Since I spent my whole life growing up with sports, and since my afternoons and evenings are spent in the sports world as well (with 2 boys playing a plethora of sports): I had been talking to the President of the Hermosa Beach Little League and he asked me to write for their website. After months of finding the "right time", I finally published my first article.
The title of each article is entitled "Pitches of Inspiration" since we all could use a little more love when we're playing, watching sports.
Here's what I wrote:
We are back to baseball, with more sunlight for our nights. There's a feeling of "fun" in the air. You see it when the t-ballers are doing somersaults, when the "AA" kids are pitching for the first time, and when the Majors proudly carry their own league-sponsored batting helmets to the field. The Juniors look so professional in their pristine uniforms and seriousness of purpose. I can't believe they, too, played t-ball years ago. And yet they did. Something inspired those older kids to keep going. I'm sure it wasn't the number of wins and losses they experienced through the years. Most likely, it was someone who believed in them. And that's all that really matters anyway! Cheers to a great baseball season!
Lisa Pedersen is a Hermosa mom who loves watching her boys play in the HBLL. She grew up in a family of athletes (Dad was a coach, 4 brothers played collegiate baseball, with 2 drafted to the pros). Her own experience as an assistant coach for a Div. I collegiate team, coupled with her private counseling practice with youth and families, helps her to understand what happens on (and off) the field (or court, rink, etc.) "Pitches of Inspiration" is meant to help when our lives are thrown "curve balls." Lisa is available to "coach" families when they can't recover from being hit by a pitch.*
Her website: www.mindfulbeginnings.com *some insurances may pay for Lisa's services. Be sure to inquire.
I am hopeful that those parents that feel stress while at the ball field (or court, swimming meet, gym, etc.) will take the time to gather the tools necessary to impart to their kids. My fear remains that when the love of learning is taken away so is the love of sport (or cooking, or anything for that matter).
I love sports. I do. I love how people get into the zone to create their magic. There's just so much pressure on kids to perform that I don't want that magic to leave them!!!
Stay tuned for more articles.
Happy day,
Lisa
