads say and do more than you think.
I suggest to those who have dd's who "want to train and be the best" etc. to read the book "Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against the Injury Epidemic in Women's Sports" by Michael Sokolove. I'm not suggesting to get your dd's out of sports, but keep it in perspective and keep it healthy. Our daughters are influenced by what we dads say and do more than you think.
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I know first hand, and every one of her coaches from last year would agree, what kind of a person Sprat's DD is, she is one of those that has a vested interest in everything she does. It is important to her to do her best and be successful...I think that is the key to having a motivated child, raise them to have self esteem and high expectations for themselves, do that and you have this kid...even if she does get a little smile after lighting up ol' dad! ;&
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My DD is motivated by not wanting to work while persuing her dream to be an orthodontist, she would rather play the game then work 9 to 5.. She know most of her money will come from academic scholarship but since she was given an athletic ability she will use it to accomplish her goal.. I have to say she really doesn't have the time to train 4-5 times a week like some of the girls that people have mentioned. I encourage her to spend time with her friends and she is more than glad to act like a typical 16 year old.
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Let's not take away anything from those girls that do find an hour 4 or 5 times a week to train either. In fact, they can't play school ball without being able to set aside that kind of time. And even so, they all find time to be with their friends and stay on top of their academics. I do not think a 16 y/o girl who is focused and dedicated enough to spend an hour or 2, 4 or 5 times a week, to train to attain a goal, atypical at all.
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I agree they are the exception and not the general rule
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lets not forget how reqruitable a academic scholar is to a program
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you dont give your kid enuff credit
