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Friday, July 28
ABC Fall League
Dear Players, Parents, and Coaches,
The Fall program is entering it's third year with additional offerings, great pricing options, and exciting potential. Each year another group of players gets introduced to a new level of play.
ABC Fall Baseball in Andover began in 2004 with one team of 13 year olds and two teams of 9-11 year olds. That first year we scheduled 8-10 ball games through local tournaments and intrasquad scrimmages.
2005 saw an increase to three teams of 13-14 year olds and three teams of 11-12 year olds. Again we tried to add 10-12 more games of experience through local tournament play and Sunday doubleheaders. Included was a Wednesday night pitching workout to keep the players arms in shape through the fall.
This year we're again trying to add 10-12 more games both competitive and instructional in nature plus add two nights of instruction to the program for pitching and hitting.
I've priced the program to allow families to choose their level of participation. Teams and individuals can select whatever works best for them. Thank you for your continued support
Coach One, Coach All
David Haas
Friday, May 19
Summer Camps, Tournaments, and Fall Program
Dear Parents, Players, and Coaches,
You never know what the new season will bring. It may be green grass and sunny skies or wet fields and weed patches. Usually it's a little bit of both.
In three years, the Alliance Baseball Program has changed shape many times. We've shifted through age groups and skill levels reaching the people we're supposed to reach. A current snapshot would include college, high school, and 14 year old priorities.
2005 saw a strong emphasis in the 10 year old age group. 2004 was even younger. Who knows where we're headed next. Here is a message I've received lately. The author is unknown, but the content for what I've been doing these last three years is on the money.
"People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.
Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.
LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life."
Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.
Coach One, Coach All
David Haas
Mission
Dear Parents, Players, and Coaches,
I would like to thank everyone who participated in 2004 and welcome those who are looking at the 2005 program for the first time. We have come a long way in a year. I'd like to take this time to share my guiding thoughts.
My mission is to create an enthusiastic environment for enhancing the skills of youth players through specific skill training methods, technique improvement, and dynamic situations. I will unify teams by common interests, location, and levels of commitment and maintain those teams through long term development. I hope to increase family value by placing stable and highly instructed teams on the developmental path that allows the appropriate mix of recreational, developmental, and competitive play. Ultimately this activity will generate the participants necessary and bring together community interests for the purpose of constructing a new youth baseball complex and training facility to serve the South Central Kansas region.
By far the most prevalent question I receive is how many games should a team or player participate in. I have given that question a lot of thought in designing my programs. By going backwards from the highest levels here are the program goals by age group.
Major League Baseball 162 games
Minor League Baseball 134 games
Division 1 College (19-22yrs) 100 games
High School (15yrs-18yrs) 70 games
Middle School ages (13yrs-14yrs) 45 games
Little Leaguers (11yrs-12yrs) 35 games
Little Leaguers (9yrs-10yrs) 25 games
Little Leaguers (7yrs-8yrs) 15 games
T-Ball\Coach Pitch (below 6yrs) 10 games
That is a lot of baseball in many age groups. I hope to achieve this amount of participation through multi-league participation, tournaments, camp activities, fall leagues, and summer jobs for the upper age groups. As of now I'm confident of reaching those goals for many players in the 10-9yr age group. 12-11yr age group, 14-13yr age groups. Over time the entire program will take shape. Thank you for your patience and hope to see you soon.
Sincerely,
David Haas
ABC Fall League
Dear Players, Parents, and Coaches,
The fall league is about to take a few more steps for this organization. So far we've learned to crawl through the inaugural activities of Alliance Baseball Camps 2004, ABC Fall League 2004,Wild Card Chase Tournament, and a Late Fall and Winter indoor Academy. We started taking our first steps with the Inside Pitch, Alliance Little League, and Alliance Baseball Camps of summer 2005. Now the fall program consists of the Pennant Drive and Wild Card Chase tournaments as the cornerstones of the the Fall League Program.
So what have I learned? People want programs,a little more competitive play, and games on the East side. I have been trying to resolve those main issues that for years lay in wait to be seized upon. Those are also the issues driving the Northeast Baseball Complex development. However, my feeling is not to wait for the fields at the Northeast site. They already exist. Andover is one giant baseball complex waiting for the organization to make it happen. With four diamonds at the 13th Street Sports Park, Four diamonds at Andover High School, and four diamonds more at Andover Central High School it is a virtual diamond mine.
The challenge now... keep moving forward. Improve the players. Adapt the activities. Develop the coaches and umpires. To Get the message across that if you want to reach the next base, or the next level of play, or an advanced package of activities you got to start first with small steps. We've taken ours. Our lead-off has been accomplished and we are poised for the dash to second. Come join us.
David Haas
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