08/11/08

“Respect the Game”

Those three words sum up the philosophy of our team, coaches, and parents. It is engraved on the pins we traded at the larger tournaments we played, and it has been our “mantra” since we formed our team in the fall of 2005.

“Respect the Game” is a reminder of what our players already know, that playing the game the “right way” is important and valuable, and that they owe it to themselves, their teammates, their parents, their coaches, and those who came before them to take on this responsibility.  Respecting the game means that we owe it to this great game to play hard, play with passion, have fun, respect our opponents and game officials, and to always give our best effort.

We stress fundamentals by not only practicing them prior to the start of the season, but right up until our final game. One of our goals as coaches is to develop our players for high school. In addition to teaching them the game, our efforts are geared towards helping them develop a love for the game so that they are eager to put in the work needed to improve as they get older.

Having fun, avoiding “burnout”, developing a deep pitching staff during our league games (scrimmages), and making sure a player knows how to play more than one position are a few of our “philosophies”. We would like nothing more than to have our players answer their high school coach by saying “wherever you need me” if asked what position they play. We believe that team success typically follows the development of the individual player, and enjoy the opportunity to work one on one to help our players improve.