B Team

We waited all day yesterday for an email about the Baseball Team. My hope was that they either both made it or they both didn't. We found out this morning that the boys made the B team. Luckily, there were enough kids who tried out to form 2 teams. We were also provided with a letter regarding the commitment we have to make as a family. Practices will be held 2 to 4 times a week from now until the tournament weekend of July 4th. There is a small financial commitment to purchase uniforms and we also may have a tournament (meaning more cost to us) prior to July 4th as additional preparation. Parents also have to volunteer at the tournament in some capacity. The biggest benefit of the boys being on the team is for their skills to improve tremendously. They will be playing with other kids who are as well or better skilled than they are now. I think this will be a great opportunity for them.

Speaking of baseball I have been so annoyed with the team the boys are on currently. There are 4 kids on the team who have never played before. One of these kids doesn't seem to be there at all. I don't think he has gotten one hit all season. The team has won 3 games this season. I am not all about winning. At this level I think that the teams need to be split up a bit so that you have an equal number of really good players as well as the not so skilled player. The other teams seem to be stacked with older really good players. We are debating going to a different organization for the fall. They seem to run it a bit differently but practices and games will be a 25 minute drive. We need to sit and think about this before we do anything.

Back to the tournament. We will be gone on a family vacation for 1 week during this time period so we may have to miss 2 practices. I am not sure if that is going to be allowed, meaning they will not allow the boys to remain on the team. I am keeping my fingers crossed.