Cannonball
Ex "Expert"
- Feb 25, 2009
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I didn't know where to post this. I just had lunch with the gentleman who coached my dd from the time that she was 13 through the age of 16. Coach was so important to my dd's development as both a player and person. The organization that Coach runs was just inducted into the ASA Hall of Fame and that first team's roster was read and Hall of Fame Medallions were issued to team members. I have posted before about this person and team so please forgive me if I repeat some things.
The kid has turned 13 but was still eligible to play 12U. The team that she first played for was going to play another year of 12U. The coach of that team had a talk with my wife and me and said that our dd needed to move up and play at a higher level. We all knew that she was going to be a varsity starter as a freshman. We did not want to do that. We received a call from Coach saying that he wanted the dd to try out for his 14U team. We did not know him and his team was a first-year team. However, my dd's best friend also received a call from Coach and agreed to try out. In short, it really was not a tryout and my dd knew every player on the team. They were to be a 14U team but had planned to play 16U. In fact, they played both 16U and 18U. That scared us since our dd was a pitcher. As it turned out, it was one of the best decisions we ever made.
As a freshman pitcher on the varsity, our dd already had played against top-level competition and had played in 7 states. She hit 3rd in the lineup and was the #2 pitcher for this new team. Coach was and is a person of high quality who was/is the perfect balance between his approach to the game and mine. I was an assistant coach on this team and also received a medallion. I told Coach that I would never make a decision regarding my dd. Coach understood.
These young ladies are the same players that I have mentioned before who were in our house all of the time. One stopped by a couple of weeks ago and, as usual, went straight to the refrigerator to get what she wanted. LOL They were in her wedding. They are still her best friends. Congratulations Coach on being recognized for such an honor for a TB program that you created.
The kid has turned 13 but was still eligible to play 12U. The team that she first played for was going to play another year of 12U. The coach of that team had a talk with my wife and me and said that our dd needed to move up and play at a higher level. We all knew that she was going to be a varsity starter as a freshman. We did not want to do that. We received a call from Coach saying that he wanted the dd to try out for his 14U team. We did not know him and his team was a first-year team. However, my dd's best friend also received a call from Coach and agreed to try out. In short, it really was not a tryout and my dd knew every player on the team. They were to be a 14U team but had planned to play 16U. In fact, they played both 16U and 18U. That scared us since our dd was a pitcher. As it turned out, it was one of the best decisions we ever made.
As a freshman pitcher on the varsity, our dd already had played against top-level competition and had played in 7 states. She hit 3rd in the lineup and was the #2 pitcher for this new team. Coach was and is a person of high quality who was/is the perfect balance between his approach to the game and mine. I was an assistant coach on this team and also received a medallion. I told Coach that I would never make a decision regarding my dd. Coach understood.
These young ladies are the same players that I have mentioned before who were in our house all of the time. One stopped by a couple of weeks ago and, as usual, went straight to the refrigerator to get what she wanted. LOL They were in her wedding. They are still her best friends. Congratulations Coach on being recognized for such an honor for a TB program that you created.
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