Crush'n Em

As you have all read, in several posts, Emily plays softball.  She has been with the same team and the same coach for almost 4 years.  Recently, we have thought she was just going through the motions and not really wanting to play anymore.  Turns out, we were wrong.  She was just in a slump for a while.  She had a tournament a few weeks ago and was AWESOME!  Her hitting was solid (however I kept forgetting to take a picture of her when she was up to bat) and her fielding was great as well.  Tournament was great and all the coaches congratulated her on doing so well.  Always so proud of what she can do with a softball!!

 Before each game, Emily's coach has their team cross arms and hold hands while they say the Lord's Prayer.  This sets such a wonderful example for these girls and makes them aware of the relationship they can and should have with God.  All of the assistant coaches and the coach joins in as well.  It is very moving.

Emily often plays 3rd.  Her coach has started working on moving the girls around so that they can try other positions.  Be familiar with the entire game rather than just the one position.  It has been really great as she has tried catcher, 1st, short stop and all of the outfield positions.  It is good for her to see other parts of the game besides just 3rd.