May 13, 2013
The first weekend of practice involving two consecutive days of 4 hours of practice are officially in the books.
A large group of 15 through 18 year old boys gathered at The Oaks batting cages for the exciting opening weekend of The Allen Baseball Summer Season. All were excited to get started with the hard work required to belong to one of the best Nationally ranked programs in the South.
All of the program veterans as well as many new faces listened intently to one of Coach Skip Allen's patented 30 minute speeches that is designed to motivate as well as inspire each and every one of them to become the best that they can possibly be. It is as gratifying to me to see all of the exhausted, sweaty faces of the new guys walk away from his speeches with a big grin on their faces as it is to see Skip greet each of his program veterans with a hug when he sees them.
This program is not all "Cake and Ice Cream", as it requires a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication to be a part of it. Trust me, the ones who don't make the grade and/or don't stay with the program for one reason or another, simply don't want to work hard. As rewarding as this program is, you have to put in the work to reap the rewards.
All of the coaching staff, from Coach Skip Allen, to Coach Jeff Allen, Coach Matthew Coulson and Coach Cody Stewart are dedicated baseball men who love the game and love working with kids who are motivated and willing to set and achieve goals in life as well as the great game of Baseball.
The first weekend of practice involving two consecutive days of 4 hours of practice are officially in the books.
A large group of 15 through 18 year old boys gathered at The Oaks batting cages for the exciting opening weekend of The Allen Baseball Summer Season. All were excited to get started with the hard work required to belong to one of the best Nationally ranked programs in the South.
All of the program veterans as well as many new faces listened intently to one of Coach Skip Allen's patented 30 minute speeches that is designed to motivate as well as inspire each and every one of them to become the best that they can possibly be. It is as gratifying to me to see all of the exhausted, sweaty faces of the new guys walk away from his speeches with a big grin on their faces as it is to see Skip greet each of his program veterans with a hug when he sees them.
This program is not all "Cake and Ice Cream", as it requires a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication to be a part of it. Trust me, the ones who don't make the grade and/or don't stay with the program for one reason or another, simply don't want to work hard. As rewarding as this program is, you have to put in the work to reap the rewards.
All of the coaching staff, from Coach Skip Allen, to Coach Jeff Allen, Coach Matthew Coulson and Coach Cody Stewart are dedicated baseball men who love the game and love working with kids who are motivated and willing to set and achieve goals in life as well as the great game of Baseball.
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