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[Coach Hill @CoachMarcusHill]

Parents for the love of god please stay out of your son or daughters dugout. Players, stop going to visit mommy and daddy during the game. You might as well go out on the field with an emotional support stuffed animal at this point it’s getting a little nuts. Get their water or whatever they need before the game you don’t need to visit each other 5 times a game and then wonder why they can’t do hard things on their own.

[Matt Lisle @CoachLisle]

When you are practicing, practice like:
1) you are trying to make the team every day and
2) you don’t want to let your teammates down.

– Jeff Boals

[Steve Trombly @tromblybaseball]

How many good coaches have we lost because parents refused to hold their own kids accountable?

The answers might surprise you.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Bryce Mitchell on Trump's White House UFC fight:

Our government is desecrating its role in society by entertaining sports. Our government is to protect and serve the people. Our tax dollars and resources are funding this operation. The government is supposed to protect us, not entertain us.

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an athletic director, people often ask why I am so passionate about sports, and my answer is simple: sports made me who I am. They gave me so much that I feel a responsibility to give that same experience to others.

Sports taught me how to compete, how to be accountable, how to be a good teammate, and how to pursue the Lord through the friendships I built on teams. They gave me the opportunity to be both a backup and a starter, and to understand the value of each role.

They taught me how to get in shape, how to work for something I wanted, the values of winning, and the lessons that come from losing. They also taught me how to give my best effort toward a greater cause even in moments when I thought a coach did not like me. Over time, I learned that coaches do not dislike players, they challenge them to bring out their best.

If the only value you see in sports is individual success, playing time, or a scholarship, you are not in it for the right reason. Of course those are great goals, but sports are much, much bigger than that.

Ultimately, sports gave me far more than wins and losses. They shaped my character and helped make me the person I am today.

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

One of the biggest culture killers in any program is rewarding the minimalist. When talented people are praised despite giving minimal effort, that standard eventually spreads throughout the entire team. Over time, the culture shifts from pursuing excellence to doing just enough to get by.

Championship programs are not built on talent alone. They are built on consistency, accountability, and people willing to do the hard things daily, especially when nobody is watching. Talent may win moments, but sustained success comes from a team full of people who refuse to live at the minimum standard.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Parenting isn’t a negotiation.
Neither is coaching.

Love them. Push them. Hold the standard.

Kids don’t need easy adults.
They need honest ones.

[Derek Deprey @derekdeprey]

One day you’re gonna wake up and AAU basketball will be over. No more weekend tournaments, packed gyms, or team hotels. No more “one more game” next weekend.

One day you’ll be out of eligibility for high school basketball. Then college basketball too.

And eventually, the thing that feels like your whole world right now becomes a memory.

So stop playing scared. Shoot your shot. Sprint the floor. Dive on the loose ball. Compete with confidence. Enjoy your teammates. Because one day you’ll wish you could go back and play just one more game with them.

Fear and hesitation have ended way more careers than missed shots ever will.

Just something to think about.

[P.O. Sports @PO_Sports]

The Dinosaurs aren't extinct, at least not the Clark Area Dinosaurs. Behind Charlie Luvaas' two-hit gem, Clark Area beats Platte-Geddes/White Lake 1-0 in semifinals of S.D. High School Baseball Association's State B tournament at Brookings. #sdpreps

[Kenny @kennyfgan]

Middle America families stuck in the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time that is travel baseball.

Baseball needs Legion Ball played at high school fields in t-shirts and gray pants more than ever right now.

[Eric Rice @EA_Rice]

Property taxes are nothing more than theft of unrealized gains. This is a great post.

[Andrew Weinstein @Weinsteinlaw]

There’s a particular kind of national exhaustion that comes from being repeatedly told that the obvious isn’t real.

[Irishrygirl @irishrygirl]

Here’s my doctor dining with pharmacy reps.

[LateNighter @latenightercom]

A concerned Jon Stewart spies a familiar face in Trump's now-infamous "Jesus" meme....

[Tucker Kraft @TuckerKraft]

Had a spectacular Easter weekend surrounded with my God fearing family. Thank you Jesus for the ultimate sacrifice you made for us on the cross. Back on my feet in the place it all started🙏

[John Gaskins @johnkgaskins]

Excellent storytelling from @trentsinger. While Hollenbeck further solidified his brilliant legacy, a MAJOR shoutout to Jacob Sittig, an awesome dude & a heck of a coach who deserved better. And deserves a piece of that hardware!

https://t.co/dMXurVYAE5

[The Twins Almanac @TwinsAlmanac]

When 21-year-old Kent Hrbek was called up straight from single-A Visalia, it meant he'd be getting home to Minnesota sooner than expected, where his dad had recently been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.

First, though, he made his major league debut playing Gehrig's old position at Gehrig's old ballpark.