Guy decided he wanted to do T-ball, tennis, soccer, basketball, and ANYTHING else I mentioned. Xander said he wanted to do tennis and basketball. They BOTH are going to keep working on swimming, says me, and it's not optional. So, I merrily filled out some forms.
Well, I received a phone call recently from the neighborhood T-ball organizer. It seems that although lots of parents checked off that box for "volunteer to be assistant coach," NO ONE on Guy's team was overly enthusiastic about being head coach, and we can't proceed without SOMEONE to be head coach.
I told him, I'm going to have my two-year-old with me...I don't see how I could orchestrate a practice or game like that. I was also thinking, I teach Guy swimming, music, and homeschool preschool... he'd probably like someone ELSE to be his coach. But I guess having Mom as coach is better than not getting to play.
Although, one of my (anonymous) friends said, "If it were me, I'd say, too bad! Maybe, with luck, you can play ball next year."
This got me to thinking. Everyone thinks they are too busy to be coach, right? (or maybe too shy, or maybe they don't know how to play ball, or maybe they have a 2-year old wrapped around the knees.) Who are the amazing people that decide to volunteer anyway? Who is going to put forth the effort to make a better world for our kids (I didn't mention alternative energy research yet, but t-ball is up there too)? Who will throw hard objects at kindergarteners and not get paid for it?
I will. I will step up to the plate.
Okay, so we had our first practice on Tuesday. It was not total chaos. Only one kid got hit by a ball, and I didn't throw it. Luckily, another Mom played with Zoe the whole time so I did not have to worry about her, and two more parents were assistant coaches, helping run some drills. I'm hoping the games will go similarly. And, you know, being head coach has some benefits.... I didn't put OUR name on the snack assignment.
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