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Brad playing Baseball and his teams website

14 Feb
Brad is starting baseball this week. I am pretty excited about it. We had a parent meeting last night and even though I am one of the coaches helping out the head coach seems really into it and teaching the fundamentals. He is playing with an older group. We decided to move up to 12U, his birthday falls where he could have stayed down on 10U but I thought it would be better if he was pushed. We are playing with some guys that are already in 7th grade and I am looking forward to watching him pick up his game with the older kids. They have him set to catch alot and to pitch. Hopefully some outfield also. The coach is Steve Moen and he has already set up a website that I will attach to this blog as well. I don’t have any pictures but we go to the batting cages tomorrow and he will use some of their bats. He has to use a new bat this year and I want him to try a few before we shell out the money for a new one. Here is the website for his team. He plays on the Giants.
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Posted by on February 14, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Basketball, Kristen Stehling, Volleyball and Golf

06 Feb
Mady is playing basketball and doing very good. They even have her playing post some of the time. I would like her to pass the ball a little better but she is getting taller and playing hard and having fun. The district tournament was this past weekend and she did really great. They beat Friendswood which is always tough to do. I think Mady played 3 different posititions and had 4 points and 2 rebounds and a steal. It is great to see her so excited and enthusiastic about playing. She uses her body very well when she rebounds and plays great defense using her size. It is so cool watching her play againest a much taller post but she works hard not letting the girl go around her. Then turns and has excellent position on the rebound. They had a free throw contest at the varsity game awhile back and Mady ended up winning. She hit 4 out of 5 and got a shirt. I was so proud of her. In the tournament they played DPJH on saturday and came up short. It broke my heart to see her upset on the bench as her team wasn’t able to put together a victory. I could see her physically upset and crying as the time winded down. One of our best players and a great kid, Arika Halling, fouled out and when she sat next to Mady she was patting her on the back. Is tears you up because you want all the success in the world for your kids and never want them to have dissappointment but then also you know it is good for them to experience the ups and downs in life. Anyway, she had a great year and loves basketball. Her club volleyball team is doing good also and she is one of the better players. It is still the lowest team but she is building confidence in not just volleyball but leadership as well. At her last tournament we just happened to see my cousin’s daughter who is an excellent volleyball player at Klein Collins, we don’t get to see them much so it was cool to get her and Mady to get a picture together. Mady is also making some new friends on this team that I also think is great for her socially. Golf is kinda taking a backseat and I am struggling with that. Coach Mark Boyd has mentioned to me that with Mady’s scores and how she improves she has the possibility to be on varsity or JV as a freshman. He mentioned a group of good girls they have that would be a good influence on her as well. Well I know there is no garuntees and I know she must earn any spot she gets but thinking as an excoach I wanna tell Mady what her best options are but I have to be a parent and let her do what she wants and be supportive. I am looking at her playing 9th grade volleyball and 9th grade basketball or possibly varsity or JV golf golf, but I want her to choose what she wants to do. Everything is moving so fast and she is about to be a high schooler and I just want it all to slow down. I miss my baby!!
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Posted by on February 6, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Chinese New Year and "I gave them 3 of them"

06 Feb
Chinese new year is always a fun time for us. We went to China Garden again this year and I was able to stay the whole time. It was rainy so after dinner the kids didn’t go out in the street to see the dragon dancers but they danced throughout the entire restaurant. It was us and Greg and Amanda to start and soon after Bo and Amanda showed with their kids. This year something funny happened. Dada had gotten 100 dollars in ones for all the grandkids to give to the dragons. Well he handed it to Mady and told her to split them up equally between each grandkid. It came out to be about 15 dollars a kid. So we ate and the food was great as always. I screwed up the diet I was on by having a few scotch and waters and ofcourse I had to have some of the spicy shrimp. But anyway the kids all walked around the room and sat at the bar giving their dollars to the dancers. Mady had brought a friend named Chelsea Graham and she was showing her what to do and to give the dragons the dollar bill through their mouth. I didn’t pay much attention because I had seen this take place numerous times throughout the years. So the night ended and we drove home. When we got home Brad ask me to hold a wad of dollar bills. He got his wallet from the cabinet and ask me to place the bills in it as he held it open. I noticed it was 12 dollars. I said “bubba where did you get this money” he replied with “dada gave it to me” I said, “Bard you were supposed to give that to the dragon dancers” he said, ” I gave them 3 of them”. My son the entrepreneur. Year of the dragon I believe.
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Posted by on February 6, 2012 in Uncategorized

 

Brad Basketball and Starting Baseball

06 Feb
Brad is playing City Basketball and he is really doing a great job. Our team is not the best but we have improved every week. We practice at the same time as the other Fairmont Elementary team and I think it has helped us to scrimmage them every practice. At first Brad seemed to try and force alot of shots and act as if it was basketball played out in the driveway. But he has since calmed and has been a good team player. I have notcied he has a very nice shot and has very good court sense. He shoots his free throws well, and is aggressive on the press. We got beat bad in the first game. But then made adjustments and won our last 3. We were even losing 10-1 in this weekends game and came back to win 17-12. I think Brad had 6 points in that game. I played our best 5 in the last quarter and had Dylan Heim and Brad on the court at the same time. Their athletic ability really showed and helped us come back to win. Looking forward to seeing these guys play in 7th grade. I am very proud of his competitiveness and athleticism. I try and coach him and help him understand I am not griping like a dad but trying to coach him and make him better. One example is this weekend. At the end of the game we were winning by 6 points with 1 minute to go. I kept saying lets not force a shot and slow down we don’t have to score. Well I mentioned this in a timeout and then in our next possession Brad tried to force a shot so I took him out with 40 seconds to go and explained to him why. He was upset and I told him why. He did seem to understand. Hopefully that will be in his mind for later on. I want him to know the entire game of basketball so he will understand why and what to do. He will be starting baseball soon. We move up to the 12U field and will be playing with Mike Biggs. I am looking forward to Brad being pushed with the older kids. I hope I stay focused on watching him grow and be pushed by someone other than me. More on baseball in coming post. I hadn’t posted about Brad so I wanted this one to only be about him.
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Posted by on February 6, 2012 in Uncategorized