Well, now you can add to those momentous occasions:
Yep, the first fall Big Blue practice. You will notice that Coach Kevin, Coach Ken and Coach Bruce are not in the above picture. You may also recall that at the last all-star practice, Coach Sean orchestrated a water balloon sneak attack on the coaches. Coincidence? You decide.
After a few minutes on the field, it was obvious that some of the group was a little rusty...but enough about the coaches.
The highlight of the early part of practice was the around the horn drill. Now, by "highlight," I mean "Never let Coach Sean set the rules of a game that involve you." Because he decided that if the players got the ball around the horn five times, the coaches had to do 10 push-ups. And if the players got the ball around the horn 10 times, the coaches had to do 25 push-ups. It was around this time that I noticed Coach Steve slinking off the field and moving safely to the "fan" side of the field as opposed to the "coach" side. The rule was that if the players didn't make it five times, then they were the ones that had to do push-ups.
Despite multiple tries, the players didn't meet the requirement of five consecutive trips around the horn (and no, no push up-wary coaches tried to make interceptions). Unfortunately, because Coach Sean believes in teamwork or positive reinforcement or some such nonsense, the coaches did the push-ups with the players. Can't wait for next practice!
Practice concluded with a quick scrimmage. Sadly, the 9U team needed the field, so Adam didn't get to give his quick speech on the wonders of the three-hole punch. Parents are reminded that if you haven't turned in your uniform information, please do so as soon as you get a chance.
By the way, if you do nothing else today, you need to watch this video, courtesy of Dan, who somehow managed to hold the camera steady even when Ben came up with the big walk-off hit:
Almost as much fun watching it the second time as it was being there the first time!
