We played ten times for the national championship while I was coaching at UCLA. Each time we were fortunate enough to win. And each time near the end of the contest when I felt we had the game in hand, I told the team during a time-out, “Now, remember when this game is over to [...]
Read more →The person you are is the person your child will become. That is sooooooo true. If you don’t know what this post/series is about, see the John Wooden tag and specifically the first quote I posted.
Read more →My son, Sean, just turned 10 and is becoming as big a music fan as I’ve been since about the age of 12. Up until recently, Sean has mainly followed Dad’s musical tastes: He loves U2 and has even been to one of their concerts; he listens to Coldplay; and he’s taken a liking to [...]
Read more →The 0-fer is done. In the 8th game, Sean has his first hit of his first Little League season. He hit the ball solid, past the mound and out to shortstop. This being the lowest level of LL, there were bobbles and drops along the way a bit — but the bottom line is that [...]
Read more →Little League baseball joining fee ………………………………… $85.00Baseball gear and accessories at Gart Sports ……………….. $66.66Baseball gear and accessories at Big 5 Sports ……………….. $12.42Watching your son’s first-ever Little League game …… Priceless Man, that was fun tonight. Sean’s team is maroon and gray, and he wears #4. My first little league was maroon, and I [...]
Read more →When you have kids, and while the kids are young, you spend a lot of time wondering what they’ll be like as they get older. And you spend a lot of time hoping that they share what you consider to be your own best traits. For me, this was especially true with Sean. My first [...]
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