So, after my young’uns practice last night, it was time to play mom and spectator instead of coach. Practice went well. Even the parents got into it dropping the girls for a push up every time they let the ball hit the floor. We tried a new drill to work on our pass control and we started slow, got into it and had a run of perfect plays and then we got lazy again. It happens at that age. They had a lot of fun, we all did.
And it’s awesome. I have a lot of new players on the team but I have a drill that I do often that is one of my favorite because it incorporates every skill for every player AND they play as well. It is hard for some players to get into, but once they get the hang of it, they generally enjoy it and it is a well requested drill as well. This team, my new team, my young team, understood the drill quicker than any other team I’ve coached and when we start practice, it is always the first thing they ask to do now. I love when I come up with a drill that I feel is effective that my team loves. It’s a wonderful thing! The best part is, they call themselves on things that do not count for the drill.
Then, my oldest had her games. I learned quickly that I cannot JUST be a spectator. I immediately took post in the line judge position and did not leave my post for the entire night. I bit my tongue multiple times, kept myself from calling timeouts for the team once or twice and just smiled and nodded when they did something good. I miss my team. I’m still sad they took it from me, more than half the team are my kids. And more than once they looked at me after a play. It was difficult, to say the least. But, my kid actually had one of her best games in a long time. That was good to be able to sit back and see.
I’m going to need a little more practice if I plan to get used to being a spectator. It’s been fun coaching. I don’t plan on stopping, but it is going to be different when I don’t have either of my kids on my teams.
And it’s awesome. I have a lot of new players on the team but I have a drill that I do often that is one of my favorite because it incorporates every skill for every player AND they play as well. It is hard for some players to get into, but once they get the hang of it, they generally enjoy it and it is a well requested drill as well. This team, my new team, my young team, understood the drill quicker than any other team I’ve coached and when we start practice, it is always the first thing they ask to do now. I love when I come up with a drill that I feel is effective that my team loves. It’s a wonderful thing! The best part is, they call themselves on things that do not count for the drill.
Then, my oldest had her games. I learned quickly that I cannot JUST be a spectator. I immediately took post in the line judge position and did not leave my post for the entire night. I bit my tongue multiple times, kept myself from calling timeouts for the team once or twice and just smiled and nodded when they did something good. I miss my team. I’m still sad they took it from me, more than half the team are my kids. And more than once they looked at me after a play. It was difficult, to say the least. But, my kid actually had one of her best games in a long time. That was good to be able to sit back and see.
I’m going to need a little more practice if I plan to get used to being a spectator. It’s been fun coaching. I don’t plan on stopping, but it is going to be different when I don’t have either of my kids on my teams.