Let the games begin!

We're venturing into new territory around here. For the first time since our boys were old enough to start playing organized sports, they are participating in two different sports. They've always played spring baseball, however, the oldest has decided baseball just isn't his game, so he's going to try soccer. We asked him why he feels negatively about baseball this year and he says it's because he's not very good.

Hmmmm... let me make sure I understand this. He doesn't want to play baseball because he doesn't think he's very good. He does, however, want to play soccer, a sport he's played only one season and that was about 4 years ago. So the fact that he knows virtually nothing about the game and the other kids are likely to be more experienced, and therefore "better" than he (at least initially) doesn't bother him at all?

He says it won't bother him at all.

Okay.

Soccer requires more running, stamina and finesse. It also means he'll get kicked in the shins and pushed down from time to time, not something he'd normally be too excited about.

He says he won't mind.

Okay.

We'll see.

This means I'm going to be running taxi service to and from both baseball and soccer fields this spring. This spring ought to make for great blog fodder! Let the games begin!