MERRY CHRISTMAS
I hope all of you reminded Santa to bring you navy blue under armor. If not, there is still time to take something you don't like back and exchange it for navy blue under armor.
Those of you who decided not to come to practice the last Thursday (you all know who you are) better be thankful that it rained.
Full blown practice begins Monday upon returning to school, that means bring your gloves and cleats. It also means that I need the completed paperwork from those who have not given it to me yet.
We will have about four weeks to prepare for our first game. Games start February 8, it will be here sooner than you think.
Enjoy the holidays. HO! HO! HO!
Coach John

I'MMMMMMMMMM BAAAAAAAAAAACK
and you know what that means. Time to shake the rust off of those bones and the chips from the hips!!
Conditioning begins on Monday the 7th.
Four days a week for the next two weeks.
Mon-Thur, 3:15 to 4:30.
ALL returning players and " the prospects" ARE expected to participate.
Only things needed on Monday are tennis shoes and work-out type clothes (expect running & bending)
Bring your paperwork (you know who you are)!
Meet at the pool entrance gate area by the gym
See you soon

Ramping Up

Hey Ladies,
Don't mind that guy over there on the side, someone's been messing with my blog.
Here are the forms you need to have completed to play. I also need copies of your birth certificate and insurance card. Click on the link below to go to the form download page:

DRAGON SOFTBALL 2009 FORMS

We will start conditioning on December7 , Monday through Thursday 3:15 to 4:30. You will be expected three out of the four days for the next two weeks until Christmas break. NO EXCUSES.
We will then jump into practice/tryouts when school starts up again, going all four days until games start beginning of Feburary. See you soon.
GO DRAGONS

LADY DRAGONS
Good to see all of you again, as well as the newcomers. I was encouraged at our meeting today. The players we will need to bring on board looks like they will bring some experience with them as well as being available in the years ahead. This is a good thing. It makes me want to get started now but that would burn us out too early. Get that paperwork done and we will get back together soon.
SPIT-FIRE !!!!!!!

WELLLLLCOME BAAAAACK LADIES
Hope the summer treated you well and you are settling back into the school routine.
What's new?
Obvious by now is the school is not getting torn down (probably never)
We have changed school districts. Instead of losing St Thomas we picked up Pines Charter and a bunch of other private schools (with exceptions of Lauderdale & Hallandale)
Scorch has changed schools. We are now in need of a catcher, who will it be? Rambo? Noodle? Randa??
With a predominantly senior team, we need to recruit a few young (victims) players.
Any other scuttlebutt on returning players?? Fill me in!!
Need to do:
Physicals and paperwork. See past blog post for low cost Doctors office.
Think about playing again. There are a couple of tournaments in November we may want to
play. (For fun, in our case)
Softball interest meeting ( in near future)
Nothing like putting more stuff on you plates, but--------------------
Don't forget about SOFTBALL!!!!!
GO DRAGONS

Hey Ladies
Here is some interesting information, ENJOY.
GO DRAGONS

27 Life Lessons Learned on the Ball Field.
1. 100% Effort and Positive Attitude. The game (like life) will take of you.
2. Be aware. It’s either positive or poison that comes out of your mouth.
3. Priorities. Family, school, sports. It’s that simple.
4. Hustle doesn’t ever take the day off. GET 1% better everyday!
5. Don’t look left or right. Be your OWN captain.
6. Sit in the first rows in school and life. Lead from the front.
7. Live the 33% rule. Hang with top third people, they are dream makers. Middle
third: blow in the wind. Bottom third: suck the life out of you.
8. Good Talent is flexible. You are more gifted than you think. Be resilient.
9. Have resolve/determined effort: the game, like life will test you. Bring IT!
10. Daily inventory. Say 3 positive things about yourself everyday in the mirror.
11. Live your social life in the black and white. When in doubt (gray area) don’t do it!
12. Pick the diamonds. You are a reflection of your fiends. Pick good ones!
13. Like life, the game will test you. Love it unconditionally. On good days and bad.
14. Peace of Mind. Work hard Monday through Friday. Saturday is game day. We
celebrate competition. Focus on the process!
15. Honor the Game. Hustle on hits and outs.
16. Keep your swagger. The game doesn’t know how old you are. Play like a senior.
17. Master your fundamentals and the game will pay you back.
18. Teammates. If you don’t love them, you MUST find ways to respect them.
19. Love the anticipation! Waiting for the game takes the longest amount of time.
Enjoy the 5 days up to the 2 hour game.
20. Competitive greatness never looks at the score.
21. Give 100% of what you have. Sad, sick, or injured.
22. Anticipate the play on defense. Have plan a and b in your head always.
23. Stamina: Enjoy the struggle!
24. You learn nothing when you do all the talking.
25. Dress sharp, be smart & take care of your equipment.
26. The human element. Umpires aren’t perfect so get over it.
27. If you play on a team, you commit to be being #2 in your own life. Team first.

Hey Ladies
Here is a reasonable rate for you physical for next year. I am pretty sure I can get you the form.
Contact me if you need one.
Coach John
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Softball Camp

Happy Summer Ladies
Yes, school is out and now you are bored. Scorch found a softball camp at Nova-Southeastern which you might be interested in. If all day is too much, they have some individual times in the evenings to hone you skills, hitting, fielding, & pitching. Check it out!


softball_camp.pdf (application/pdf Object)

http://nsuathletics.nova.edu/forms/softball_camp.pdf

CONGRADULATION LADIES !!!!
Our first win last week in a come from behind thriller over Miami Jackson.
That leaves us with high expectations for more wins with a couple of games this week.
Picture Day on Wednesday so SMILE PRETTY :)
Let's knock toe ball all over the field and put some more wins on our record

Well Ladies
Four games under our belts and I think we are beginning to figure it out. No wins, yet but a much improved team. Let's blow St Thomas off and focus on the next five games. Make the easy plays, put the ball in play and keep on plugging. GO DRAGONS.

Countdown is ON! TWO DAYS until GAME DAY
First game against Miramar at home.
Condensed schedule below:

DRAGONS SOFTBALL SCHEDULE 2009 MON TUE WED THUR FRI Week of 2/9/09 MIRAMAR CORAL SPRINGS home @ 4:00 home @ 4:00 Week of 2/16/09 NORTHEAST NOVA home @ 4:00 away @ 6:30 Week of 2/23/09 ST THOMAS MIAMI JACKSON MONARCH away @ 6:30 home @ 4:00 away @ 4:00 Week of 3/2/09 BOYD ANDERSON DILLARD HOLLYWOOD HILLS home @ 4:00 home @ 4:00 away @ 4:00 Week of 3/9/09 SOUTH PLANTATION home @ 4:00 Week of 3/16/09 FT LAUDERDALE NORTHEAST NOVA away @ 6:30 away @ 6:30 home @ 4:00 Week of 3/23/09 ST THOMAS MIAMI JACKSON HOLLYWOOD HILLS home @ 4:00 away @ 4:00 home @ 4:00 Week of 3/30/09 DILLARD FT LAUDERDALE away @ 4:00 home @ 4:00 Week of 4/6/09 SPRING BREAK Week of 4/13/09 BLANCHE ELY HALLANDALE away @ 4:00 home @ 4:00

After a dismal week of practices we now have one week and two days until our first game. Let's hope we can get a FULL TEAM together next week in preparation. There will be game schedules for you to keep at practice.

Tentantive date for the car wash is Saturday February 28 from 9:00 until 1:00, or no more cars show up!

Ladies: TWO more weeks until game time: LETS GO DRAGONS

We need to organize and set up the fundraisers:
Carwash
Possible bake goods sale
Will need to raise about $334.00 for the new pants
Discuss at practices: Mon thru Thursdays 3:00 to 4:45

Here are some more faces of the "GANG"





A new face, Alycia aka "TBA"














Back for more is Marilyn, aka "NOODLE"














Another returnee: Maria, aka "PAPAYA"

Hey Lady Dragons, here's some new stuff:
Do you have a body by MILK, or a milk mustache? You can get scholarship money for it, check it out:
2009 SAMMY_Flyer_1119.pdf

Here is it schedule for the 2009 Softball Season:
SOFTBALL 2009
Open it with Microsoft Excel, then print it or post it somewhere.
First game is Wednesday February 11 at home against Miramar,
then Friday against Coral Springs at home again. Yeah!

That leaves us with a little over THREE weeks to get FIRED UP!

Here's are a couple of fresh faces



Camille aka: "Giggles" (for now)










Jennifer aka: "JT"

I hear that next week is finals and early release , soooooo we will practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon. Be sure to arrange your rides home.

Hello Ladies
The first week of tryouts/practice is under way. SOON I will get enough of the same players together at the same time to call it a TEAM.
Here's a little ditty you may enjoy, developed for a younger crowd, but we are a young team

HAPPY NEW YEAR LADIES
Today begins the new season with tryouts and practice.
We will be on the field Monday through Thursdays 3:00 to 4:45 with some Fridays and Saturdays mixed in. Be on time. See you there.
Coach John