Q: CRISPR
PAX: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Kung Blue, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Lulu (Greg Huddy), Mr Jinxy, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Dain Bramage (Will Olson), Ike, CRISPR, Lilydipper, Power Supply
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP: Got the blood flowing and limbered up a little.
THE THANG:
Round 1 (3x): step ups, cossack squats, pendulum lunges, Bobby Hurleys, run a lap
Round 2 (2x): bird dog merkins, arm haulers, gorilla hop outs, shoulder taps, run a lap
Round 3 (1x): butterfly big boys, hello dollys, Freddy Mercurys, flutter kicks, run a lap
Round 4 (1x): T-merkins, supermans, Apollo Onos, calf raises, run a lap
MARY: 25 American Hammers OYO
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: I’ve reached the point in life where I’m trying to manage the roles of father & coach, especially with my son. I was a decent player back in the day and love seeing my son excel at baseball. But, when does my enthusiasm exceed his? My wife and I have talked about ensuring we only invest as much energy into sports as our kids do.
I knew this was something to share when my son said it in front of me and 500 other people. Along with baseball, he’s into theater, and recently performed High School Musical (2006). Ironically, he played Coach Bolton, the high school coach chasing the dream of a state title. His star player was his son, who wanted to participate in theater as well, but was pressured by his father and peers to be only play ball.
I hadn’t noticed until I saw my son’s performance that throughout the show the coach calls his son “Bolton”, and the son calls his father “Coach”. At the end of the show the father tells his son he was too busy focusing on what he wanted for his son that he forgot to consider what his son wanted for himself. He goes on to tell him he can do anything he wants, and calls him by his first name, “Troy”. The son replies, “OK, Dad”.
It was like a punch in the gut, and a huge reminder that Dad comes first, and Coach comes second.