What do you get when UPS and FedEx merge?

You get FedUp. :-)

The UPS man brought me our pictures today. I'll bring them to the game on Saturday.

Speaking of games, I shoul know tomorrow by noon when our rained out game will be scheduled for. I'll post it here.

That's all the news I have. See you all Saturday! 

A few notes . .

1) Make-up pictures for teams and individuals is scheduled for November 11 from 8am-11am, at the Lake Houston Family YMCA. Please call Wade Photography at 281-353-1819 for further details.

2) The Y has changed the weather line - 281-914-0397 (the call is no longer a long distance call). The weather line will be updated everyday by 3pm. Saturday mornings it will be updated by 7am.

3) If you have any pictures, I'd love copies. Digital or otherwise. I can make copies if you want.

4) If anyone has any woodworking skill they want to donate I'm looking for bench to hold a few sidelined kids for both the Dinosaurs and the tigers. Email or call if you want to donate time and talent.

Pictures and stuff

So far, these are my favorite pictures of the Dinosaurs. A thank you to Heather Skeen (Hayden's mom) for sharing. You can see (and buy) better versions at Snapfish.

If anyone else has pictures, I'd love to have them for my own records and, with your permission, I'd like to post them here.

Thank you all so much for letting me be the coach for these kids. It brings me joy.

"But why Coach, why?"

There are lots of different styles of coaching, even at the Y.

I'm really light on technical skills at this age and am more concerned with making sure the kids want to stay in sports. Those kids who are more advanced will move on their own to competitive leagues. I work best with the other kids, the ones who aren't always the best players, but will be better people because they had fun, made friends, exercised, learned to be good sports.

I have played against teams with serious coaches. Guys who played semi-pro. Guys out on the field with their clipboards, yelling at kids out of position. Maybe some kids work better that way. I don't.

I see kids that I coached in elementary and early middle school who are now in high-school and still smile at me and talk about soccer. That's the pay-off. If I'm very, very lucky I'll see these kids grow up, get married, have children, and coach their own kids. What more could a coach ask for?

Editor note: This post was written a few years ago.