Justin Aquilante

Type 1 Diabetic - Never tired - Shortstop @MasonBaseball & @UNCGBaseball - Coached @WCURamsBaseball - all kids should get the chance to play at the next level

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Excited to join @eTeamSponsor podcast this morning at 10am @ABCA1945 booth 3019 @FirstLookHQ

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

✈️ landed @ABCA1945

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

@JFicoturo @TAProfileAPP @TopPreps @NextLVLProspect @BUncommitted @draftysapp @QrRecruiter @ODUBaseball @RutgersBaseball @JustinSumner_3 @PerezEd Kid can play. His “FIT” is off the charts - ⚾️ IQ & work ethic is college ready. 🦇 💪🧤skills keep building. Grinds in the classroom. Keep 👀 on him @FirstLookHQ #sleeper

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

How kids get better at ⚾️ - make fun, get creative, have a purpose that is not forced on them but part of the challenge & and be an active participant #beinvolved #getinvolved #firstlookathomeplayerdevelopment ⁦@LittleLeague⁩ ⁦@FirstLookHQ⁩

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Read post on FB & hear alot kids 12u. My kid is a serious ⚾️ player: 1 👇is true
1Parent living thru kid
2Think cause he plays tourny
3competes in every drill, 😁, 🗣& 🤭 on field, liked by teammates & doesn’t need a game to compete
How many #3s? know w/in 5min at practice

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

@CoachLaRosa What a great man had the pleasure to coach with him for 2 yrs - showed up everyday willing to do whatever to help the team #institution

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

👀 a post this week on FB - kid didn’t realize he was off and posted he was looking for a tournament to play in🥲 - yth so misguided does the word #game not exist? the word #team is fading too - #guestplayer it’s leaked into college #transferportal

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Every youth ⚾️ parent/player should listen to what was just said - #gottobeaplaymaker - & if u want to play at next level learn to move ur body like @gpickit25 in the video - takes more then playing #tournaments

[Gary Patchett @gpickit25]

I'm 💯% for transferring the ball in the center of my body. I also know that U better have a full tool box of different transfers when it comes to playing SS at the highest level. When trained correctly U can have freedom/confidence to make plays w/out sacrificing ball security.

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

It’s about that ⏱of year where the new arrivals learn how much they don’t know - everyone who played at the level is #guilty! Also⏱ when #coaches start to realize whether the new arrivals get them a bonus or a headache! #beenbothoftheseexamples

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

@KendallRogers any chance💰will make it to ⬆️ pay for #assistants or actually pay #vollies ?These men and women influence #kids lives in their program down to youth - let’s make it so they don’t need 2 full-time careers w/ only 1 paying them enough to live @FirstLookHQ

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

$7B tv deal for power5 - any chance💰will make it to ⬆️ pay for #assistants or actually pay #vollies ?These men and women influence #kids lives in their program down to youth - let’s make it so they don’t need 2 full-time careers w/ only 1 paying them enough to live @FirstLookHQ

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Yth ⚾️ #coaches 🛑 chasing tournaments & #mlb # of games in effort to play better comp so ur players get better - #misguided. run high energy, goal oriented practice, demand competition in every drill & u will learn best comp is on ur own field & kids will want more @FirstLookHQ

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Has #guestplayer become a feature in college sports? #FIT is more important then ego of signing to sign #itransferedin1999

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Great Poll - been 👀 so many posts for fall tryouts where the highlight is how many #games & #tournaments they will play. If ur practice is high energy with kids competing in each drill that should be highlighted cause that is where u #develop

[First Look @FirstLookHQ]

We talkin bout practice <insert #AllenIverson video here 😉> and want to know for spring/summer what is your ⚾️🥎 teams #practice to #game ratio?

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Any team 7u - 18u practice at least 3x more than total # of games played to date this yr? Spring and/or summer - winter training & individual work doesn’t count - full team practice only! #3practicesfor1game #travelball #showcase #littleleague @FirstLookHQ post your team 👇

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

entered “transfer portal” in ‘99 not b/c team, coach or school.wasn’t right fit 4 my style & SAT scores didn’t give many opts-toughest day asking 4 release. 20+yrs later transfers & decoms host 🎉these days.SAT limited my opt, today, too many rush to ✍️ #FOMO w/out due diligence

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Lots of q’s on social, is ⚾️tourny worth it based on # scouts there.10 scouts r there & none need ur son pos -still good tourny? Change ur mindset- engage sooner(14&15u) track rosters,child progress,type of player school signs- # of scouts won’t matter #proactive @FirstLookHQ

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Take a 👀 at last night #MLBDraft22 list - position players with left handed stick seems to be trending #youthbaseball #travelball

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

@robinson50_c @JeffMoyer41 Teach that in practice - energetic college style practice, players compete - being brought down to yth ⚾️is where I am headed. Teach coaches hi/quality rep practices - teach parents 65+ games at that age is criminal no FOMO. what is happening now - no ⏱ 4 practice @FirstLookHQ

[Justin Aquilante @FirstLook_Jus]

Lots of references last night #MLBDraft22 about guy was on “the circuit” - whole crop of players on the next talent level down thinking they need to do a “circuit” - spending a lot 💸w/ little return start recognizing which “circuit” ur on - spend on #development