11/10/2025
Alex pitched for the first time for 13u today!
The pressure was real! πβΎοΈ
The next two weekends we have 12u tournaments, but it's been really really nice that his coach has invited him to the 13u tournaments the past two weekends!
The last two weeks have definitely had some changes.
We left one of his teams so we can fully commit to the other!
We also had the head coach, let's call him "Red".... walk out of a parent meeting.
Left the team! π³
Luckily, it was exactly the thing we needed.
Before RED walked out, he actually had the ginger covered balls to tell the parents he had 7-8 GUEST PLAYERS lined up for our next 12u tournament.
Meaning, he was only going to definitely play his son. SMH π
The rest of his rostered and paying ball players would be "invited" if he wanted you there.
No s**t. This co******er actually said these words out loud.
That's when the director of the program stepped in and clearly had enough.
Next thing we knew, Big Red was walking out.
Obviously no one's been sad about it though!
Actually we have all been elated Red is gone, although we do feel badly his son is now at a loss.
The 12u boys started practicing with 13u and 14u immediately and the director took over as our coach.
He has since finalized their trip to and our boys have secured their spots!
He has also invited us to the 13u tournaments the past two weekends, and actually played the 12u boys! The amount of development and investment they have already been given is refreshing! Letting the boys train "up" to 13u during their 12u season should help their transition to larger fields for next year, as well as continue their development now!
This weekends tournament was actually refreshing! Instead of being frustrated that Alex was benched, I was shocked to see him get actual good playing experience!
It makes all the difference having coaches that truly want to invest in each individual player.