What do you do while your DD practices?

[Balldiddly]

I recently calculated the number of hours I could remember sitting field side during practices this past season (indoor and outdoor). Curious as to how parents fill that practice time, if they aren't coaching. Do you drop your DD off? Read a book? Socialize? Lounge in a chair and watch? How do you pass the time?

 

[frenchy101010]

Lounge in a chair while watching. I've never been the type of person to just show up, drop her off and come back.

 

[Blue Ice]

To this day I would drive them and watch...grateful my kids never cared I was with them, even when they were 18U.

 

[chixdad]

I stay around and watch. Or if they are short I'll shag fly balls or whatever. I will be lost when DD is done with this.

 

[crystlemc]

I watch and socialize. Thankfully, we have an amazing group of families. We were blessed with great families last year, as well.

 

[FastBat]

I sit with my glove, just incase the coach needs help. I like teams that are willing to have parents help a little at practice, it's good exercise, plus you get to know the girls!

 

[yossarian]

I watch and socialize. The glove's always at the ready in the car if they want help. My daughter just joined a new team so there's plenty of new stuff to learn.

 

[GeneralsDad]

Certainly I socialize. This is my family away from home. I also help set up and tear down, shag batting practice, and when indoors I feed one of the machines. Anything I can do to help a practice run efficiently without getting in the way.

 

[Irish196]

I recently calculated the number of hours I could remember sitting field side during practices this past season (indoor and outdoor). Curious as to how parents fill that practice time, if they aren't coaching. Do you drop your DD off? Read a book? Socialize? Lounge in a chair and watch? How do you pass the time?

I will socialize or walk laps around the fields for exercise. Today I got to help shag balls for batting practice which was fun. I liked trying to catch my daughter's fly balls.

 

[GeneralsDad]

What I don't do at practice: Try to coach my daughter, or throw the coach under the bus.

 

[SMc4SMc]

Arrive early, volunteer, read, socialize, pick up tips to reinforce what the coaches are teaching, double check that I'm not in the way, help cleanup, read and listen to TSZ... lastly ... Thank the Coaches.

 

[charlie_buckets]

Being with a new organization, I typically watch and socialize.

 

[fpitchdad]

Oh come on people, I think there is a little BS going on here, are you sure some of you don't sit there biting your nails hoping your dd doesn't make a stupid mistake, or you sit with other parents criticizing everything the coach does??......come on admit it folks......

 

[SMc4SMc]

No (f-bomb) way. We're too busy cussing, smoking, and passing the red Solo cups. No, honestly we're polite parents that RIP and shred our kids on the ride home, jk.

 

[Blue Ice]

No, honestly we're polite parents that RIP and shred our kids on the ride home, jk.

Honestly my kids used to ask what I observed and to critique them...

 

[Umpiremom72]

Candy crush.

 

[FPMom2000]

i buy the biggest iced tea from Starbucks and watch her play. I also bite the crap out of the straw, but it keeps me from opening my mouth to say anything. I usually need an extra straw by the end of practice, but oh well. I love watching her play, love watching her make mistakes and how she learns from them. She is my mini-me. So not saying anything is best for both of us! lol oh and Bubble Witch Saga…I was done with Candy Crush. Haha.

 

[shyne99]

Watch and socialize. Catch up with my fellow softball parents and thoroughly enjoy it.

 

[Lester]

watch, socialize, heckle the coaches ;-), and take other siblings to movies or shopping time to time. Maximize the time is our motto.

I'd love to sell cookies to the other parents to raise money but I'm too lazy to cook them... not cool reselling Kroger's day old cookies.

 

[coop24]

Once she could drive, I got to spend more time helping and being with my 2 younger sons. Weren't they the lucky ones.