Win or lose, Greg and I are thrilled so long as we offer our best effort. Right now, we're coming and going in waves. An ebb and flow of sorts.
What we need is an overwhelming tsunami...occurring at high-tide--some passion--chatting baseball instead of school gossip, etc. We need our silent-types to start getting vocal, letting their teammates and coaches know what they need and want!!
We need our leaders to ALWAYS lead by example, and quickly offer POSITIVE influence to those who are working toward higher levels.
We've been pretty lenient with people approaching certain aspects of the game with their own style, but we've got to display more discipline as a unit. So, that's going to change. Again, we're coming and going in waves. This doesn't apply to everyone, but as a team, we are ONE. As far as I'm concerned, it applies to everyone, including me.
It would be easy for us to say, "We don't care, we'll come out, throw the ball around, maybe get lucky on occasion," but ultimately, that's not the way life works. No measure of success, even in the world of volunteer work, will result from such an attitude.
SO. Come Sunday. Welcome to the high school baseball team, formerly know as the gas house gang...now known as the GAS HOUSE GANG!
1. NO CELL PHONES at practice. If you need your phone for a ride, it stays with me until practice is over. Otherwise, leave it at home. If Greg and I don't need a phone at practice, you guys don't need a phone at practice.
2. TEAM HAT at practice. We're gonna start looking like a team every time we get together. If it needs to be washed, just hand wash it in the sink with a light detergent in cold salt-water, rinsing it out with cold water. That'll help lock the colors in. Yeah, I'm that domesticated.
3. A NEW SKILL at every practice. At every practice, everyone will display a skill that they learned, something they are working on, or something they have improved upon during their own, personal practice or play time. Yes. Just like show and tell. It can be a rule about the game. A play that would be made in a certain situation. You name it. If it leads to improvement and game knowledge, it's good stuff! This will allow us to generate some more personal interest in the game, as well as dig into finite aspects of baseball.
4. DAILY GOALS - We will all announce our goals for the team, our individual goals, and a goal for the day. This will happen in conjunction with show and tell at every practice. During this period, there will be absolutely NO TALKING, other than the individual who has "the field" for speaking.
Oh. I just got excited.
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