Had a rollercoaster of a day yesterday. Got a call from the mother of one of the girls on my team, a younger girl (9 in a U11 league) who is very good and part of the reasoning behind my move to all girls, and this girl has decided to forgo soccer for swimming. Aargh. I'm not so worried about this team this fall, but I had big hopes for this girl with the travel team I'm trying to get together in the spring. She's just emblematic of the competition we have for players with other sports like lacrosse, field hockey (an unelegant game if there ever was one), softball (and now they've got a Fall Ball league), etc, etc, etc.
As I was driving to practice, though, I got a call from the grandfather of an equally strong player whose parents had never gotter registered in time. She had wanted to play co-ed U12 (and she can carry her weight), but the Easton teams were all full, and rather than being wait-listed, she'd decided she wanted to play for me! And she's got the reflexes and mentality to play keeper.
The grandfather called me because I'd been a big help letting him know about the impending end-of-registration deadline, getting him the forms once the deadline passed (and the on-line system was shut off), and ensuring that the registrar called him directly (which may have been the biggest challenge of all). The lesson: it pays to be involved in the organization of the club because I've become the handler for the girls game, so I'm getting the chance to work with one of the stud players in my target age group.
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