Fallon Center for Youth Sports: Fallon Mission
FALLON VISION
The Fallon Center for Youth Sports, LLC strives to be a just and caring group of mentors recognized for excellence as a vibrant, student-centered, goal oriented organization.
FALLON PHILOSOPHY
At the Fallon Center for Youth Sports, LLC (FCYS) our philosophy begins with a deep belief in the potential of every individual. We are committed to offering college planning, education and guidance to students from diverse backgrounds. Regardless of academic or athletic history, all students are expected to advance to significantly higher levels of performance. The personalized nature of our learning environment allows students to develop athletic skills, life skills and responsibility.
Who is Jeff Fallon
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We are all put on this earth for specific reasons and whether we know it or not seem to spend our entire life trying to figure out what that is. We have an opportunity to make an impact on so many people as we navigate our way through life. As I learned from Victor Frankl's "Man Search for Meaning", we all have the ability to make our own choices on how we react to each situation presented to us. One of my daily goals is to create a positive experience for everybody that I come in contact with and have a positive impact on them. We all can make conscious efforts on what sort of impact we have on others, for me I choose to make it positive.
I have had many people shape my beliefs and for that matter the mission of this company. As you will see, the entire concept of the Fallon Center for Youth Sports, LLC is born from my experiences and references from my childhood through my college years and to today. With this company and for the people involved, I am trying to eliminate many of the negative experiences I had while growing up and provide quality opportunities for the people we come in contact with.
To me, sports and developing friendships were everything! Without these, there was nothing for me to look forward to. Over the years and through maturation, I have come to a realization that although these are important to me, in the end its family that is the most important thing in my life and always has been. When I was younger, I never really realized that. Part of our objective is to create programming that allows more families to participate. With so many people going in so many directions, we realize flexibility is key. I believe the more quality families we have involved in our organization, the better the experience for everyone involved.
I think if we surround ourselves with good people, we will develop some life long lasting friendships through youth sports. I can vividly remember most of my youth sports games, whether pick up games in the back yard or organized events. These were very special times for me and obviously has made an impact on me. By losing some of my dearest friends to untimely deaths at very young ages, I was forced to understand (painfully) that we need to live each day to the fullest and be sure we are doing something worthwhile with each day on this earth because you never know when it will be your last.
Other than my parents, my brother and my sisters throughout my childhood, there were two people who have had the greatest impact on me ... and they were my Grandmother and Grandfather.
My Grandfather was a businessman starting a grocery store in the 1930's and through the depression era that is still in our family today (and owned by my brother Bernie). From my memories of Grandpa, he was someone who was focused and new exactly what he wanted in everything he did. One of the many things that I remember about my Grandfather is that he had the ability to find something good in everyone and everything he came upon. My Grandmother was the rock solid positive force behind my Grandfather. Whenever I saw my Grandmother she was happy and was always smiling and laughing. I know now, that this is what she consciously chose to do with me, be positive and happy and it took me almost 5 years since her death to figure that out. All I knew ... was that with Grandma, (like most gramma's) ... I would get the unconditional, 100% positive love and her full attention, everytime!
Looking back, I realize that both Grandma and Grandpa Fallon understood what I am just beginning to understand. When we leave this earth, we do not take anything with us. Spending time on this earth has nothing to do with what we have when we die but everything to do with what we have given while we are alive! We should find something that we totally enjoy doing, never settling for anything less. Surround ourselves with the very best people possible and be sure that each day is a day of giving !
Our company's working philosophy is that family is our core, our strength and a source of that unconditional love and positive feedback that my grandmother so elequently displayed for 90 years. Everything we do at the Fallon Center for Youth Sports has this in mind. We strive each day to find good in everyone and everything (just like Grandpa) and to be a just and caring organization while being completely honest in our evaluations of each student we work with to keep the integrity of our mission in order.
People always ask me what I do for a living ... and I have to sit and think, since I am not sure what it is I do. I have been fortunate to have a life full of lessons (some positive, some negative) that I have somehow turned into a business and enjoying every minute of it. People also ask me if I would have changed anything from my past ... and although there were certain very painful events, I go back to the fact that we are all here for a reason and things happen for a reason, those events have shaped who I am today, both for the good and bad and without those references, I would not be who I am.
-Founder of the Fallon Center for Youth Sports, LLC
-Founder of the Arizona Pilots, (non profit organization designed to help raise funds for those in need)
-Founder Pilots Baseball Club -Arizona State Leadership for USA Baseball www.usabaseball.com National Team Identification Series (NTIS) -Current Head Baseball Coach for Mountain West Stars NTIS Baseball team
-Current Professional Baseball Scout (Associate Scout Los Angeles Angels)
-Current Coach and Director, Los Angeles Angels High School Scout Team
-Former Associate Scout, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles & Philadelphia Phillies
-Former Coach, Arizona Summer Collegiate League (ASCL) 5 years
-Former Coach, (7 yrs) Chicago Cubs High School Scout Team
-Former College Baseball/Basketball Coach, (youngest head coach in the nation in 1989)
-Former Collegiate Recruiting Coordinator
-Expert panelist for www.collegeview.com
-Advisory member and expert writer for Hobsons Student Union (HSU)
-2 sport collegiate student-athlete.
COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ACHIEVEMENTS
-Collegiate Career Batting Average .403
-Most Valuable Player, 1989
-Team Captain, 1989
-Started at every position over 4-year collegiate career
COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL ACHIEVEMENTS
-Set school and conference record for most consecutive games scoring in double figures. (58, spanning from 1986-1989)
-set school record (now broken) of most points in game (35 vs Western New England College, 1988)
-Most Valuable Player, 1988-89 season
REASONS FOR EVERYTHING WE DO
This was brought to me by my beautiful wife Natasha .. its from the Bible and helps me everyday!
EPHESIANS 3:20
"The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not
protect you."
FCYS Notes
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Fallon has developed methodology that has proven successful in the character development of student-athletes who have completed programs under his leadership, and has been instrumental in placing over 97% of the student-athletes who have worked with him to college-level sports. FCYS believes that one-on-one instruction, weekly workouts, monthly college planning workshops, and participating in tournaments and games on a regular basis throughout the school year helps our coaching team to get to know the student-athletes and families with whom they work on a very personal level. This method provides an environment in which the student-athlete can make corrections to behaivor immediately and thus make an improvement in a specific area. This method also tends to promote overall character development and sportsmanship.
One of the goals at FCYS is to help the student-athlete develop a life philosophy from their experiences. We believe that when students are ready to learn the teacher will appear. Sometimes students hear the same message over and over, but just are not ready for the information. We try to be here when they are ready! Without experience, we have no references to draw from the help improve in whatever area we are trying to improve in. FCYS works in partnership with many other instructors, sports programs and facilities thoughout Arizona, with the idea that we are all part of the same team, working toward the same goal. These organizations all believe that the most important piece of the puzzle is each student and their success.
As FCYS grows and further fine tunes its program, all FCYS coaches will be certified, services and teams with be expanded to include other sports, including female athletic teams.
Current divisions of FCYS are The College Planning Center and the Pilots Baseball Club. These divisions work hand in hand to provide the best possible resources and development for each student-athlete and college coach we work with.
Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence,empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
WHAT IS FCYS?
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FALLON CENTER FOR YOUTH SPORTS, LLC:
We provide an environment in which students and parents find positive, honest and realistic guidance in their specific sport. We encourage students to set high goals and to reach their potential, understanding that failure is part of life, but success is a way of life. Our main focus is the growth of the student-athlete and providing the best information for them. We are looking for motivated students with a passion for personal success and development. In addition, we feel it is our responsibility to provide the student-athlete with a realistic evaluation, placing them with a group of student-athletes with similar goals and abilities.
The success of our program is like no other. In the 2003-09 amateur baseball draft(s) 92 of our students were selected but even more impressive is that, since 1996 more than 97% of our seniors have had the opportunity to compete at the collegiate level with 36% at the NCAA Division I level.
The difference is that we have a plan. We develop relationships with each student and continue to build relationships with college coaches nationwide. For high school students, The College Planning Center offers a complete college plan, offering legitimate opportunities for exposure to college coaches and guidance as each navigates their way through the recruiting and college admissions process. The Pilots are a non profit organization designed to enhance the ability of each families participation is good, worth while opportunities. Our high school teams are built to help our coaches provide better evaluations to college coaches as they recruit and evaluate each player. We build Pilot elementary and junior high aged teams to help each student develop as an athlete and a person. For students in those grades (2-8), our Pilots teams major focus is to teach the game as it is taught at the next level. Focus is placed on competing, proper fundamentals and complete development. We believe if we compete and play the game right we will win our share of championships. We haven't been disappointed. As players develop, they are introduced to the Angels Amateur Baseball Program:
18u- Angels Amateur Red Team (Connie Mack, 18u)
18u- Angels Amateur Blue Team (Connie Mack, 18U
17u- Angels Amateur White Team (Connie Mack/Don Mattingly, 18U)
16u- AZ Angels Red Team (Connie Mack/Don Mattingly, 18U)
15u- Halos Baseball Team (Connie Mack/Don Mattingly, 18u)
14u- Angels Rookies Red Team (Mickey Mantle, 16u)
13u- Angels Rookies White Team (Sandy Koufax, 14u)
COLLEGE PLANNING CENTER:
The Fallon Center for Youth Sports, LLC is home to the "College Planning Center" where we assist students in developing a realistic plan for their college education and beyond. Using athletics as a vehicle, we strive to assist in the development of each student-athlete while providing maximum exposure and guidance as they become a prospect for college programs.
The Center provides assistance utilizing professionals in different areas of expertise to maximize the level of improvement for each student while monitoring realistic projections against students goals. Academic progress and individual development is monitored and stressed as it is the foundation of each college plan we create. We are not in the business of promising scholarships, financial aid or even assistance in negotiating financial aid. Our goal is to help student-athletes develop a realistic and effective college plan. We use that plan to as our roadmap to find the best college match for each student-athlete and college involved.
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule 1 : Life is not fair - get used to it!
Rule 2 : The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault , so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
Rule 8 : Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
If you can read this -Thank a teacher!
If you can read this in English thank a soldier!!!
