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Volunteers for the HSBBW

BumBum1,000+ posts
I had an interesting thought the other day. What if we emailed every high school coach in America and let them know about the HSBBW?

Mind you, we could just be informative and not pushy -- just let them know the great informational resource HSBBW is -- and discuss how, if their players and parents tuned into HSBBW they could get great information to improve their game and recruiting chances. We could come up with a "flyer" they could hand out to their players showing the link to HSBBW.. to learn more about the great game of baseball online!

Wow, just think of the new members we could create! All it would take is some of us to "volunteer" to cover an area.. to email each and every high school coach in his or her area. Now, that would put a smile on Mn-Mom's face and it wouldn't cost a dime, just some effort!

I'll cover the entire State of Washington if you guys are willing! But I would prefer a consensus first. What'ya think?

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. --Mark Twain

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FungoFungoHighly Regarded and Beloved Old Timer
I think it would be a good idea. Julie could draft a standard form letter for the "solicitors" to use just so the message would be uniform. However I don't think it would be as effective as one would first imagine. Many coaches balk at promoting "other" baseball events, programs, and information sources for fear of revealing their flaws and diluting some of their authority. Your son's high school coach wants to be the greatest thing in your son's baseball career ---- but most aren't. Wink
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MN-MomMN-MomHSBaseballWeb Owner
This is a wonderful idea, but I am going to ask you all to wait for about a month or so. Wink

With our current hosting arrangement, we pay so much for bandwidth that a sudden explosion of traffic would not be a good thing. (The big bill that just about knocked me out of my chair earlier this month included a $500 surcharge for excess bandwidth.) But I am working out the technical details with a new hosting company which specializes in high-volume forums hosting. It will take some work to complete a transfer including all of our current posts and member settings, but I am aiming for early March.

After we get settled on the new host, I will be happy to draft a letter and of course ask for input from all of you. I agree with Fungo that some HS coaches will balk at the idea, but we can try again once or twice a year, and see if we get can them to come by and take a look.

Julie
Old PitcherOld Pitcher1,000+ posts
MN-Mom,

Just wanted to let you know that after reading an earlier post from you in another thread on the storing of PM's, I went and totally deleted all the ones I had in my PM folder. There were 2 years worth of PM's just sitting there. Had I known about the surcharge, I would have never kept them in there.

Thank you for all you do!

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