Travel ball vs HS ball

Wonderful story and even better conclusion. You have raised a young man who will go far in this life. Congratulations.

NTGson will greatly appreciate your story.

Thank you.

That's a good one. Proud of that young man you should be!!!

Wonderful story, and how great was it for the high school coach to call you?! You have every reason to be very proud of your son!

As the father of a son who was similarly inclined in high school, I feel compelled to warn you that you might have a coach on your hands one day. 

Great story! You must be one proud mama! Best of luck to the team and to your son!

Thank you all.  In general, I have always told my boys "don't whine or complain to me or anyone else.  If you are unhappy with your circumstances, see what YOU can do to try and change them." I guess he was listening. 

Prespster, he actually would love to coach one day!!!

Great story congrats to your son , don't worry posting here will not put any jinx on your son's team ( its in the fine print at the bottom)

Kudos also to the coach for giving credit to your son, I hope he repeats that story at the teams banquet....  Well after the playoffs end of course.

Really nice story baseballmom - really nice. I'm glad you shared it with us. 

Great story, baseball mom!  Thanks for sharing it here!

Great story, After reading the title I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was going to be another our coach sucks, is HS really necessary thread.

I am happy for your son. You have every right to be very proud.  

Your son has learned something many people in the business world don't get. Don't whine and complain. Provide a solution to the problem. It's nice to see these kinds of threads versus the "my kid was screwed" and "the high school program is useless" posts. When your son ultimately goes looking for a job what he accomplished is a good story about leadership and accountability.

It is a great story.  And the kid is entitled to mucho kudos.  Seems like he understands what it takes.  By the coach's own admission, he was complacent with the team. It took a 18 yo "kid" to show him the way.  Hopefully he made an impression and the team will continue to improve when he is at the next level.  Good luck to the "kid."

Sweet story for sure.  I am surprised that the coach hadn't implemented senior led practices before.  Pretty common where we live.  Not trying to take away from your son, because he did it all on his own.  Much props to him!

Awesome read, thanks for sharing.  Kudos to your son.  Very impressive for a young man to take the bull by the horns like he did!

After re reading my post, it came off a little braggy which was not my intent. .  Although I am very proud of my son, it wasn't really my whole point.  I am just always reading the posts that you are referring to and IMHO  high school ball is still important.  Had he thought he was above this, or my team sucks why bother, he would have missed out on a lot.  Memories with good friends, good lessons in humility, life lessons in general.   Even if they weren't having the great season that they are, I would still feel the same way.  I have a bases clearing bunt story from a few years ago that is so funny I will be telling it at my grandchildren's baseball games.  It just doesn't always have to be about recruiting or playing on the best team. It didn't hurt my son in the least, and may have actually helped him in the long run.

Unfortunately not common for our school. 

Where is this fine print you speak of?  I think I did jinx them. They just played their worst game of the year!!!  I should have waited until the season was over to post this!!! 

The dreaded HSBBW jinx. My son's soph year in HS he hit 5 HR's and 4 Dbl's in 9 consecutive at bats. I had to post it. Next game he looked like a clown. That fixed me.

Congrats to your son that was an awesome post. He is no doubt a fine young man and a player any coach would be thrilled to have. Don't worry about the jinx it only lasts one game. Unless you post again about it. Lol

Don't worry!  You can lift the jinx!  Throw a tray of ice cubes on the ground and walk around it backwards six times .  

Congratulations to your son.  It sounds like he has the right stuff to take him far, not only in baseball, but all aspects of life.

I too almost didn't read because of the title.  I have about 150 quotes that I pull from and post in the dugout as part of an effort to motivate and influence.  Your son's story reflects the message of almost every one of them. Another great read for every new HS player and parent. 

Event + Response = Outcome

"Life is 10% what happens and 90% how we react to it.  We are in charge of our attitudes."

Because of your story, I found another quote to add to my list - it is a bit lengthy but I think very worth while...

"...the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude.  It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances or my position.  Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress.  It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope.  When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me."  - Charles R Swindoll

Great story, great kid....and a coach falling on the sword...somewhat a rarity in the HS baseball world.

Please tell me lifting the hsbaseballweb jinx doesn't involve a chicken!

Well the jinx has lasted more than 1 game Coach May. I am ready to get the ice cubes out and if they lose tomorrow I'll even look into the chicken!!! I feel so bad. 

Cabbagedad, I guess I should have titled it differently.  Love the quote. Having a good attitude is what I preach. only you can choose to be happy or miserable. I would love to see your list of quotes. I am definitely a quote person. I send one by text before games, after good games, after bad games. It's become a bit of a joke.  Maybe you can make a quote section.

baseballmomx4, I'd be glad to send you my list (on a word doc) if you'd like.  Just PM me an email address.