and the weather was 71 degrees! sunny with a north breeze here in the Sacramento area. February 1st is surely one of the best days in the high school year.
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It was only about 60 degrees up here in the Motherlode, but it was still a sunny day. Our first day of tryouts were yesterday and it was filled with with excitement from coaches, players and parents. I am happy to say that my son looked pretty good and recieved a fair amount of compliments from the coaches, but that doesn't seem to settle my nervousness very much. With 22 kids trying out for the freshman team, cuts are inevitable.
As a freshman's father, I can only sit back and hope for the best. I am very proud of the fact that in addition to year round baseball for the last two years, my sons commitment to strength training and individual lessons have put him in a position to perform his very best. If its not enough to make the team, I will still be proud of his effort. I am trying to take the advice of so many others on this website to just enjoy these years because they go by so fast......and Not STRESS OUT.
Good Luck to anyone else out their that has a son trying out for a team at whatever level they may be at. Its truly a great time of year.
As a freshman's father, I can only sit back and hope for the best. I am very proud of the fact that in addition to year round baseball for the last two years, my sons commitment to strength training and individual lessons have put him in a position to perform his very best. If its not enough to make the team, I will still be proud of his effort. I am trying to take the advice of so many others on this website to just enjoy these years because they go by so fast......and Not STRESS OUT.
Good Luck to anyone else out their that has a son trying out for a team at whatever level they may be at. Its truly a great time of year.
61 degrees, sunny, partly cloudy, smells like Spring is here.
...first game tomorrow.
The season is finally here~
...first game tomorrow.
The season is finally here~
High of 40 today, still a foot of snow on the ground = 1st practice is only 4 1/2 weeks away!!! I hope the snow is gone by then
PS - I HATE you guys!!!
PS - I HATE you guys!!!
Not exactly typical Texas weather. Temp's in the forties for both days of tryouts.
My '08 made JV. Goodness knows he had worked hard enough.
My '08 made JV. Goodness knows he had worked hard enough.
congrats on the accomplishment
We start tryouts on February 28 here. Will be mostly in the gym for the first few weeks.
Thanks, ctiger. I'll pass that on to him.
This has really reinforced a lesson for him. He has worked extremely hard in the past year, more so than normal, to raise his game. And when he saw how others compared to him at tryouts, he realized the value of hard work.
Now he tells me he is determined to work harder, because he wants to break in to varsity. Not very likely at a huge 5A school with a great program (chances slim to none, & Slim left for the coast last week). But he won't know until he tries.
This has really reinforced a lesson for him. He has worked extremely hard in the past year, more so than normal, to raise his game. And when he saw how others compared to him at tryouts, he realized the value of hard work.
Now he tells me he is determined to work harder, because he wants to break in to varsity. Not very likely at a huge 5A school with a great program (chances slim to none, & Slim left for the coast last week). But he won't know until he tries.
Our banquet was last night and the varsity starts play on 2/15.
Banquet for what?? Do you mean a spring sports thing? Wow...food served? We have an assembly @ school...we need to move to Florida!
Wait theres a cold front coming through... its going down to the 60s!!!!!!!!!!! 
Here in Missouri, we dont start practice till March 1st. Although I will say the school where i play really dont have practice. It's the saddest excuse of baseball that i know of