Well, my roster arrived via e-mail. My son only knows one other player on his team, which is a good thing IMHO. Gets him out there and meeting kids from other schools etc.
Our sponsor is a Re-Insurance company here, but I noticed that other teams are currently without a sponsor....so I am going to check with my partners and see if we can't put up the cash to sponsor our team. The organisers have no problem switching sponsors.
I spoke to my assistant coach this morning and fortunately we are on the same page with respect to the goal for the season:
1. The kids MUST have fun
2. The kids will learn how to catch and throw and the rules of the game.
One thing I discovered recently....video games are not just for mindless fun. My son was totally ignorant of the rules of baseball. One of his friends had a Mario Brothers baseball game and he wanted me to get him the same game, for his Gamecube. I did so, mainly because I figured it would help him learn the rules. SUCCESS!!! Gotta love THAT action. He now has a pretty firm grasp of most of the rules of baseball. I may recommend this to other parents...we'll see. I don't want to cause a problem with other parents who don't like these games etc. Once I get all the other parent's contact details and speak to them I will revisit that idea.
Anyway...our first game isn't until April 17th so I'm hoping to get a couple of practices in before then.
Updates to follow.
Coach Curval...out.
