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Great post-- something for others to learn from

Great Post. I hope you guys have a great season. Keep us posted.

Thanks, I know that this isn't any big controversial thread..but, here anyway.Newman

Nice job, Ryan. Good luck the rest of the way!

Really great post and great story. Congratulations. Yours is he type of story that makes this website so much fun. Thank you for sharing this and please keep us posted on your team and teammates.

TEX-HOLDEM,
Posts like yours remind me why high school ball is so beautiful!

Not every post has to have controversy......the best ones just have to have real emotion...........congratulations!..best of luck to you and your team........

Hey it's me again...I didn't want to get into the game by game detail, but we're now 16-2, ranked #5 in Florida 3A schools and tonight we're playing for our coach Kokinda's 600th career win.

Good luck to you and your coach!

We finished the season 21-8 and #11 in the state. The bats disappered at the end of the season and we lost to a couple team that we shouldn't have. But thats the way it goes. Coach Kokinda won his 601st game during the year. I wish we could have gone on because I really think that we had the talent to do it. Then again, its alot better than going 8-17 or something like that.

For the parents that think going from team to team and school to school just for baseball. If your kid is happy at the school and getting a good education, stay there. Even if your kid is a stud that can mash. If they're good, someone will see them. If you've got a coach that cares about his players and knows some baseball, stay.

If every good player jumps to another team you'll never know how good your team could have been. The kids I played with stuck together and became a pretty good team. Now, we've got kids coming to our school because of how well we did. Our JV team went 17-5 and we've got a couple stud sophs.

I don't want to sound too cocky or anything, but I think because I stayed and didn't jump to another high school who had a great great program, it's helped our school's program. People know me down here and I'm really proud to say that I stayed at my school and am now going on to college and playing ball.

I cannot agree with you more!! My son too went to a small school (private) for the education and ended up helping the school and his team become a good "baseball school". Have never regretted a minute even after only winning 5 games his first year. We are now state ranked and came within one game of the state playoffs. He is having no problem getting seen and is having a great high school experience.