The Beast of Burden | Corinth Ballpark Part 1

Have you ever driven around your community, seeing deserted ballfields blossoming with shoulder high weeds, where you can barely tell the infield from the outfield? Wondered what it would take to make that field playable again? Had a vision, and then just said…’nah.’ Meanwhile, your team and several others in your community are desperately trying…

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Travel Ball in the Early 80’s | Softball is for Girls

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Sat around thinking about all the things….all THINGS we as parents do to enable them to play their sports. Travel ball, in nearly every sport is now the ‘norm.’ Where I grew up, there was no such thing as travel ball, unless you counted taking the game to another weed infested field in a neighborhood…

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Black Friday Deals for Sports Parents

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Softball Family Inspired Black Friday Deals from AMAZON!  We know sports parents, so we tried to find you 5 affordable black friday deals. We all love Amazon. It’s fast and easy to deal with – and offers great prices. Of course this weekend the prices are even better – and while some of the items…

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My Team Mate – Not My Friend | Softball is For Girls

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Team Work makes the dream work, right? In reality, not all team mates are friends, and you know what….THAT IS OK! In today’s world we need to stop holding our daughters to the standard that they have to like and be liked by everyone. And this is also true on softball teams, or any kind…

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5 Reasons Your Softball Bat NEEDS a Hat!

She hit me in the face with her softball bat. Why? Well you know how kids act like lunatics in a cage when the you put your car in park and the locks don’t open immediately, and they start “Mom, Mom, Mom, let me out!” I was shifting into park and about to open the doors when she climbed over the seat with her bat bag and cracked me in the head with the end of her bat.

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Dear Parents Missing Games | An Open letter

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We want to remind you to not feel bad for doing ALL the things it takes to raise a happy family – some of that which may include missing things, or splitting up or taking turns when you have multiple kids. We also want to reassure you that your kid will be just fine. They don’t think as much of us missing something as we do. The crisco layer of guilt we feel all day long when we miss something is not helping anyone. Life comes with responsibilities and we are ALL DOING THE BEST WE CAN.

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