Bottom 7, 2 outs, down by 2…
Smiling walking to the plate. She knew.
Ice cold🧊 🧊 🧊
Pitchers worst nightmare to see that confidence stepping into the box.
Delivered. Incredible WCWS moment.
A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:
Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”
Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.
About 1.5% of those get drafted.
Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.
The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”
I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️
For the first time in 152 years — HISTORY IS MADE!!!
Trainer Cherie DeVaux watches Golden Tempo and Jose Ortiz get up at the wire to win the Kentucky Derby at odds of 23-1.
🎥: Reaction footage owned by America’s Best Racing.
@reredevaux | @jose93_ortiz | @PhippsStableFan
@brandongroepper@RoLLcLoNeS1@MilanMomcilovi5@Hassel_Chris Comparing to numbers this past season. Stirtz got 1.5 million. Folgueiras got 2 million. Milan has offers over 3 million this season. Yes this is very true. The money is absolutely crazy right now. There will be players making over a million coming off the bench at some schools.
@elcorncapitan The best way to fund NIL, but with such a nice grass field and rain coming it will cost the grounds crew a pretty penny to getting it looking perfect again. I would say thats the only downside. Hopefully rain holds off.
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If you like yourself way too much, this is probably not the spot for you."
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