Softball season!

[Ragin'Raven]

I have been answering a few e-mails today that is making me excited! We're gearing up for another youth softball season! This is one of my favorite times of year, because once softball try-outs and practices start up here in the next couple months, that means Spring is right around the corner! I know that's crazy to talk about in mid-January, but it's coming soon!

Go Lazers! The tournament schedule for 2013 has been released, and I'm excited to have a full season of participation this year.

Get out there and support your youth programs everybody! Coach, volunteer, it makes a huge difference in the lives of those kiddos!

[Ngata Chance]

I'm a softball coach, with my wife. We coach our oldest daughters team, and have been 8 years.

You're right. The impact on these girls lives is immense. So proud to be a part of this sport.

[Ragin'Raven]

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I'm a softball coach, with my wife. We coach our oldest daughters team, and have been 8 years.

You're right. The impact on these girls lives is immense. So proud to be a part of this sport.
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That's great to hear! I played growing up, and I started coaching after college. I work with an organization with several age levels, but I work mostly with the 12U club. I love that age group. The girls are so chatty, but they listen very well. It's a neat age.

[Ngata Chance]

Agreed.

Being from Canada, our playing season is literally 3 months a tear outside. We do tournaments to the States, usually Montana, Washington, and Cali. And in the offseason, we practice indoors. We play 11 months a year. The girls have grown up together, and that's so cool to watch.

The biggest goal for all of the girls is to get a scholarship to a U.S. university. I hope to help them in their goals. How rewarding would that be?

[Ragin'Raven]

There are three current girls from my first two years of coaching that are currently playing in Division I or II schools around the country. That doesn't have anything to do with my coaching ability at all, but it's a testament to how exciting and competitive softball is. Again, bravo to you and your wife for choosing to make a difference in those girls' lives!

[Ngata Chance]

Nope, it's the girls for sure. They are the ones who perform. We're just along for the ride!

And good on you for being involved. It's an honourable thing.

[Ragin'Raven]

Eek! I'm excited about this group of girls that are trying out this season!

[flaccopoe]

What's the point of having a separate version of baseball for women? Strikes me as old-fasioned.

[flaccopoe]

What's the point of having a separate version of baseball for women? Strikes me as old-fashioned.