Better Late than Never

10-22-14

I suppose I should have written this several hours ago.

Yeah, I am starting this at 10:30. I had a handful of things to work on this morning so I didn’t have a chance to just sit and do my own thing. I suppose that is because truly if you are at work you would think you shouldn’t have time to do things like write down the things that happen to you, but of course we know that my work isn’t quite like that.

It has been an interesting couple of days in regards to the team. The coach and his wife have been suspended. Coach was suspended for an outburst of “This is bullshit” on the sideline that was caught on video. Swearing is a big no no on the fields. His wife made threatening remarks to a kid on the other team that had pushed her kid during a play. In all fairness, the game was a bit rough and the referee that was there was oblivious to many of the obvious fouls. His attitude was poor as well. Sadly, this meant that our sideline was getting more worked up, concerned for their kids’ safety.

I personally think there were blatantly horrible calls. There was a kid who threw in the ball several times in which he was inside the field and it wasn’t called. I also watched some very fair plays in which the kids were truly playing the ball and it still resulted in a kid going down. This wasn’t a foul and I was glad it wasn’t called. Sadly, not all parents understand the complexities of the game. All they will ever see is their kid hitting the ground.

My issue now is that there are several coaches that are misbehaving. They aren’t as loud as our coach so they don’t get the spotlight on them. There is a coach who is sitting out players half a game and keeping other kids in the whole game. There are coaches who are reducing their players to tears when they don’t quite master goaltending. The over competitive nature of people with sports is in full swing this year.

Of course you want the team, and subsequently, your child to do well and win the game. This age group is in fact more competitive than say last year. I am a firm supporter in the not everyone should get a trophy just for participating. That being said, these are still kids. Many of them are only just finding some athletic ability. Most of these kids will not go on to be a professional athlete. These are just kids who enjoy the game. We can’t treat them like they are in the Hunger Games. We need to encourage them. I don’t like my kid coming off the field saying, “We would have won had it not been for the referees” until he understands better what hell a referee has to go through.

Saturday’s game will be without our normal coach, with Ken filling in since he is the assistant. Coach’s wife will be there since you can’t make both parents sit out the same game. Plus, if she just apologizes the suspension is off altogether. I hope she takes the high rode on this one.

We are playing a team who hasn’t actually won that many games on Saturday. Ken said we were playing an undefeated team, but I just looked and this isn’t the case. I also was told by my dad that the temperatures were in the high 80’s for Saturday but I don’t see that either so I am starting to question where I am getting my information in general.

I am usually happy on Wednesdays if only because it means no practice and an extra hour for homework. We can get things done before it is too late, and the boys have some time to play a bit. I am hoping to take care of some clutter in the back bedroom to make it less chaotic. I should have worked on it yesterday but I opted to sit on my ass and watch Twin Peaks instead.

I am enjoying our new decorations out front. We actually have some kids coming by daily just to admire the dragon. We also are quite pleased at how the black lights look under the roof, so we are talking about getting some LED versions to light up the house permanently. It really highlights the purples and blues.

I just hope that when I arrive home I still feel energized to tackle the house. We have a mostly free weekend aside from working on costumes and chores. It means I don’t have to fret if I am a smidge lazy. I just hate how much this whole cleaning thing seems to be never ending.