TGI'm Not In High School!

Why is there so much drama in high school? I don't ever remember there being as much drama between girls as I see these days. Sure, there were some issues, but good lord. I think that sometimes it is just overwhelming to listen to hs girls. Today I had two girls screaming in the hallway after practice, and yelling at each other all the way out to the parking lot. Then, I had one of them in my room crying and nearly hyperventilating, and I can barely even understand why she is so worked up! So now I need to talk to the other one, and try and figure out the story. And then, thry and get both of them to come to some kind of resolution, at least to the point that they can play on the same team. Ugh. Did you know there are only 32 school days left????

Filters needed

So I've noticed more and more lately that kids (and adults) really lack a filter. You know, that inner voice that reminds you, "it's not ok to say that now." Kids do it all the time in school -- they open their mouths and stuff comes out that no one in their right mind would say! I have to remind them all the time to turn their filters on. But there are definitely adults that lack one, also. I have a super great example of poor filter usage by adults and students, but I'm not going to write about it here -- if you really want to know, send me an email...

Anyway, I just wish more people would think before they open their mouths. Saying the first thing that pops into their minds just usually is a BAD idea, and causes trouble for more than just them!

Snow storm?

So, I was supposed to go on the Art Club trip to Minneapolis this weekend. It is a pretty fun trip -- we go to the Walker sculpture garden (you know, the one with the giant cherry on a spoon), the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and then the Mall of America. But, we cancelled the trip because we were supposed to get this horrific snow storm today. And, it was snowing here when I woke up this morning. But it stopped. And all melted. The radar says it is supposed to snow more, but it actually looks kind of nice out now. It figures!

I love coaching. Honest!

Did you know that it's ok to be late for a softball game if you're a starter? It is, if you have a doctor's appointment. It is NOT, however, if you say you have a doctor's appointment and are really getting your bellybutton pierced. Grrr. We will deal with this situation at practice tomorrow.

We lost our first game of the season today. 9-3. Not horrible, considering we hadn't had a practice on the field or seen live pitching yet. And it was a non-conference game, so now we have a week to fix the problems before we have a conference game.

We did have a triple play, though. That was pretty stinking awesome. Bases loaded. Liner to short. Catches it, throws home. Catcher tags out the girl coming from third, then throws to second. Second baseman tags out the girl trying to get back. I loved it! So, obviously, the game wasn't all bad. Couple of hits here and there, couple of good plays, couple of errors, and couple of walks given up by the pitcher. LOTS of room for improvement. I hope!

Long day

Some days, working with teenagers is tough. Some days working in a small school is tough. Most days it isn't so bad -- but today was frustrating. Softball starts next week, and I've been working on a line-up and trying to be more organized. We didn't have the best season last year, so I've really been trying to come up with some different ideas and options for practices and how we do things. I think I have a group of talented girls who could really do well. But. My pitcher doesn't want to pitch. My catcher quit today because she has "too much else to do." No one else wants to pitch OR catch. The only kids who come to open gym on a regular basis are middle school boys who want to play basketball. ARRGH!!!!

Tomorrow MUST be better.

I am SO not ready yet!

So, softball practice starts in 2 weeks. Technically, only a week and a half. I have so much to do before then! I found some new ideas about practice and drills and stuff today, so I need to go through all 200 pages or so of that! I really want to change things up this year. Last year was not so hot, and I think making a change in how I run practice and what we do could help us get better.

Open gyms could start as early as tomorrow! We have to wait until basketball is over -- the girls have been done for a week or so, but the boys have their first tournament game tonight. They've only won one game this year, so there's a good chance I'll have open gym tomorrow. :)

Snow Day?

I guess I can't really call it a snow day, since our day off is due to the ice. We got out of school yesterday at noon, and I came home and took a 2 hour nap. Excellent. It was interrupted pretty often, though, by all the THUNDER! Crazy. We didn't end up with much snow -- only about 1/2 an inch. But it is on top of a pPretty serious glaze of ice.

Woke up this morning when I got the text from WKBT that we were 2 hours late. I stayed up (I went to bed at 9:30 last night, so I was actually kind of awake!). Read a book, drank coffee, and waited to see if we would close. I finally decided we weren't going to close, so I took a shower at 8:10. Got out, and the phone was ringing. Closed! Ah, well.

We have to make this day up, of course. We are now in school until the first Friday in June. Hopefully we won't have any more days off -- I would hate to have to go into that second week!

So, enjoy your day! I'll be in my pjs, sitting on the couch, reading a book. :)