BRAVES HISTORY
Braves Baseballis an independent,full-time travel baseball organization founded in2000 with a team of13 year olds formerly known as the Lake CountyChiefs. Over the ensuingyears, the program gained national recognitionwith back-to-back 50+win seasons featuring several prominent tournamentchampionships and atop 10 national ranking. The Braves expect toachieve similar levels ofbaseball excellence with the current roster ofteams at the 11, 12, 13,14, 15 & 16-year-old levels. Over theyears, players representingseveral northern communities of Chicago,including Northbrook,Glenview, Glencoe, Evanston, Winnetka, Deerfield,Lake Forest,Lincolnshire, Wilmette and Highland Park have helpedestablish theseteams while representing the village of Highwood. TheBraves' coachingstaff is experienced, deep and largely independent.Their dedication toplayer development can be witnessed on a year roundbasis. Goingforward, it's the goal of the organization to field teamsat every agelevel that are supported by indoor and outdoor facilityacquisitions aswell as financially from alumni and corporate sponsors.

NEWS BULLETINS

2009 Team Formation underway.  See tryout section for details.

BRAVES PHILOSOPHY
Our philosophyis a simple buteffective one. We do not waste time or energy worryingabout whether wewin or lose. We concentrate on preparing ourselves tobecome the verybest athletes we can be --- both mentally andphysically. We focus onthe little things with intensity, integrity anddesire. As a result, welook to gain an edge over our opponents in everypossible manner: instrength, in technique, in conditioning, in mentaltoughness. When wedo this, we feel so confident that we expect to win.At the same time,the coaching philosophy is built on the premise thatas coaches andparents we can teach more than just baseball. Throughbaseball we cantry to help instill a sense of self-responsibility,compassion forothers, and sportsmanship in victory as well as defeat.The primarygoal is to develop young boys into "class" athletes on andoff theplaying field. Our accomplishments on the field are welldocumented.Off the field, our efforts to assist the homeless, workingwith lessprivileged inner city kids and conducting baseball clinics forlocalcommunities provide another avenue for personal growth that eachplayerwill carry beyond their baseball playing days.

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