A bean for a bean because that’s how we do things around here
we always talk about the morality, the bad ethics, the stupidity of athletes. If you’re on the mound and the opposing team hit your batter last inning, do you throw at their best guy?
Category: Team
When TEAM is the only Option, Why is it so Hard to be One?
Something peculiar happens when you travel to a foreign country with a team of guys you barely know but who have similar goals. Camaraderie and team chemistry are developed . In 2008 I traveled with and coached a Canadian team of high-school aged boys + 1 American baller. We stopped off in Cardiff, South Wales, …
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Your reason for playing can’t be attached to how much you play.
How many ballplayers have you known who “never were”? In other words, you never saw someone with more hops, more handles, a “wetter” jump shot than ____________________. But _____________ never played one second in a real game with you because he quit too soon. He/She did not like how little he/she was playing – wanted …
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