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School Choice: The Perfect Cover for Poaching HS Athletic Programs
Tim Springer Tim Springer

School Choice: The Perfect Cover for Poaching HS Athletic Programs

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School choice was sold as an academic opportunity when in reality it has become the perfect cover for athletic recruiting. Talented athletes can now switch schools with ease, and all it takes is a few words about “better programs” or “more opportunity” to make it legal. Behind closed doors, coaches and boosters are quietly…

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Base running: Leading Off
Tim Springer Tim Springer

Base running: Leading Off

Teaching base running

Teaching players proper leads depending on the situation is the first step to understanding base running.
There are 3 types of leads instructors should teach players while explaining when to implement these leads primarily from…

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Coach’s Log
Tim Springer Tim Springer

Coach’s Log

I went into my final year of Jr Highschool eager to hit the baseball field, but more importantly to take advantage of our team rule: Older players get to choose their jersey number. 
I’d been eyeing that number 11 jersey and it was going to be mine! 

Jersey numbers mattered to us and we usually wore what we wanted. 
But in school ball, when you’re the younger player you get what’s leftover and fits.
Basically .. you wear the number that finds you. 

I waited for my brother to get home that night eager to hear if he made the high school team and more importantly what number he got. 
He came home smiling to tell me he ….

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