We got our first win! The girls all hit well and fielded decently, all of our coaches were there, and my friend from high school umped. The girls were really happy when we won, and cheered kind of loudly which was good teaching moment for how you can be happy when you win as long as you are not a show off. What made this experience a 5 was that my girl that I gave the game ball to emailed me after the game saying thank you and that she would continue to play her best.
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First game! It was fun, the girls were not as prepared as I would have liked, but now we know what we need to work on. I got to relive my pithing days, which was stressful but it felt great when the girls hit the ball. We tied which was okay.
Practice today was a mess. I had a really good plan set out but then four girls didn't show up so my plan went to crap. Then O had to think on my feet and improvise which is a good thing to practice but not what you ever want to have to do.
It was picture day which was fun but took longer than intended so it cut down on practice time. We ended up with like 45 minutes for practice, I was again the only coach, which made controlling the girls hard. My first basemen forgot her glove which was not great for our last practice before the first game. I have a lot of girls and need to come up with how I am going to rotate them.
Neither of my assistance could make it today so I had to run practice by myself for my first time. It was tough to get practice to be interesting and organized. I felt very flustered. One of the girls refused to participate which required me to be a serious coach and I was very disappointed in her.
I have realized game play is going to be tough. The girls are not catching on as easily as I had hoped and I'm not sure what positions to put them all at. Hopefully practice Thursday and Monday will help.
Field Prep today! Worked to set up not only my team's field but the other teams' in our town.
Added two new members today! They are adorable and are great additions to the team.