The Boy’s First Tee Ball Game

My son turned five this past February and my husband signed him up for spring tee ball. Let me just say, there’s nothing funnier than watching five-year-olds learning to play baseball. I think his highlight was getting a ball cap with scary eyes on it (his team is The Storm). He kept pulling the hat down to make himself look evil.

The hilarity began with stretching exercises. Ever seen young boys try to do jumping jacks? They were a mess of arms and legs, a bit like monkeys with too much caffeine.

But my favorite moment came when the coach was teaching them how to catch ground balls (Aside: five-year-olds don’t catch….they watch the ball roll past them). :rotf: He instructed the boys to hold their gloves facing him on the ground, in order to scoop the ball up.

At last, it was my son’s turn. The coach got ready to roll a ball toward him. But my boy’s glove was up by his knees instead. The coach reminded him, “Put your glove on the ground to catch it.”

Being an obedient sort, my son dutifully removed his baseball glove and dropped it on the ground.

How about you? Have you or your kids ever had any funny sports moments?