Week Two Quick Note

Hi. I will write an email with the positives from the game later today.

We are really close to getting better. A few less dropped flies and
missed grounders and we would have won both games we played. We should
be proud of the comeback in the last two innings. The team showed
heart and team spirit at the close of the game. If we can get that
level of intensity and determination in the opening innings, this team
will come together.

Just wanted to quickly get two things out:

1) We need to practice fielding ground and fly balls and base running.
We have not yet had a practice where everyone has shown up. It would
be helpful for the team if we could make that happen.

We will have practices on Tuesday at 4:30 and Friday at 4pm in Central
Park at Field 6 or just north of Field 6 (I think it is Field 8),
depending on where we can find space.

Please communicate with Joshua McHugh to determine if these are good
times for the practices. Jacob and I can do Tuesday and Friday
afternoons. We can make it later on those days, if that works better
for the team.

2) We are starting to hit the ball better, but the boys are definitely
rusty. There is not enough time at a practice session to work on all
the boys' hitting. We need you parents to find the time to take you
sons to the batting cages. There are a lot of boys who are friends of
the field on this team. I would suggest that the parents make plans
with each other and plan trips to the batting cages in small groups.
This will work best as a de-centralized effort with you parents
forming your own groups.

Warm regards,

James

ps -- this note is also posted on our blog at http://cyoathletics.blogspot.com/
please visit the blog with your sons, if you can.