Practice tomorrow morning for my son and his team mates. Yes, they had to leave this snow state and head to Cocoa Beach but he couldn't wait to put on a pair of spikes.
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Coach Merc,
Our first scrimmage was yesterday...about 40 degrees with high winds that made it feel more like 30 degress. I have weathered many cold early season games through the years but I dont ever remember playing with mounds of unmelted snow and ice on the grounds surrounding the fields!
Come on spring!
Our first scrimmage was yesterday...about 40 degrees with high winds that made it feel more like 30 degress. I have weathered many cold early season games through the years but I dont ever remember playing with mounds of unmelted snow and ice on the grounds surrounding the fields!
Come on spring!
It figures. My son calls me first thing this morning, excited about being in Florida and the opportunity to play today. Then he tells me it's pouring and the forcast is for rain all day. This is not a good thing for a 5 day trip. Just a wondeful winter it's been.
for anyone interested, the St. Patricks day Parade in Manhattan was great. Happy Paddy's DAy.
for anyone interested, the St. Patricks day Parade in Manhattan was great. Happy Paddy's DAy.
Coach- I know the feeling, looooong winter.and soon it will be next winter again. hurry up and wait.
The boys here were able to get outside last few days and somehow they managed to get some partial scrimmage games in. They scrimmage again tomorrow, Sat and Mon then they head to Florida on Tues.. I won't be feeling the cold as much tomorrow though as son is slated to take the mound in his varsity debut
and pretty sure the blood will be flowing.
and pretty sure the blood will be flowing.
hey coach, what team is your son on?my son was in coco this week jc out of mass.
hey 20 and coach-
my son's down in cocoa this week, too.
cocoa expo.
Rained out yesterday, hope for games today.
my son's down in cocoa this week, too.
cocoa expo.
Rained out yesterday, hope for games today.
Aint it a kicker when you go from Western NY to Floirda and then you get rained out!!!!
OUCH
OUCH
No doubt, but at least you don't have to shovel it!
They've had 7 games so far, though, so all is not lost.
They've had 7 games so far, though, so all is not lost.
Anyone's son headed for Fort Myers this weekend?... my son will be leaving for Fort Myers on Saturday for a week of games at Terry Park..
My son his down with his HS team Kennedy Catholic. They won their first game today and he was 2/3 with a walk, Triple and a double.
We have three full time staff members and two scouts located in Ft Myers.
piaa_ump, Coach Merc, and others who might be there, please email me your son's schedule and we'll try to get somebody to those games.
pgjerry@qwest.net
Thanks
piaa_ump, Coach Merc, and others who might be there, please email me your son's schedule and we'll try to get somebody to those games.
pgjerry@qwest.net
Thanks
Jerry, my son is in Cocoa Beach not FT Myers.
Son's team will be at the Braves complex in Disney Mar 23-27.
let me ask a "dumb " question, how are high schools from new york traveling to cocoa beach/ ft myers. when the high schools around here only travel from town to town to play each other.unless it's sectionals and then maybe they travel to bimington ny (states) who pays?
hirrel 13-
I am from NJ and my sons team travels to the Carolinas over spring break. The trip generally runs between $4000-$4500 and is paid for by our Booster Club which runs 3 major fundraisers a year. Our spring trip is financed by a Lottery where every player in the program (frosh and JV included) sells 25 lottery tickets for 5 dollars each. Most of the prizes are donated.
We host a golf tournament in September, which the players are not involved in. Those funds are put back into the program for things like new dugouts, team sweat suits, or jackets...etc.
Our last fundrasier of the year is the 100 Inning Event which the players provide names and addresses of 10 possible sponsers...letters are also sent out to area merchants. The boys play 100 innings of baseball on the day of the event. All sponsers are welcome to come out and watch...we have a big cookout...its really fun. This money funds our Senior Scholarship Program where a set amount of money is given to the seniors that go to college.
It is a lot of work that goes on all year but its worth it.
I am from NJ and my sons team travels to the Carolinas over spring break. The trip generally runs between $4000-$4500 and is paid for by our Booster Club which runs 3 major fundraisers a year. Our spring trip is financed by a Lottery where every player in the program (frosh and JV included) sells 25 lottery tickets for 5 dollars each. Most of the prizes are donated.
We host a golf tournament in September, which the players are not involved in. Those funds are put back into the program for things like new dugouts, team sweat suits, or jackets...etc.
Our last fundrasier of the year is the 100 Inning Event which the players provide names and addresses of 10 possible sponsers...letters are also sent out to area merchants. The boys play 100 innings of baseball on the day of the event. All sponsers are welcome to come out and watch...we have a big cookout...its really fun. This money funds our Senior Scholarship Program where a set amount of money is given to the seniors that go to college.
It is a lot of work that goes on all year but its worth it.
Hirrel 13,
It is common for northeast schools to make a spring trip during school break south or west in preparation for their seasons. With our weather it's virtually impossible to get the boys ready for the H.S. season up here. Both public and private schools do it as last year with private school son went to arizona and this year back with local public school they are going to disney for 1st time but they usually go to coco. Not all schools do this but many do.
Perhaps you could bring this up to your son's coach. We are not as fortunate as Crollss though as the parents pay for the kids trip but still well worth it at about 900.00 for the week which includes air/hotel/food and about 8 games and practice time.
It is common for northeast schools to make a spring trip during school break south or west in preparation for their seasons. With our weather it's virtually impossible to get the boys ready for the H.S. season up here. Both public and private schools do it as last year with private school son went to arizona and this year back with local public school they are going to disney for 1st time but they usually go to coco. Not all schools do this but many do.
Perhaps you could bring this up to your son's coach. We are not as fortunate as Crollss though as the parents pay for the kids trip but still well worth it at about 900.00 for the week which includes air/hotel/food and about 8 games and practice time.
Oh well boys are in disney and won their 1st game but son is sick...hope its a 24 hr thing as i'm flying down this afternoon.
When you look out this morning and see 9 inches of white stuff on the ground you can see why parents make it work in terms of the team heading to Florida
Got to enjoy a beautiful week in Ft. Pierce last week only to come back to 44 degrees in PA. Won 9 of 9 games so they're off to a good start but now it's supposed to rain for the next several days so who knows when they'll get on a field again. A good time was had by all! 1st vacation in several yrs. and where do we head but still following the boy to his games!
