Play Ball

So, I've spoken with enough mothers to know that babies never stop being babies. Ten years old and playing first base?...still a baby.
 
One day,  I got a call from a mother whose son was on a little league team. She was interested in having a video of one of her son's team games produced and I thought it was a great idea. It wasn't until I watched it with her for the first time that I realized how great of an idea it would actually be. Within seconds of watching her son hit a double, she was in tears. 
 
It was especially fun filming the game. The energy in the bleachers was high, the action was never ending and the kids were so pumped up. I think the most challenging part of filming was having to be everywhere at once with very interested parents wanting to carry on a conversation with me. I think for the next game I'll have to wear a shirt that says, "Shhh, I'm working."
 
Pulling together the best shots of each team player and grabbing those really exciting moments in the game and making a movie for the kids to enjoy and remember is oh so very cool. I've done a few of these now and the feedback I've gotten is:

• "My child feels so special. He has watched it over and over with his friends. Now his friends want to join little league."
• "We watched the movie during a pizza party after the game. The kids all had a blast watching their team play ball as a team."
• "Great price. Since we were able to divide the cost by 12, it made it so affordable!"

I think my favorite thing about doing a video on children's sports is it helps them to appreciate a very important time in their lives. For the parents? It helps them to remember when their babies were, well, not really babies anymore.