Thanks from Coach Dave

Braves,
Thank you for the very generous gift card ... and everything else throughout the course of the season. I will retain lots of happy memories.
I remember having breakfast with Ross at Berkeleys to talk about coaching, and then another intellectually stimulating meeting (or two) with Ross and Rick at the Oakcrest Tavern in Shorewood. Karen Higgins had the inspired idea to have a pre-season pizza party so that the players and parents could begin to know each other. Karen did all the work to organize it, and it gave us a great foundation for the season.
Jim Higgins helped the team maintain a sense of team community with his game stories and multimedia blog. And there couldn't have been a more perfect end to the season than the wonderful evening at the Scobey-Polachecks.
The games were fun, and the practices were maybe even more fun. I've never been involved with a team that enjoyed practice so much! Rick and Ross were great to work with; the three of us have a diversity of skills that somehow meshed pretty well. Joe Kimple and Stuart Blacher were always ready to help out with practice or coaching during games.
And you know what a fantastic group of players we had. Jen McLaughlin summed it up best in response to en e-mail I sent out in early June explaining my concern that the selection of all-star teams could cause hard feelings. Jen wrote, "I think all of the boys playing in WFB little league are already all stars."
Jen hit the nail on the head. All of the Braves, and all of their families, were all stars. Thanks to everyone for everything. It was a great season!
Dave