It's Baseball Season!

With boring ol' t-ball behind us Max's first season of Coach Pitch Baseball has begun.  Thank God!  Admit it, t-ball is SO slow...  

This year he is on the Cubs (yay, no white uniforms like last year!) and is loving it!  The games are so fun to watch too because the kids are actually starting to "get it".  The details:  Each inning they play a new position in attempt to get the other team out in three outs.  If they don't get three outs the inning ends when the hitting team scores 5 runs.  Each batter gets 6 pitches then a tee is brought out for ONE swing.  You miss, you're out.  Typically most kids can hit the pitch and the games move along just fine, although we have yet to get in the scheduled 6 innings in 90 minutes.  More like 4 innings get played.  

Max is having a great time and loves to hit!  The habit we need to get him to break is to watch the ball and the goings-on whenever he hits.  He watches everything and sort of trots to the base.  RUN, MAX!!!!  (that's what I am often heard screaming)  ;)  It's funny to watch him come into home plate as well because if there is a play he stops and lets the catcher try to catch the ball and tag him.  I told him last time that it's a race (he's competitive so this should help) and his goal is to beat anyone and everyone, including the ball, to the bag.  Do not stop and look.  Do not let them catch it.  Plow them over if need be.  We'll see how far he takes that advice.  He's not as aggressive as I am.  Thankfully.

We are looking forward to a fun season ahead... and he'll be busy with other sports too!  Swimming for CFY (long course) starts this week.  Dunsinane swim team starts May 29, 5 days a week plus two meets a week.  Tennis starts in June and it's three days a week.  Plus baseball... and don't forget summer camp!  

It all can't come soon enough for Max.  His favorite time of year... and mine!