Softball parenting is a hard gig. For that matter, parenting any athlete, or child for that matter, is a hard gig. Todays 5 things at 5pm, are 5 hardcore softball parenting truths that are realized over and over again on a daily basis by softball parents around the world! It doesn't matter what YOU say, or that YOU have been witness to your childs lessons for all these years and know verbatim what the coach would tell them to correct a problem on game day - your child WILL NOT BELIEVE YOU or LISTEN TO YOU, and won't make any changes until you PAY the coach to tell her the exact thing … [Read more...]
5 Things at 5pm (Inning 2) | Softball is For Girls
We're back for our daily 5 things at 5! Super short, and sweet (sometimes not sweet) random straight forward tidbits of inspiration and knowledge and softball words of wisdom. Today - 5 Things at 5 - The subject is How to be a Good TEAMMATE! Keep your ears open and your mouth closed. In other words, LISTEN to what your coaches are saying to you and follow directions. If THEY make a mistake, like telling your super slow butt to steal third when you know that you are going to get tagged out - run anyways. That's on them! Listen more than you talk! Let gossip stop with YOU! Don't IG … [Read more...]
5 Things at 5 (Inning 1) | Softball is For Girls
Because we know that nowadays most of us have the attention span of a fly when it comes to actually reading things on the internet.... We hope you will enjoy our very short and sweet new editorial addition to our website, where we share 5 things at 5pm (Eastern Standard Time)! Random. Completely Honest. Sometimes serious. Sometimes Funny. Sometimes stuff you should share with your player. Or team. Or favorite team parent. (you know the one you can tell anything to. Anyways...you get the point... Make sure to subscribe to our blog, and follow us on FB & IG and Snapchat. And please, if you … [Read more...]