Laser Tryouts? What happened

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I have to agree with ump. We've taught our daughter the same thing - in softball and in other sports. Work your butt off to be ready when you're given the opportunity to play. That lesson has been more important in other sports than it has been in softball. In volleyball, she didn't get much playing time early in the season, but dad and I worked with her at home (thank goodness for the 16ft. ceiling in the family room. LOL) to help her improve her skills. We never bashed her coach or other players and guess what...halfway through the season she was getting more and more playing time and eventually she earned a starting position. She plays 3 different positions pretty well in softball so she usually gets a fair amount of playing time there, but I've been on the receiving end of parents harping about how their kid is better than so and so adn it's not fair, etc. and by the end of the season, the whiny parents and the whiny kid are ready to quit (what whiny parents don't know is that whiny kid is always whining to coaches about not feeling well, joints are sore, etc. then wonders why she doesn't start a lot of games).
O.k. stepping down from soapbox...

 

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*trips over soapbox again* ringer is somehow responsible for this....

does the entire lasernation speak in coded King's Islandish metaphors? i'm more confused now than ever before

 

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Yep..Ringer were going to blame you for this ;D ;D I think people here need some one to blame and your the best for that..I think Statman will agree.. ;D ;D HAHAHAHAH!

Thanks Ringer! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? *Don't worry it will be Statman's turn soon enough.

 

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Yep..Ringer were going to blame you for this ;D ;D I think people here need some one to blame and your the best for that..I think Statman will agree.. ;D ;D HAHAHAHAH!

Thanks Ringer! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? *Don't worry it will be Statman's turn soon enough.

sadly, there are those that would agree with you...

hey ringer, if we drill a hole in the middle of our soapboxes, we can play a mad game of kornhole! we can invite pickledad and harp over for all holds barred OFC lifetime ban game..

 

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The point of the post was not to blame a coach or an organization or permit the DD an excuse from hard work. I have multiple children and all of them play sports. One is the 9th player on the basketball team (rightfully so) and this one doesn't like to practice but sure does like to complain. I say to this one "work harder, practice... Do you want me to sign you up for more camps?" This one would stand at the entrance of the coaster and decide that the wait was too long. Clearly this one should be riding on the train. ;D Another one is mildly athletic but enjoys being part of a team regardless. Doesn't complain (doesn't work hard at it either) and just wants to know what they're going to do after the game. Child #2 will meet child #1 at the depot. And child #3, to everyone's surprise, plays. I'M NOT REFERRING TO MY OWN KID. She's the one on the coaster throwing spit wads at her siblings (with love, of course)!

Everyone keeps trying to enlighten us with logical explanations, she's lazy, she sulks, she's inexperienced, the parents whine and drag her down, the parents can't judge their kids true skill level. In the original post I was referring to all the "Suzie's" that work hard and put in the time. Just keep in mind what it feels like to be the kid that waits in line but doesn't get to ride.

 

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Soooo, when are the tryouts? ;D

 

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2008 LADY LASERS TRYOUTS

CINCINNATI AREA
Tuesday, August 7, at 5:00 P.M. in Fairfield
(Fairfield is north of Cincinnati. From the intersection
of I-75 and I-275, go west on I-275 to exit 41 for Route 4,
go north on Route 4 for about 7 miles to Nilles Road, turn
left to go west on Nilles Road for about 1 mile to the
Fairfield Middle School on your left (1111 Nilles Road).

DAYTON AREA
Wednesday, August 8, at 5:00 P.M. in Beavercreek
(Beavercreek is east of Dayton on Rt.35.
Where I-675 meets Rt.35, go east on Rt.35 for 3 miles
to Factory Rd., turn left on Factory Rd. and go less than
1 mile to Dayton-Xenia Rd., turn right on Dayton-Xenia
Rd. and Rotary Park is on your left in less than 1 mile,
go into the park for 1 mile to fields #7 and #8.)

TOLEDO AREA
Thursday, August 9, at 5:00 P.M. in Maumee
(Maumee is southwest of Toledo. On I-475 on the west side
of Toledo, take the exit for Salsbury Rd. + Dussel Rd., go
east [you will be on Dussel Rd.] for a few miles to Cass Rd.
and turn left on Cass Rd., Rolf Park will be on your left.)

CLEVELAND AREA
Friday, August 10, at 5:00 P.M. in Wellington
(Wellington is about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland
at the intersection of Route 58 and Route 18. From that
intersection, go west on Route 18 for a few blocks to
Mill Street and turn right [and go north], then look for
the Park which will be on your left in a couple blocks.)

AKRON AREA
Saturday, August 11, at 9 AM in Lakemore
(Lakemore is a few miles southeast of Akron. Where
Rt.224 meets Rt.91, go south [it is called Canton Rd.]
for about 1 mile, then turn right on Sanitarium Rd.,
Waterworks Park will be on your right in less than 1 mile.)

MANSFIELD AREA
Saturday, August 11, at 2 PM in Ashland
(Ashland is a few miles northeast of Mansfield. We will be
at Cahn Grove Park. From the Route 250 Bypass on the
northeast side of Ashland, take Cleveland Ave. to the south
or west, then go to 8th Street, turn right on 8th Street to go
west a short distance to the entrance for Cahn Grove Park.)

COLUMBUS AREA
Sunday, August 12, at 9 AM in Columbus
(It will be at Berliner Park on the south side of Columbus.
From the intersection of I-71and I-70, go south on I-71 to
the exit for Greenlawn Ave., then go east on Greenlawn
Ave. for a short distance to the entrance for Berliner Park
on your right. Look for the fields at which we will be
holding tryouts [probably in the teens or twenties]).

 

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Lifetime ban? What would I do? Oh, I know, re-invent myself as Little Caboose, or maybe Bigbrain? Has a Slammers reference been etablished in this thread yet? I still have trouble accepting a game called Kornhole (eh Silver7?), different generation I guess ....

Glad I'm not a judge, so many compelling positions. Why can't we all just get along? I have a headache thinking about all of this, and I don't know why. I am thinking more & more though, that Ringer and Statman comprise 90% of the board's participants via aliases. Probably a couple of sadistic Meatchicken psych students ...

 

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Hey GerkinBoy you leave that Ringer guy alone. I hear he is a fine upstanding citizen and a pretty good kornhole player (although it did mean something different years ago) not to mention an intellectual genius.

BTW, what did you mean by aliases. You mean you can have more than one screen name?

 

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I am thinking more & more though, that Ringer and Statman comprise 90% of the board's participants via aliases. Probably a couple of sadistic Meatchicken psych students ...

some people think i talk enough for 2, so having an alias would be plausible enough...people even think i pad my stats, so why not another dancing cat for the masses!!!!