T-Ball Season

Playing in the dirt, talking to the runner on the other team instead of paying attention to the ball coming your way, long pauses and perfect positioning of the body before every throw, jumping in excitement on the bases, battling with your teammate over the rolling ball, and getting hit with the ball while running (because the other team thought that throwing the ball at the running player is what the coach meant when she said, "tag him") is all part of the game in T-Ball.

This is Draven's first season at playing T-ball but he seems to really enjoy it, even when the other player threw the ball at him to "tag" him. At first it was really hard to watch these four to six year-olds be totally confused as to why they can't play with the other team member while on the base, which way they need to run, when to run, where to throw the ball, why they have to throw the ball, and having to swing the bat vs. "chopping wood" to hit the ball. However, I was reminded that it is a fun time for the children, whether or not they are doing it the right way, and the parents get a good laugh out of it. It is also funny to watch Elora interact as the social bug with younger siblings of the T-ball players and Draven's support ("Good hit Draven" or "DRAVEN! Get the ball!"). Next year she will be able to play too, yet I am unsure if I want to deal with the drama of competetive siblings on the same team!