Why I don't pay for Softball

[knightsb]

Antoinette D. Smith
January 21 near Vacaville, CA ·


Why I don't pay for Softball....

The other night someone asked me " Why do you pay so much money for your daughter to play softball?" Well I have a confession to make, We don't pay for softball. Personally, I love watching her play and my husband played baseball growing up and was excited to be able to watch my daughter play the sport that I grew to love.

So if I'm not paying for softball then what am I paying for? I pay for the moments when my daughter becomes so tired she wants to quit but doesn't. I pay for those days when my daughter comes home from school with tons of homework and is "too tired" to go to practice but shows up anyways. I pay for my daughter to learn to work well with others and to be a good team mate. I pay for my daughter to deal with disappointment, when she doesn't get the position she's hoping for, but still has to work hard for the one she received. I pay for my daughter to make and accomplish goals. I pay for my daughter to learn that it takes hours and hours of hard work and practice to create something beautiful, and that success dose not happen overnight. I pay for the opportunity that my daughter will have and to make life-long friendships. I pay for the opportunities that she may have in the future because she learned how to be a student-athlete.

I could go on but to be short, I don't pay for Softball, I pay for the opportunities that softball provides my daughter to develop her attributes that will serve her well throughout her life and give her the opportunity to bless the lives of others. From what I have seen so far it is a great investment.

I am sure other parents get the same question "Why do you pay for dance?" "Why do you pay for soccer club?" "Why does your kid swim year round?"...... I just think it is important to realize what we are paying for.

 

[Jcuevas]

There's so much true to this I love it! Im often asked how much do we spend on softball and I just laugh. The great people we've met through softball we consider family. There's no money that can replace that. The life lessons my DDs get out of this are priceless.


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[coach james]

Awesome.... thanks
I'll print this out and give it to all my parents when team dues need turned in.

 

[jacman]

Nice. I'm making copies, too.

 

[GoCaboNow]

Ah, shoot. I thought this was going to be about how to get out of paying for softball.

 

[FP26]

Thanks for posting this. It is very easy to lose sight of what is important, myself included.

 

[darken]

Maybe Ms. Smith should pay for softball.

That stance is horrendous.
Too far from the plate.
Need to have a two eye look at the pitcher.
Put a helmet on! This isn't golf!