Tag: baseball

Training Recap Day 3

Getting to full strength

We have slowly been swelling our numbers as folks have gotten their paperwork in and approved. I love the participation. We have over a dozen seniors this year and the younger classes will need to carry the torch. Once you start, don’t stop. The payoff on any adventure is typically in the finishing of it – the individual days and experiences along the way may not always be easy. We make no promise of that – guys will experience setbacks – injuries, loss of playing time or a start – but how do you react to that? That helps develop character.

Developing our tactics and position profiles

As much as we try over the summer, the official season brings the first time when we have everyone together and we can see where we are. Some positions and personnel are playing their way into place. Continue to work hard every day. A soccer team is a winning one when all members are worked hard to be the BEST they can be. We are not 1 guy or 5 guys. We are 45 guys.

Love

Great teams are teams in which everyone in the group is looking out for each other. A rising tide lifts all boats and that tide is most likely to rise when everyone feels lifted up, encouraged, and strong. Players were encouraged to do more than just exist with each other and us. Relationships between teammates and coaches last lifetimes – they have for me. I am still in contact with all but my college coaches as they have retired to far off places or passed on

Picture Day

Fun to see the crew in uniform and to have uniforms for most if not all of our guys. We have a few mismatches but it is worth it to have them out there with us. Here is our pic of the day!

Attendance

We need everyone every day:

  1. If you are going to be absent for an excused reason (see team rules under the team information menu), fill out the google form online under the parent/guardian section BEFORE practice.
  2. Work is not an excused absence for missing practice. This is consistent across our athletic programs here at Wilson.

Some FAQ answered:

Do you “cut” players? Are there tryouts?

No, we do not cut players. All players who attend and conform to team/school rules and expectations have a place in the WABS family. That said, there is only so much room on the bus and we have to fit a Varsity and JV team on it. As a result:

a) All players will train in either a GOLD (Varsity) group or BLUE (JV) group. These groups will be delineated each day by performance, attendance, technical ability, effort etc. Both groups will do the same drills, same conditioning, same technical and tactical program and both will get instruction from all coaches.

b) For each Varsity game – a group of 18-20 will be selected as needed and as earned. For each JV home game – all JV players will attend and ALL will play roughly equally. For JV away games – a smaller roster will need to be chosen and the same metrics that are used to select for Varsity will be applied here.

c) Varsity is highly competitive and decisions here will be made with the best interest of the success of the team in mind as opposed to participation. JV emphasis is similar (we want to succeed and win here just as much) but we also have a secondary goal of ensuring participation of ALL our JV players.

*Play hard, attend all functions, listen well, give your best to the team to earn your minutes and time on the field every day!

What about uniforms? What are they like?

a) We wear our blue and gold jerseys / blue shorts and socks at home or our third kit black jerseys and shorts and socks. Depending on final numbers we may to wear a few plain blues on the field as well as we have 38 standard blue and golds. We will see.

b) We wear our whites for away games which may include blue shorts depending on captain preference. White jerseys and socks are mandatory when away. Everyone will be issued a white away uniform.

What do I wear for practice?

As of now, comfortable T-Shirts and Shorts. Practice shirts on the way!