Practice--BACK!!!

Sunday's practice was on the fence of happening most of the day. With a 5PM start time the Coaching staff was hoping that Kentwood would dry out enough to be playable. At 3PM, it was decided to go ahead. This turned out to be a great decision upon a sunny arrival. Coach Andrew declared it was the best he had seen Kentwood's infield. Many of the parents thought that was perplexing while watching Coach Jim use a bucket lid to move dirt into the puddle by home plate.

The All Blacks decided to take target practice at Coach Sean. The first round ended in a tie between Sticks and Stones throwing from the dirt. Anthony solely secured the second round. After a quick jog with Coach Sean the practice plan was announced: Ninja Tom station, Infield, and base running. Before breaking up Coach Sean had the honor to lead the chant. Coach Andrew informed everyone this would be a quick practice so everyone could get home to rest up for tomorrow's game. (It should be noted that practice did not end until after 6:50pm. Many think Coach Andrew thought practice was suppose to end at 8PM.)

Stations ran smooth and players were rewarded bubble gum for their focus. Neal was spotted in the parking lot preparing to take practice up a notch while changing into his cleats.  Gabe was unhappy that after Coach Andrew told everyone to switch he continued to talk with his group. Gabe had to remind Coach there was a tight schedule to follow.

Once the stations ended, a base running drill was next. Coach Tom worked on his Proctor voice while yelling "BACK!!!!" from third base. While waiting on their turns to run, it was noticed that the younger Mudcats were being taught the art of chest bumping. Lots of situations were practiced with Coach Jim's arm getting a work out.

Coach Tom noted that Noah and Gabe showed the most hustle during stations and the base running drill. This made them captains for the relay race. It was determined that two parents, coaches, etc could be picked for each team. There was some confusion when Gabe picked GM Jenn for his team since everyone thought he loaded up with Coach Tom and Neal. It was quickly determined that Gabe only wanted Neal to supply the ball for his team. Team Noah out ran Team Gabe.

The short practice ended with Noah leading the All Blacks Chant.

The Mudcats are next in action on Monday, April 11th at 5:30PM on Nowell field against the Bulls, pre-game at 4:30PM. We all hope our writer will return from his vacation to Florida by game time.