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30
Dec

Little League Baseball Season

No commentsKids Sports, Promotional PostsDecember 30th, 2009SparkDad

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Spring is a wonderful time if you are a baseball fan. Especially if you are a little league player, parent or coach.

 

Most little leagues organizations are beginning to organize, take applications and get coaches lined up for the big season ahead.

 

As I was thinking about coaching again this year I was offered the opportunity to write an article about and promote Radar Sports.

 

Radar Sports has some great products for everyone from professionals to little league fathers who want to see just how fast their kid can pitch.

 

The radar gun that I like is a a very affordable $176.95. Not only do they carry the entry level guns from Tracer but you can move up to higher end guns from Stalker.

 

All of Radar Sports systems come with free UPS shipping in the continental United States and all items are always in stock.

 

They are not only specialized in baseball however, carrying radar equipment for every sport including soccer, hockey, golf, softball, tennis and remote control cars. These radar guns make a great gift for coaches and parents in any sport!

 

In addition to sports radar equipment, they carry radar equipment for police and traffic applications. I could imagine using the radar to catch the crazy teenager at the end of our cul-de-sac speeding down our street. His father would love to see the speeds I can imagine I could clock him at!

 

So all of you reading this post that know me personally, be sure to mark a radar gun from Radar Sports on your list of gift ideas for me : )

 


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25
Sep

Friday Night

No commentsDaily Update, Family Fun, Kids Activities, Kids SportsSeptember 25th, 2009SparkDad

Friday night has traditionally at our house been a night for family and friends and this Friday is no different. We are having a family night tonight. Relaxing and watching a little television.

 

Skeeter and Pork Chop are drawing together being quiet and Mama is passed out in our room. She worked about 40 hours since Thursday, so she deserves some sleep.

 

As most of you know I took a part time consulting job with one of my good friends and am working from home on projects for him.

 

Right now I am designing a piece of software for them. I am using a very cool program called GUI Design Studio.  I am not a programmer for sure, but I can use this software to prototype the user interfaces, make notes on what we want the screens and buttons to do. I have to get the designs that I drew in my notebook into a digital format to present to the programmers by Tuesday.

 

This weekend is jammed up with all sorts of events. We have a Cub Scout event tomorrow and bowling tomorrow evening. Then on Sunday Skeeter and Pork Chop BOTH play baseball.

 

I have a feeling that this weekend will be over in a blink of an eye!

 

I hope that all of you guys have a great weekend!


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06
Jun

Homework, swimming and fast Saturdays!

No commentsDaily Update, Kids Activities, Kids Sports, SwimmingJune 6th, 2009SparkDad

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What a wonderful Saturday! I woke at 6:30 a.m. and mowed the yard, which the neighbors were not particularly appreciative of! Then at 8 a.m. Mama had a great breakfast ready and we were off to the races! Look at this crazy schedule!

 

9 am – 10:30am Pork Chop soccer game

11 am – 1 pm  Skeeter Select Baseball practice

4 pm – ? Swimming with Grandma Ada and Grandpa Joe

7 pm – Possible birthday party…

 

Saturdays go so quick!

 

I am now however working on home work for my online class : (

 

So this post it short and sweet!

 

C YA

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03
Jun

Our First Win

No commentsDaily Update, Health, Kids Activities, Kids SportsJune 3rd, 2009SparkDad

Os-v-Angels-17 Elation is the best word that the Machine Pitch Orioles and parents felt last night as we won our first game! We had lost all five of our previous games. Tonight however we came out of the bull pen swinging! We played an exceptional game! Skeeter played first base and made some good plays and got a hit every at bat! I am so proud of my little Skeeter. 

To put this in context you have to understand that 4 years ago when he started in t-ball he was scared of the ball. He would run from it. He could not catch the ball in the air until the end of his second year of t-ball. Now he is playing a key position and doing well and batting like a pro. The nice thing about this game is that everyone hit the ball. There were two kids on the team that could not get the bat on the ball.

Tonight however both of those boys hit and both scored. To say the least I cannot say enough about sports and other activities in our kids lives. Teaching kids good sportsmanship, how to win graciously and how to be a good loser are all important lessons in life. Kids need to experience these emotions at a young age. Life is full of wins and losses, they might as well get used to it.

Of note, during my daily read I found this article which talks about a school banning high fives! The article is a little bit biased and rhetorical, but is an interesting read for anyone who is into sports. Read the article here.

Good Day!
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