Freud would have a field day with my dreams

I'll be the first to admit that this week is not my week. So it goes... But I did wake up this morning to a string of strangely peaceful dreams. The first was of my girls huddled around first base about to do their pre-game cheer as I walked up to the plate to meet the umpires and the opposing team's coaches. Then my alarm went off. Then I was walking up to my girls to do a little pre-game prayer. Then my alarm went off and I realized I was running late for work.

I'm not sure what it all means. I mean, it wasn't necessarily happy. And it's not like the dreams are foreshadowing anything I didn't already foresee. We've landed an 8am game on Saturday morning in Williamsburg (for NSA States) so, yes, we'll do a little pre-game cheer and, yes, we'll do a little pre-game prayer. (By the by, my views on team prayers and sanctioned religious acts are completely separate from the fact that the girls seem to appreciate that we do team prayers. It's all about the girls, anyway.)

So, what does it really mean? Hell if I know...

Anyway, we had a pretty productive practice last night at the batting cages. My other co-head coach pulled girls aside one-by-one to discuss some of the more personal issues we've got going on with the team while I helped girls hit in the cages. It was no major victory for any of the girls, the coaches or the team as a whole, but it was a slew of small victories. And the small victories add up to big ones in the end.

We've got one more practice before our big return to the tournament cycle this weekend. We'll only have 9 girls on Saturday and I'm crossing my fingers for the 10th girl on Sunday; but I'm not holding my breath. What stinks is that we're gauranteed at least 3, if not 4, games on Saturday. The funniest part about it is: if we win, win and win, then we play a 4th game but if we lose one of the games we only play 3...and, god forbid, if we lose two of the games, we go home. Seems a little odd, doesn it? Oh well, I'm hoping for 4 solid games anyway. :-D

So, when we win all 4 games on Saturday... Let's just leave it at that.

Tomorrow's going to be a good day, no matter what. I've already decided that. I'm not going to let this crappy week or anything else get in the way of a really great practice. It's what the girls need before they take the field again for a game. But...when I think about all the crappy practices we've been having lately, I'm starting to wonder: Should I hope for a bad practice? They always say a bad dress rehearsal means a great opening night. But who am I kidding? This is softball, not theatre. And we've got enough drama already...we don't need any more.

Cheers to a really great day tomorrow. And here's to hoping I have a few more peaceful dreams tonight.