Connor is a Catch

Taylor: Keiryn and I decided if things don't work out for us with finding husbands, then we can just have Connor as our go-to, even though he's kind of like a brother.

Christy: at least I'll like my in-laws.

Connor HS Volleyball Tryouts - International Incident

Connor attends first day of tryouts, thinks it went pretty OK. The morning of day 2, they (head coach Andy Tomkinson) post a list of who they want to come to practice today, people not on the list are cut. Connor not on the list.

Connor texts Dad to tell him. Bummed out.
Dad is very surprised, but sits on it for a few hours. Gets to thinking, "seriously, didn't even make it past day 1?  Something not sitting right.".  Dad texts Tom Bloomquist - he's kind of an outside guy to the program, but knows those guys (Dad doesn't know Andy well enough to text him directly).  Tom - just wondering what you think?  What would you do?  Text Andy or let it go?  Tom is pretty surprised, but not sure what to do either.

Come to find out later, ...

About 30 mins after Dad text Tom, Jamie gets a phone call from a frantic Andy. "I made a mistake. I accidentally left Connor off the list. That's an error - we totally want him to play. Please have him come to practice today."

So, the full story: Tom text Tobin Knudsen who moved his family to France and is living over there for a couple years. Tobin can't believe it and text Andy immediately from France. "What have you done? [What?] You left Hanan off the list?"

Andy not sure, he's at the beach coaching beach VB PE for school. Apparently doesn't have a copy of the list. Text Feaster (water polo coach) who is on campus and can give him a boots on the ground viewpoint. "Please physically walk over to the gym and read me every name on the list".  He does. DAMNIT. No Connor.

Turns out Connor was misfiled on the sign up roster. Was classified as a Freshman and they were going through Sophomores for the JV team. Missed him.

It's all good, but this scenario continues to come up throughout the coaches. Especially now that we've gotten to know them all pretty well.  Andy tells Dan - "next time, please just text me directly"

Dan - "I just didn't want to be THAT DAD that texts the minute his kid got cut"

Great Quote - Try Something New

If you only do what you can do, you will never be more than you are now.

The yoda guy (Master Chi-Fu) in Kung Fu Panda 3.

Trailer on YouTube here.

HS Boys Water Polo 2015 - Pre-Season Rankings

Getting started with the 2015 season.  Connor on JV with all the same crew, Feaster keeping them together for the future.  Lost to Tustin HS in their first match of the season last night.  7-6


http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/01/prep-boys-water-polo-rankings/

1 / Cathedral Catholic

2 / Bishop’s

3 / Grossmont

4 / Coronado

5 / Carlsbad

6 / La Jolla

7 / Vista

8 / Westview

9 / University City

10 / Torrey Pines

Local players to watch
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/01/prep-boys-water-polo-players-watch/

HS Girls Volleyball 2015 - Pre-Season Rankings

Getting started with 2015 season. Avery on varsity.  Starting MB for now.  Won their first match WED, against Buena Vista, 3-0.

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/02/prep-girls-volleyball-team-rankings/

Rk. School (’14 record)

1 / Torrey Pines (28-7)

2 / Francis Parker (29-8)

3 / Bishop’s (32-7)

4 / Canyon Crest (29-8)

5 / La Costa Canyon (22-8)

6 / Scripps Ranch (25-10)

7 / Del Norte (29-8)

8 / Ramona (31-7)

9 / Cathedral Catholic (18-15)

10 / La Jolla (25-12)

Others to watch: La Jolla Country Day (16-17), Westview (19-11), West Hills (21-9), Point Loma (24-9), Santa Fe Christian (13-15), Pacific Ridge (27-9), Olympian (24-10), San Dieguito (22-13), Otay Ranch (25-10), Granite Hills (18-8), Calvin Christian (20-15), Montgomery (22-8), Imperial (22-7), Calexico (18-15).

Local players to watch
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/02/prep-girls-volleyball-players-to-watch-list/

Funny Day for the Kids

Chic-Fil-A Cow Appreciation Day today.  Dan went with IK buddies, rocking the costume kit from their web site... free meal.

Jamie and the kids did the same, later in the day.  Same kit, free meals for all 4.

Got home, and Jamie DROVE THE PRIUS ONTO THE FRONT YARD GRASS.  Car wash.  Avery, Ben thought it was absolutely hilarious.

Totally ghetto, ... but kind of makes sense in the gnarly drought we're in here in California.

Boys Water Polo Update - 2 weeks to JOs

Kind of a weird summer of polo.  James (coach of Carlsbad Water Polo club program) setup a trip to Croatia for whoever could go ($2000 + flights).  Get on a "cruise ship" and go up and down the Croatian coast, stopping each day to play water polo against the locals.  So a handful of each age (18, 16) jumped in (Nathan, Jake, Bennett from Connor's possie) leaving a slim crew behind to practice for JOs.

Ben playing in his first big-boy season (prior to this it was splash ball).  12U White 1.  They are playing pretty well, won the last 2 tournaments (against marginal competition).  He's not playing a ton, so when White 2 is also playing at the same pool, he plays in those too.
This past weekend, he played 6 GAMES in the single day!!  Super stud, and EXHAUSTED, still paying the price, being kind of a jerk to Mom during the day.

Both boys have been doing beach workouts - 3x a week, then night practice.  C games during the week, up in OC and down in Coronado, all in an effort to get game experience before JOs.  Fun Run was last week - boys do various exercises and competitions (including carrying 40 lb sand bag) running in the soft sand from Carlsbad beach tower 32 to Army/Navy and back in the soft sand.

JOs in 2 weeks, in the OC.
Team hotel up there, should be fun.