Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Hardest but best day of baseball yet

So the day started out odd compared to all others days. I shouldve known that something was off but it just didnt click. It began by me forgetting to wear khakis or bringing them to class which isnt like me at all to forget anything, let alone pants. So i was a few minutes late getting to rehabs. No big deal. Nothing hurt. As soon as i walked in, my normal guys were in the ATR getting ready, jumped right into rehabs and nothing was different. Everything just felt more tense than normal and people were snapping at little things. I held it together, still happy and everything going well. Kid comes in and asks me to look at his armpit. I begin to look at it but was told to let him alone and do it later to get the rehab kids done. Completely fair, gotta get those kids to practice. Kid comes back in and within 5 mins of evaluation, we determine he has a medical emergency. I was immediately left to handle all pre practice, practice, lift, flu shots, conditioning and post practice for myself. I was pretty excited and nervous at the same time. It was the first time i was allowed to have to whole team to myself and got to somewhat make the decisions. I was confident, did everything the way it needed to be done and was out in a timely fashion after lift. I think i was able to gain more confidence from my mentor from the ability i showed to take care of a hectic day myself without needing to reach out for help or showing any sense of nerves. Professionalism was a key part in me doing my job the right way and i think i earned the right to do it any time it needs done with confidence.