Play Ball

Erik and I coached Jake’s T ball team (all 4 year olds). What did we get ourselves into??? It really was fun but a bit nutty and what I would imagine it is like herding cats. Good news is that everyone one of our players learned how to run the bases. Bad news is that many didn’t get the concept of dropping the bat and just ran with it. Fielding was an issue as half of the kids all ran to the ball at once and the other half had no clue the ball was even hit into the field. I do have to say by the last game great improvements were made and the kids did start to get the concept of fielding and playing a position. One poor kid even took a line drive to the face, but he cried for about two minutes and then was back on the field. We had a few kids that were wonder and at times with a bat in hand. Note to those who coach 4 year old T ball kids should wear a helmet at all times with a face mask….Wait maybe hockey gear. We also had the big head team, but I guess that was expected considering the Hehl family heads. We had to plan the batting order based on head size because we had so many kids who only fit into the large helmets. Yes Jake was one of those kids. The kids had a lot of fun and I think learned a little about baseball. I had so much fun I let my friend Claudia talk me in to coaching a fall soccer team with her.