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Hat Donation Project
I am working on a project at the school I am employed at. Please read the message below and let me know if you would like to assist. I can be reached at RobertW.Bernard@Yahoo.com or RBernard@Tahomasd.us To Whom It May Concern, First let me introduce myself, my name is Robert W. Bernard and I am the head custodian at Glacier Park Elementary school in Maple Valley, Washington. Recently the school board has approved a new dress code policy that allows staff and students to wear hats. I want to...
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Advice for Incoming College Freshman
Going off to college is exciting, know there is a whole new baseball world that's waiting for you is even more exciting. I just finished my freshman year of college and I wanted to share some of the things I wish I had known/ I learned. Disclaimer: This is written from a players perspective of college baseball, so there will some things that parents probably won't want to know about. Understand that you are a freshman: It doesn't matter if you're the number 1 recruit in your class or a...
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Sharing the love- Happy Valentine's Day!
I think this is my first topic post. Having read, studied & learned so much from all of you...Thank you so much! As a baseball loving & not super savvy baseball parent, here are a few thoughts now that DS is committed to a HA D3: 1. Most difficult and recent decision for our son was deciding between JUCO and the HA D3. Left it all up to him...but used guidance from you all. 2. Most important time son spent was ACT prep with a private online tutor...also best money we spent. 3.
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2019 prospect trying to finalize summer schedule
My son is a 2019 6'4" 205lb hit and hit-for-power 3B/RHP with 7.2 speed . He attends an academically rigorous independent boarding school and is a solid student (3.2/ACT~25) who has taken seven AP and/or IB courses, as well as Physics, Chemistry, Calc, Econ, Stats, and Spanish 5. He's also a very mature kid and has travelled extensively internationally. He's been a three sport varsity athlete since his freshman year and quarterbacked the football team this past fall. Coaches/Scouts say...
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Theo Epstein 2017 Yale College Class Day Address
My apologies if this was already posted. Pretty good speech for a bulldog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D0S8SGa5dY
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2015 Northern Virginia HS Showcase Camp @ GMU
2015 Northern Virginia HS Showcase Camp @ GMU Grades 9-12 Location: Raymond H. "Hap" Spuhler Field Saturday, September 5, 2015 to Sunday, September 6, 2015 Camp Cost: $250.00 Link: http://collegebaseballcamps.com/patriots If you have any questions...
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Bill Brown Summer Baseball Camp
This day-camp, open to players between the ages of 7 and 13, offers personal and group instruction in all phases of the game of baseball. Our knowledgeable and energetic staff will provide proper instruction and drills to enhance the skill level of...
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Re: Sharing the love- Happy Valentine's Day!
Welcome BALLPARKMOM Great post and Happy Valentine's Day to you! D1 baseball opening day! Have fun everyone and enjoy the ride!
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Wise and well written post! Congrats on your son's finding a good home and continuing his baseball career! JUCO is a great path for many and can be a worthwhile step to DI and the draft (or for that matter, a degree and career outside of baseball). But for those student athletes who have high level GPAs, test scores, etc. and can be admitted to a HA school, JUCO may not be the best fit academically. Sounds like your son made a good choice. Happy V Day.
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That is a great, first post BallParkMom . Congrats to you and your son for all his accomplishments. Happy Valentines' Day!
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Re: Sharing the love- Happy Valentine's Day!
Thank you for being welcoming. Just want you experienced men & women who post to know that there are so many of us new members or "nonmembers" who benefit and are grateful.
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Congratulations, and hope he has a great senior season! Please do stay, and give advice to the next group.
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Happy Valentine's Day BALLPARKMOM ! Congrats to your son & Family. Sounds like you raised a fine young man. Best of luck going forward and enjoy the ride!
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Re: Advice for Incoming College Freshman
Great post. We don't get the perspective of the current player enough here... thanks for doing that.
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Excellent post, one of the best I've ever read here. Great advice. I'll add one thing...get your school work done. Freshmen year is the toughest adjusting to the work load.
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That is an awesome post and I really enjoyed reading it. From my perspective it was on the mark on almost every point.
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Wow! That’s one of the best posts ever made here. Results may vary based on the demands of your degree. But there is time for a social life. All the teammate and baseball stuff is dead on. I was standing outside a hotel one night when a university logo’ed bus pulled up. On the bus was a friend and former teammate of my daughter I hadn’t seen in a year. We chatted for a while. Then she was called. She smiled and said, “I may be leading the country in scoring. But I’m still a freshman. I have...
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Ok, I'm in my 50's and I believe I was just put away by a 19/20 year old who is in more touch with baseball reality than I could ever be. And to think my kid distorted the truth a bit when he told me how college was.... . Great post.
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Thanks for the insight! I’ll be sure to share with my soon-to-be college freshman!
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Had my jr. to be read it and he said it was remarkably accurate. Now we're giving it to his frosh to be little bro.
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Blud15, Priceless! ! We need more of your hands-on wisdom! Keep posting!
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God bless you BLUD15. Son who just finished frosh year as well felt it was very accurate + from the heart. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with those that are getting ready to face what you just went through!
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Hey BLUD15! Anything on texting your parents every now and then?
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They are going to need things form y'all and y'all will need to know things from them. I wouldn't expect daily communication because things do get busy during the school year but several conversations a week is about the norm, I would say.
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This is great and so very timely for me! Thanks Blud I'm copying and emailing to my 2019 son who leaves in a month! Great advice.
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Required reading for all rising Freshmen! Thanks so much for the post, and all the best to you!
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My son (rising college Soph, just like you) read it, agreed with everything. Very good and accurate post. Best of luck to you this year!
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Thank you! This is so awesome! My son will be a freshman this Fall and I’m sure it will be helpful.
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Fantastic post and concur it should be required reading for any incoming freshman. Well done!
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Great post. I'm guessing that at nerdy D3 colleges "your mileage may vary" on some of these points like social status and parties, but there's alot of universal truths there too. I passed it on to my rising Frosh. Thanks!
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My son had official visits with 3 “nerdy” HAD3 and one HAD1. One of those nerdier D3’s was the biggest party school he saw and it totally turned him off.
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I think the thing that surprised our whole family is how much there are actually two teams in college baseball — a team of pitchers, and a team of everyone else. My son headed off to college with a teammate from HS. They lived on the same floor, about three doors apart, one is a pitcher, one a MIF. We would ask our son "how's the SS doing?" "I don't know, never see him." Heard from the other boys parents that they got the same thing in reverse. Just something we really didn't expect.
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Great post!!! My son only communicated when he needed something! lol Other than that "crickets"!
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You can't believe how hard balancing school and baseball is, in a nutshell. Your basically working two full-time jobs.
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With all due respect, the biggest party weekend I ever experienced in my college years was on the Harvard Yard my Freshman year with high school friends from there, Dartmouth, Brown, Princeton, and Williams. Partying is virtually universal on college campuses of all stripes, colors, and levels.
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Mileage may vary with any STEM major at any level. I know what my kids put into being science and math majors and playing. Engineering is more challenging.
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Party school? Dartmouth is located in Hangover, NH according the the students. Every school is what you make it.
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This was a great post and I’ve had my future freshman read it. Thanks for the assist.
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Don’t wreck a scooter and stay outta the HC’s office. (son wasn’t great at either)
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I have searched this site and the web but really can’t find much info. I know all schools have fall ball and this how the team is finalized. Is there a schedule any where, is it mainly inter squad? The NCAA site said the coaches get 8 hours per week, is that right? Any info would be appreciated.