Son committed today. Thank you to all on this site who assisted.
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Congrats!
Congratulations! Thanks for sharing the full journey!
Wow, what a great post. Congrats to your son! Thanks for sharing the details.
Well done. My son would have killed to be 6'7". However, it probably would have led him to college basketball. His size (6'1" in hs) steered him towards baseball. I did warn him when he was young he would grow up to be a 6'2" white kid.
congratulations to your son! let the adventures continue!!
Fantastic! Thank you for the story.
Just outstanding -- congrats to you and the entire family.
Excellent post on your sons journey! Just another example of "what this site is all about"!
RJM posted:Well done. My son would have killed to be 6'7". However, it probably would have led him to college basketball. His size (6'1" in hs) steered him towards baseball. I did warn him when he was young he would grow up to be a 6'2" white kid.
Funny my son would kill to be 6'2" - I wish I had a buck for every time I heard I wish he was taller.
I love it when a plan comes together. Congrats!
Awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Great story. Congrats to your son and the family.
Shoveit4Ks posted:I love it when a plan comes together. Congrats!
Thanks 4Ks. I hesitated to reveal all the details, both flattering and unflattering. Don't want to appear boastful, although my son's story is not what I'd call "pretty." I always appreciated your candor with your son's journey. You sharing his story showed me that it's possible, that kids can bloom later and to "keep the faith." Hope you realize that by you sharing your boy's story it helped me help my son.
Thanks!
And not sure I'd call it a "plan." More of a path, really. And I'll be the first to admit, my son's path had many "forks" in it due largely to the blessings my wife and I have received in this life. I understand that. Admittedly we have been able to provide "forks" in the road for our son. Humbly, he's been blessed with more choices than most kids. But to his credit, and in the immortal words of Yogi Berra, he's taken every one of them. He's never taken the path more traveled. That is to his credit, and I believe helped him to arrive at where he is now.
Big thumbs up!
Thanks for sharing your (and your son's) story. It is filled with examples of the characteristics and traits it takes to succeed in life.
- goal setting
- dedication
- perseverance
- committment
- flexibility (in your path)
- hard work
Congratulations and good luck on your path down that next fork in the road!
Congrats!
Your son's journey shows that sometimes there can be success in taking a less worn path. I believe it was Babe Ruth who said, "It's hard to beat a man who refuses to quit."
I commend you for realizing that even though it may not have been the best thing at the time for his baseball career, spending the year abroad was an amazing opportunity that your son will remember long after he has hung up the spikes. So many parents lose sight of the fact that we aren't just raising baseball players - but also kids that we want to go on to be happy and successful adults.
Congratulations to you and family. Awesome.
Nice job Coach, and congratulations.
congrats
Excellent and thank you for sharing the story.
#1, glad it helped. We had no idea what we were doing and got lucky.
Great, great post. A dream is a powerful thing. When you have one, wonderful things can happen. A wonderful thing has happened for your son and your family and you have much to be proud of. All the best to him and your family in the future.
congrats to your son !
forgive me for asking- and don't feel obligated if you don't want to share, but where is he committed to?
also, glad to see you changed the title of the thread- original title did make me laugh- thought maybe he had "been committed " to an institution!
That is crazy fantastic!
ClevelandDad posted:Great, great post. A dream is a powerful thing. When you have one, wonderful things can happen. A wonderful thing has happened for your son and your family and you have much to be proud of. All the best to him and your family in the future.
ClevelandDad AND everyone,
Thank you for the well wishes. That's all it ever was, a "dream." I am telling you, the years age 13-17 in this game have been BRUTAL. It's a miracle son just didn't quit, and like most HS 6-7s just dunk basketballs and hang with the cheerleaders. Seriously. Baseball between ages of 13-17, that transition from LL to HS ball is just brutal for some kids, my son being one of them.
Many more "down" days ahead I'm sure. But son weathering the storm between 13-17 has been huge. For every (1) good baseball day these past 4-years, there have been (9) disaster baseball days.
Some one on here, I think Ironhorse, said something once about success being defined as " if you can still get up after getting your a$$ knocked down," you're doing ok. Something like that? Son kept getting up I guess?
Love reading these stories. Thanx for sharing!
Thanks for sharing the story. Proud for you son for not giving up when he faced adversity. Now that his primary goal of committing to a D1 has been accomplished, I doubt he'll have any trouble staying focused on improvement between now and then. Sounds like a high character kid!!
old_school posted:RJM posted:Well done. My son would have killed to be 6'7". However, it probably would have led him to college basketball. His size (6'1" in hs) steered him towards baseball. I did warn him when he was young he would grow up to be a 6'2" white kid.
Funny my son would kill to be 6'2" - I wish I had a buck for every time I heard I wish he was taller.
Haha... you guys got a long way to go... when you get to around "wishes he was 5'8", let me know and we'll enter the conversation.
Coach - BIG congratulations and awesome story. Love to hear more of the true grind stories that are, I think, more of an accurate look at the journeys for most of our boys. Even the 6'7" ones.
Awesome news!
Congrats to your son and family. Love the story! As coach Brown said "You can't teach height". In the end it was his hard work and your help that paid off, regardless of the height. My son had a 6'7" team mate in college that really struggled with control so having height, while an advantage, is not a magic bullet by any stretch. Best of luck in the future. PM me with the program.
Congratulations! Great story
That was a really cool story and a great lesson about perseverance. I wish the best of luck to your son and your entire family.
This is a good story, plus the kid can speak French and is already a world traveler. Here's hoping he keeps working hard to get bigger and stronger and faster.
So happy for you and your son! I've been following you since you and I chatted on here and love the journey so far. He certainly has worked hard to get where he is at moment. Tell him to don't settle. Keep working hard, there is so much more to come.
Most of you know my son's baseball story and if not, feel free to look at my profile and read, but what I am most proud of with him (and all my kids) is the person they have become and are becoming. One thing I learned on here (of many) is as much as I love baseball, what I really love is my kids. Because baseball was so important to him, it became even more important to me. The person he is becoming as a college student and young man is very cool to watch.
The life lessons and experiences your son had in Europe will never be forgotten and it is amazing that you were foresighted enough to let him experience life. Congrats!!!
Oh duh, so can you disclose where he is going?
Congratulations Player and Dad!
And I hope your son is thanking you for the good genes.
You can't teach 6'7" 210#!
Congrats to your son & your family! The work continues, the grind gets harder, but the rewards are forever.
Make sure to set aside as much time as you can to get out and watch!
I loved reading your son's story. Thanks for sharing, and congrats on the committment. It seems that no matter who your son is, there are always going to be obstacles. Even if the kid is a can't miss prospect, they will still need to find a way to fight through things. Maybe it is a coach they don't like, a bad outing when they aren't used to getting shelled, soreness, an injury, etc. Your son's story of perseverance is very uplifiting, and motivating.
Great read, congrats!