We had never heard of "blast ball" until a mom of one of Ian's classmates told us about it! It's like t-ball except that the kids only run to first base (which "honks" when you run over it) after hitting off the tee. There are only 4-5 players per team. It sounded like a GREAT first opportunity for Ian to try out an organized sport ... especially since all 4 other players on his team are in his preschool class, and Natalie's mom is the coach!
Ian was excited to go to his first practice last Saturday. Here he is throwing a ball to his teammate, Ty, while Ryan plays in the dirt.
After throwing one or two balls, Ty and Ian decided that playing in the dirt might be more interesting, too.
Matt helped to get Ian's glove all set.
The first thing Ms. Ashley worked with the kids on was fielding the ball. Here, they practice the stance when catching a rolling ball.
Next, they practiced throwing.
Then, onto catching ...
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| Ms. Roxanne, Ms. Ashley, Ian, Ty, Austin, Natalie, Julia |
More fielding ...
Next, came Ian's FAVORITE part ... hitting the ball!
Ms. Roxanne helped him to get the right stance,
and then Ian whacked the ball off the tee!
He ran to the base! So much fun!
"Thunder" came in for their team huddle before practice was over!
Next Saturday will be this handsome blast ball player's first game! Gooooo, Ian! :) We'll always be your biggest fans!
1 comment:
This little ballplayer has quite a good fielding stance! We're excited for you, Ian. Good luck in your first game! How fun! :)
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