Bode and Levi played with the big boys and Hadlee played with Gray. I love this picture of our two families :)
I think Brian and I were a little unsure of coaching little kids again after getting used to coaching big kids. But I think we both enjoyed the little ones more than the big ones!
The little kids played 2 innings each game. There are no outs and the whole team bats each inning. The kids get 5 pitches and then get to hit off of the tee. Gray got a few hits this season!
Gray did a good job paying attention. We had a good team as there were no behavior issues ever and at least half the kids were usually paying attention (baseball is slow for 4 and 5 year olds).
Carter and Rylan were our assistant coaches (as well as Bode and Levi on occasion).
The big kids would take the outfielders deep into the outfield and play catch with them when we were on defense (very few hits get out of the infield). They also warmed the kids up before the game, were base coaches, and helped with anything else we asked. They made the experience awesome for the little kids that looked up to them. The two times Carter and Rylan couldn't come, the little ones were so disappointed. A few parents told us about the kids having dreams about Carter and Rylan.
We were missing a few players at the last game, but we attempted to get a team photo!
Carter and Rylan's team included some of the kids from Rylan's spring team and then some of our other friends (like Mac and Reed). I took absolutely no pictures of those games as I was doing GameChanger on my phone. But the boys had fun and did well after a rough first couple of games.
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