So let's review...Champions!!!

When spring rolled around this year and it was time for Shelby to sign up for softball again, I decided I would take a year off from coaching. I enjoyed the past 2 years of coaching her teams, but I thought I wanted a year off - primarily because she decided to play in a different league, which meant a 25 minute drive to the fields for me and no control over who I would be coaching with. So, I showed up to the first game excited to sit back and watch her team play, only to find out that I am NOT a good softball spectator...lol Apparently, I need to be in the middle of things, telling the players what to do (or what not to do) haha :) Well, during the second game I was at, the head coach asked if I was interested in taking over for him. So, I started coaching and had a great season with the girls on the team.


The season definitely started shakily. On the positive side though, there was no place to go but up, right? I'm glad to report that the team consistantly improved throughout the season. They didn't win a lot of games, but they played better every game and most of the games were close. Going into tournaments, we were ranked 5th out of the 6 teams in the leage and had a 3-8 record. The tournament lasts one week and you stay in until you lose 2 games. I have to admit, I didn't figure we would be staying in the tournament that long. I'm happy to report that I was wrong! Although I'm guessing that the title of this entry gave that away :) My team played awesome! They were ready to play and determined to hit the ball and make their defensive plays. We beat the Blizzards on Monday and the Avalanche on Tuesday. On Thursday we met the Twisters and it was quite intense, but we kept the lead and won the game! That meant a Friday evening championship game. Which would be great, except that 5 of our players had tickets to the Justin Bieber concer that night. The girls were so excited to be playing for the championship though, that they all decided to sell their tickets and play the softball game instead of going to the concert. I was so proud of them!! So, Friday rolled around and we met the Twisters again. The second time around was a much tougher (and longer!) game, but we held on and beat them again! The game was followed by trophy presentations and lots of pictures.



Congrats Team Force!! You guys are awesome and I had a blast coaching you this season!!