Spring '11 T-Ball Has Ended

On Saturday June 4th, the Hammerheads played their final game of the season against the Eagles.  I apologize for not having any pictures or video of the last 4 games but there was so much going on that I just forgot.  Besides it was sort of fun being at the games cheering on the kids and not hiding behind a camera.  So as of the end of the season the kids final standings were 3 wins and 9 losses.  Not too bad considering we were put in as a division 1 team.  By no means were we in any way close to being #1 in our division but we also weren't last!  The kids really put in some hard work this season.

As for us well, with it being our first season with a kid in competitive sports we learned a few things.  First off, when we register her for next season one of the first things I'm going to do is ask questions about the team and the coach.  If they say that the cost of the uniform is $80 and only includes a shirt, hat, belt and socks we're out of there!  If after the first two encounters with the team the coach is late for anything we're looking for a new team.  And most of all if the team manager does not willing provide team funding and spending information.....well again we will be scouting for a different team. 

With that said, this season really did have some good points for us.  Alyssa realized her abilities to play competitive sports as well as made some new friends.  Her confidence in wanting to try new things broadened and it brought us together as a family and showed that we could come together and support each other.

With the season finally finished we look forward to taking the summer off and relaxing a bit before it's time to register and begin again in the fall.  Alyssa will then be moving to the Mesquite Fast pitch Softball league where she will get two more seasons of tball before advancing to either coach pitch or machine pitch.  As for the summer, I know that she wants to do something but we're just not sure what that something is going to be yet.

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from this season:

Game #5

Our fifth game of the season was played on Thurday April 21st against the Dallas Thunder.  The final score for this game was Hammerheads 6 Dallas Thunder 28.  So in a season where we have already played five games our current standings are 0-5.  I apologize for not having any pictures or video to show for this game, however with it being a really busy day and us being crunched for time I mistakenly forgot to grab the battery for my digital camera.  As for the video, well Dalton was recording the game with his digital video camera but two people from the oppossing team managed to bump into it twice while it was on the tri-pod, knocking it over onto the ground and eventually breaking it.  Unfortunately because he did not say anything when it happened I was unaware of what had been done until after the game, the persons walked away without apologizing to him or offering to fix it and we were left with no video of the game.  Sucks, I know.

So the camera is now being taken to Best Buy to see if they can fix it (luckily we bought the extended warranty that would cover it getting wet or being dropped) and we are now putting our focus towards this week's game against the Raiders.  Hopefully, before the season ends, our kids will be able to experience what it feels like to actually win a game.

Game #4

On Saturday April 16th the Hammerheads faced off against the Eagles for the first time ever. The final score of the game was Eagles 26 Hammerheads 11.

Full video of the game:

Edited video of the game:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=216310691714179