Ace…the short time you were with us changed our lives forever. We love you so much, we are so proud of you and we will meet again. Ace Nolan VanderLaan, 1/17/23-1/18/23.#Trisomy13
Every 6:00am lift you didn’t feel like going to, every late night paper you wrote to make sure you made grades, every party you missed, every extra cut you took in the cage after everyone else turned in....the dog pile justifies it all.
First baseball practice at UST since 1969....can’t even begin to express how grateful I am to lead these young men. The rain moved us inside, but the guys adapted and got AFTER IT, it’s going to be a fun ride!
Tremendous honor…this really does mean the world to me. Being able to stay in my hometown just makes it even sweeter! Ready to get to work @HCUHuskiesBSB ! #DawgsUp
PLAY MULTIPLE SPORTS. We LOVE recruiting multi-sport athletes!
Additionally, if any select/travel ball coach is telling a 12 yr old that they need to consider focusing on just one sport...they just mean they want you to focus on paying them all year versus just part of it.
As coaches we should measure success in the amount of kids who call us later in life for marriage advice, help buying their first house, and job references.
We have a unique opportunity in our profession to change 30-40 lives every single year...how cool is that?