Dylan had another baseball practice last night and I had to drag Sam with me until Nicole could pick him up. He got all mopy because he realized that it was fun to play ball and he felt left out. He really got depressed when I told him he would have to come to games and cheer on his brother and friends a number of times this season as well. Both boys are playing flag football this fall but Dylan, coming off a horrible spring baseball season wanted to play fall baseball. Sam was hitting the cover off the ball all Spring and had a pretty successful Spring season. Sam also didn't seem that interested in Fall baseball and in an attempt to keep some stress off his injury prone legs, we decided to stick to one sport at a time for now.
I like that Dylan is getting to play on a team without his brother who usually gets all the attention because he is a little more athletic at this young age. I really like that Dylan wanted to go back at the game after having a sub .050 batting average in the Spring. It shows he is not afraid to try and fail but get back up and try again. With Sam not playing, Dylan can focus on himself and not try to match what Sam is doing. Sam on the other hand needs to learn to support his brother more and help him gain the confidence he is missing at times. Athletic success comes too easily for Sam and I'm afraid he gets lazy because of it.
They are both ultra competitive little boys. I'm not sure where they got that. It will be fun to watch them play this Fall but it will be another season of cringing in the stands and wanting to jump on the field to help them succeed. I'm going to have to learn to employ Buddhist chants to stay centered.
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