As many of you are aware, College Select has fielded a Summer team for the first time---for many years we have had just a Fall team and will continue to have a fall program.
I have to tell you that at 68 years of age, and despite the heat this summer, these summmer weeks have been among the best I have ever had baseball wise. I am rejuvenated in terms of baseball
Great group of families and the boys bust their butt and are impressing people in each event. What makes it even better is that the majority of the summer kids will be back with us for the Fall season. That gives us 5 months together which is great in terms of teaching and recruiting and creating a College Select family..
For those of you you try to figure out why we, even at 68 years of age, do what what we do consider this;
Many of us have seen our own sons careers end years ago--we still love the game and stay connected and are able to give back from our experiences
Many of us just simply love the game more than life itself--for me it is my release--as my wife says every weekend I return home looking like a new man--full of life and smiling--why shouldn't I?--I have just spent the time with great kids who work together as a team and respect the game the way it is to be respected.
In putting the team together we did things a bit differently--we did not hold tryouts---our players came from recommendations from our alumni,high school coaches and players myself and staff have seen--lo and behold it worked--we have one of the greatest group of players we have ever had--I could not be more pleased with our roster.
Realize folks that it is not always about the money--for many of us it is about the joys and pleasures of being on the baseball field with great kids who come from great families
This why I do it !!!1
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