06/03/2026
Every softball coach will tell you the same thing.
Off the record.
The biggest problem isn't the weather.
It's not the umpires.
It's not even the schedule.
It's us.
The parents.
The ones who call the coach
the morning after a tough loss.
The ones who pull their daughter aside
before she even gets to the dugout
to give her a "pep talk"
that's really just our own anxiety
wearing a supportive face.
The ones who can't watch her struggle
without wanting to fix it immediately.
Here's the hard truth:
The moment she strikes out
and has to sit with that feeling —
alone, in the dugout, without you —
and then picks herself back up?
That's the whole point.
That's what you came for.
That's what she'll carry
long after the last game.
She doesn't need you to rescue her.
She needs you to trust her.
There's a difference.
And she can feel it from the stands. 🧡*
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