Baseball practice

Drew had his first baseball practice of this season tonight. Mikayla had dance from 4-5, then we picked up Drew and headed to his baseball practice (it was scheduled for 6-7). I now know what it means to be mom-on-the-go! This practice went very well for the first one. There are several children who have never played on an organized baseball team before, so they were just learning the basics. It certainly did not hurt for Drew to review these as well. It also enabled us to see how much he really learned last year.

The first thing coach Tim did was show the kids how to hold their gloves so they could stop a ball when playing defense. Every child got several chances to practice this with the coach rolling balls to them. (Drew is the second child from the left.)

Then, coach Tim showed the kids how to run bases. Then he gave each child a chance to bat. First he pitched several balls to them, then he gave them a chance to hit off the tee. (Drew missed this one as you can see, but he hit the next pitch!)After each child batted, they went out to "play the field" while their teammates batted. This is the funniest part because at this age, they all run for the ball! They don't really worry about defense positions at this age, although we are going to try to teach Drew to prepare him for next year!Once everyone had a chance to bat, they huddled up for a "team meeting"! I think a great time was had by all (children and parents), and that a lot was learned!!