You Know You're a Sports Mama When...

Happy Monday, Sports Mamas! I know it's been a long, long time since I've written a blog post for you all, but that's just life sometimes. All three boys are playing basketball this Winter. No. 1 made his high school Varsity team (as the starting point guard!), and both No. 2 and No. 3 are playing rec ball. Coach Hubby is coaching both littles, and I'm still loving living that #sportsmamalife.

Today's post is one that everyone should be able to relate to, regardless of the sport(s) your athlete(s) play! I recently asked the awesome sports mamas in my Facebook Group the following question, and the answers I received were just too good (and true!!) not to share.


You know you're a Sports Mama when...

• You either have dinner at 4:00 or 10:00 at night. - Brandi W.

• It doesn't matter what the weather is because you have everything you need for a 90 degree day to a 10 degree day in your truck! - Maria T.

• Your car buying decision centers around how many players and how much lacrosse gear it will fit. - Kristin V.

• You can't find a water bottle and know to check under the seats in your car. - Julia S.

• You open your GPS app, tap in the search box and your child's practice/training/game facility locations come up. - Sonya J.

• All vacations are centered around AAU Nationals locations! - Joy B.

• Fast food is divided up into categories; Expensive (Arby's Chic-Fil-A, Zaxby's)-can only eat there when it's you and one athlete and Cheap (McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's)-can afford to feed the whole family. - Jennifer J.

• You're waking up at 4am to drive 3 hours to a tournament on a Saturday. - Misty J.

• Your weekly dinner plan is based on practice days, pregame meal days, and game days. - Rebekah C.

• You feel guilty because you have to miss one son play because another one has a game at the same time - Tania C.

• You have to tell your friends who want to get together, "Sorry, it's a cheer night." - Michelle W.

• All your clothes match the kid's team colors. - DeKesha W.

• You find a cup in your purse... not the kind you drink out of!!! - Angela C.

Sound like your life? Then be sure to join the Confessions of a Sports Mama Facebook Group to connect with hundreds of REAL Sports Mamas, just like yourself!

15 Things Sports Moms Say- Part II

Last year I wrote a fun post entitled 15 Things Sports Moms Say. I thought it was about time for a part two, SO I enlisted the help of the awesome Sports Mamas in our Facebook Group!


Ready? Here we go!

1. We need instant replay. These referees are missing everything! - Tania C.
2. You're not getting in my car like that! - Kristy O.
3. Work on your homework now, please. You won't have time when you get home from practice. - Kelly V.
4. Quit chasing the butterflies!! - Erica H.
5. I drove all the way here for this?! - Kristy O.
6. OMG. Put your shoes back on! - Debra P.
7. Which dad decided on white pants? - Laura L.
8. Leave those cleats outside! - Alisa K.
9. Did you hear me yelling? - Debbie J.
10. Suck it up buttercup! - Amy R.
11. Put your cleats on or we'll be late.- Kim M.
12. Please don't get hurt, I don't have time to go to the ER today!- Trisha E.
13. You may not be the biggest or fastest, but you can definitely play the smartest! - Erica S.
14. Shake it off! - LaTarah C.
15. I LOVE WATCHING YOU PLAY! - Lisa M.

Ain't no mama like a Sports Mama... am I right?!?


What would you add to the list? Let us know in the comment section below or join myself and hundreds of other real sports moms just like yourself online!

10 Signs You're Probably a Basketball Mom

After football and soccer comes BASKETBALL! No. 1 will be playing for his high school team and both No. 2 and No. 3 will be playing rec ball through our local youth club. I can't wait! It was 33 degrees during yesterday's soccer game... 33 degrees. No, thank you!

Here are TEN telltale signs that you're probably a basketball mama too...

1. You never leave home without your stadium seat, that just so happens to be in your team colors. Ain't nobody got time for bleacher butt!
2. 99.9% of your Instagram posts end with #ballislife.
3. You have more water bottles lying around in your car than you do people in your family to actually drink from them. So that's where they all went!
4. You know your way to all of the gyms within a 50 mile radius of your house. Who needs Waze? Get yourself a basketball mom instead!
5. Summer tourneys are your family vacations. How else would you be able to squeeze in a four day trip to the beach without missing a single game or practice?!
6. Your non-basketball mom friends look at you like you're crazy when you tell them you're charged an entry fee to watch your own child play!
7. You can't wait for your baller's annual checkup with their pediatrician to find out just how much (fingers crossed!) they've grown. Is he 6'5 yet, doctor??
8. Your charm bracelet collection has been taken over by those brightly colored, admission wristbands. Pink, purple, orange, green. Name it, you've got it!
9. You know so much about sneakers that people think you work for Foot Locker; When they come out, how much they cost, what NBA players are wearing them.
10. You also know that a good pair of slides are just as essential as their sneakers, even if they are only worn on the way to and from games!

Good luck this season, Mamas!




*** Click HERE for my basketball mama survival tips and HERE to see what I carry in my basketball mama bag!

10 Signs You May Be Suffering From Football Withdrawal Syndrome

I miss football season. There's no hiding it. Going from seeing the same group of kids and families several times a week, every single week, from the end of July to November to no longer seeing most of them at all is tough. The bond that is formed amongst the team is in my opinion, unlike any other. You become more than a team; you become family.


So it's no surprise that many of us currently find ourselves suffering from what I like to call, Football Withdrawal Syndrome or FWS.


Football Withdrawal Syndrome- a set of symptoms that occur in a football mama at the end of the season; usually in October or November. Symptoms completely dissolve at the start of the next season; usually in late July or early August.


If you have at least 5 of the 10 symptoms listed below, than you mama may be suffering from FWS too.

1. Wearing your football spirit wear to basketball games (or whatever other sport your child is currently participating in).
2. The inability to pack your cowbell away.
3. Reminiscing through the 579 football photos on your iPhone... several times a day.
4. Logging into TeamSnap, even though you know there is nothing new for you to view.
5. Still buying your oranges and Gatorades in bulk.
6. Filling your "team mom" board on Pinterest with ideas and inspiration for next season.
7. Finding turf (turds) in your house and feeling like tearing up, instead of screaming.
8. Eating dinner at 6pm like a normal family.
9. Playing a team in your child's current sport that happens to be from the same area of a team that beat you during football season, and thinking how much you hate them.
10. Counting down the months, days, hours, and seconds until next season.

Don't worry mamas, FWS doesn't last forever!






Want to join a group of REAL sports mamas, just like yourself? Click HERE to join the Confessions of a Sports Mama Facebook group!

They Said What?- August 29, 2017

Hey mamas! I haven't written one of these types of blog posts in a while, but the words out of No. 2's mouth (actually written by him) were just too funny not to share!


Monday was the first day of the 2017-18 school year. I have an 8th, 7th, and 4th grader. Holy cow! How did that happen so quickly? As I was clearing off the kitchen table, I noticed a piece of paper with some questions and answers on it. Here's what it said:


What is your goal for this year?


Win football championship


What will you need to do to achieve this?

1. Practice everyday
2. Don't slack at practice
3. Listen carefully
4. Don't goof off
5. Work hard

Who will you need to help support you and in what ways?

1. Coach, to help me understand plays
2. Dad, extra confidence
3. Mom, drop me off

Ha!!! Wait. Really! Is that all he thinks I do?


I just had to share it with my favorite football mamas, via our never ending group chat (which averages a good 300 texts a day- at the very least!). And of course, they chimed in with all the extra things we do that he forgot to mention:

• Pick up
• Nourishment
• Encouragement
• Biggest supporter
• Photographer
• Memory catcher
• Nurturer
• Motivation speaker
• Nutrition counselor
• Donut purchaser
• Watermelon cutter
• Orange peeler
• Banner maker
• Cupcake baker
• Official Febreezer
• Cowbell ringer
• Boo boo kisser

And my absolute favorite...

• Goddess of all things important

I absolutely adore each and every one of them!




What will my boys say (or write!) next? Check back soon to find out!