Softball Tournament

For those of you who don't know, I am coaching a fast pitch softball team of 11 & 12 year old girls. I must say that they are a pretty good team and I am very proud of their efforts.

But tonight starts the league tournament which lifts the competition to a higher level. During league play the level was such that I was more interested in their efforts during the game and if we happened to win, then that was the icing on the cake. In post-season though, it's more about the "W." What I have to make sure I don't do is sacrifice my principles and values for the "W." The nice thing about the Babe Ruth Softball program is that in order to coach, you must take and pass their certification and agree to abide by their coaches code of conduct, so I got that goin' for me!

We are pretty evenly matched with the team we play tonight, so I believe the games (we play a double header) tonight will be won or lost by the skill of the coaches. I just hope we coaches bring our "A" game tonight.