Softball tryouts, and physicals!

HermitCrabby_LHC · Post by **HermitCrabby_LHC** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:04 am

Ahhhh! I have my physical today for softball tryouts. Except, I own zero items of sports clothing. Im wearing my DC Shoes, jean shorts, and a cami. :PSoftball tryouts start on the ninth. I hope I can make the team. Even though at my school its pretty tough to get in. I have been playing since I was 8, and my coach said I have the strongest hit on the team. I hope I make it. Im not excepting to, in fact, I am keeping myself calm by saying "You probably wont make it, but just make sure you try." That way I wont get discouraged but I wont get my hopes up either.I think something helping me is I do it for a hobby. Im not looking to play softball all through highschool or get a schorlarship on it. And I don't like alot of competition, so if I dont like it this year, I wont try out next year.Please wish me luck though! I have been practicing at the park with my dad and dog. My dad and I will play catch/ monkey in the middle with beck, and my dad will throw pitches, I hit, and my dog retreives.

Laurie LeAnn · Post by **Laurie LeAnn** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:15 am

don't take this wrong, but gee why don't ya just give up on yourself before ya even have a chance to prove it. let the coach be the judge of your ability to make and play on the team. don't be so critical of your self. a coach is looking for people to be competitive, they want the WIN, the TROPHY, the STATE TITLES!!

HermitCrabby_LHC · Post by **HermitCrabby_LHC** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 5:11 am

The way I took it you couldve said "Gee, why dont you kill youself".........

Nnnnnnnn · Post by **Nnnnnnnn** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:07 am

quote:Originally posted by LAURIE:don't take this wrong, but gee why don't ya just give up on yourself before ya even have a chance to prove it. let the coach be the judge of your ability to make and play on the team. don't be so critical of your self. a coach is looking for people to be competitive, they want the WIN, the TROPHY, the STATE TITLES!! Games aren't about winning, they're about having fun. If you do your best and play your best even if you lose the game, you're still a winner because you gave it your winning effort.I honestly don't see what ticked you off so much about this post, Crabby was just telling about softball try-outs, she said she wasn't getting her hopes up too far, not really a bad idea. I'm not sure how that would give the impression that she's giving up on herself or won't be competitive?

HermitCrabby_LHC · Post by **HermitCrabby_LHC** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:39 am

quote:Originally posted by noswad0208:quote:Originally posted by LAURIE:don't take this wrong, but gee why don't ya just give up on yourself before ya even have a chance to prove it. let the coach be the judge of your ability to make and play on the team. don't be so critical of your self. a coach is looking for people to be competitive, they want the WIN, the TROPHY, the STATE TITLES!! Games aren't about winning, they're about having fun. If you do your best and play your best even if you lose the game, you're still a winner because you gave it your winning effort.I honestly don't see what ticked you off so much about this post, Crabby was just telling about softball try-outs, she said she wasn't getting her hopes up too far, not really a bad idea. I'm not sure how that would give the impression that she's giving up on herself or won't be competitive? Thank you. I got my hopes up for playing bassoon, and I almost cried when I didnt make it and dont want to do that for softball. Its also REALLY hard to make the team.

finalfantasyxii · Post by **finalfantasyxii** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:48 am

I agree if you try your best you still win. It's very hard to put yourself out there - very brave! I admire you for trying because I never had the nerve.I think Laurie was saying don't count yourself out yet - that the coach will be looking for spirit not just skill. Maybe she forgets what it was like to be growing up and full of self-doubt!

jenok · Post by **jenok** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:25 am

quote:Originally posted by LAURIE:A coach is looking for people to be competitive, they want the WIN, the TROPHY, the STATE TITLES!! This part I agree with if you show skill but not initiative you've sunk yourself before you started. However I agree that it is a good idea to set your hopes high but not to count on them. This saves a lot of pain and frustration, but also gives you the chance to do what you want without saying you can't do it.quote:Originally posted by noswad0208:Games aren't about winning, they're about having fun. If you do your best and play your best even if you lose the game, you're still a winner because you gave it your winning effort. I also believe this is true, but the coach wants someone to win.Give it your best and let the coach decide. Good Luck.

Nnnnnnnn · Post by **Nnnnnnnn** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:57 pm

quote:Originally posted by jenok:I also believe this is true, but the coach wants someone to win. True, but I wouldn't play for the coach's pleasure, I'd play for my own.

Laurie LeAnn · Post by **Laurie LeAnn** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:18 am

my gosh, ok yes hate to say it but the OLDER you get in sports a coach does not want the attitude of oh it is all just for fun, they want the win. It is getting worse, I go to little kids sports and have seen coaches get up in each others faces screaming and yelling over a play and I have thought oh wow, it is only a game, it is only for fun.. these kids are playing summer ball! now if it's school ball that is a whole other ball game lol! the coaches are out for blood! by the way my son played basket ball all jr high & high school and foot ball, so I know how it goes.. that is why i said what I did. he come home said i can't do this, it's to hard.. well if it wasn't hard then everyone would be doing it, get out there and try, get pointers from the coach to be better, i worked many yrs with disabled / sp ed kids that always said I can't! well how do you know if you don't try and give it your best? TRY! I sat on my fat butt for many years and decided to get off of it and do something it was hard but ya know what I tried and keep trying everyday it is struggle to make my self a better person physically. I may not be losing anymore but I get up every day and bike ride a little further what was 2 miles is now 8 -10! might not seem a lot to you all but i hurt so much cause now the dr says I have fibromyalgia going, but I still keep biking and lost 65 lbs, so ya see what other may see is criticizing, is me trying to say hey quit putting your self down! you can be the best at what ever you want, it's a mind set.. go get out there hold your head high and say to yourself I am good player, I am just as good as anyone out here now I hope I have made myself clear on what I meant..

HermitCrabby_LHC · Post by **HermitCrabby_LHC** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:47 am

Im 13....... And I am going to try. And I still find what you said very rude and not true. That isnt how it is everywhere........ I dont play for the competition, Im playing in the fall, not the spring, because in the fall there is no competition and it IS for fun. Dont say you know how it works because it doesnt work the same everywhere.

Laurie LeAnn · Post by **Laurie LeAnn** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:36 pm

sorry you took it that way , not my intent at all.

Crabber85 · Post by **Crabber85** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:54 am

@HermitCrabby, I do believe Laurie's meaning/intent was mistaken/misunderstood she wasn't telling you to just give up on yourself she meant that was the attitude you were displaying and was trying to be positive and incouraging of you as you do seem to be down on yourself for whatever reasons.I never tried out for anything in school except band and you know what I ended up getting on the honors band my first year of middle school and I had a wanky beat up old alto sax from a pawn shop to play on that wouldn't play correctly because of the body damage it had but I pushed forward anyway and played it like it was stolen and got pretty dang good.It's been my experience if you go into something be it music, sports or what have you and your already doubting yourself or your chances of success your likeli-hood of actually succeeding becomes significantly less which is why it's important to go into anything you want to do with a postive attitude and belief in yourself.I dont see what Laurie was saying as rude but rather constructive critism which was taken the wrong way due to the inability to convey real emotions through the typed word.

jenok · Post by **jenok** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:34 am

Unfortunately when typing especially if your in a hurry and don't think it through it's hard to relay correct emotions. There has been several times that I have to reread a post cuz my first impression was that what was said was rude, didn't make sense, or incorrect. This is true with some of laurie's posts cuz she comes across as rude but usually doesn't mean to be (or she's sometimes relieving stress ). I almost always read my post after posting it to make sure it reads the way I want it to.Hey don't forget to let us know if you made it. When I was in school (it was a small school) the coach would try to let everyone play even if they weren't very good. Most schools don't do that anymore including the one I went to. Everyone is getting more competitive.

Laurie LeAnn · Post by **Laurie LeAnn** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 5:14 pm

I have contacted crabber 85 and he knows what I was trying to convey, that is why he stepped in.. I did take my time when writing my response and thought very carefully of my choice of words. So now can we please just let this topic go? Thank You.

jenok · Post by **jenok** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:45 am

quote:Originally posted by LAURIE:I have contacted crabber 85 and he knows what I was trying to convey, that is why he stepped in.. I did take my time when writing my response and thought very carefully of my choice of words. So now can we please just let this topic go? Thank You. I just meant that is usually why some posts seem the way they are. I believe everyone now understands and has gotten over the remarks.However it would still be nice to know if Hermitcrabby makes it in or not.