Jake Owens

Dad to Jackson and Emerson. Husband to Maggie. Hawkeyes, Raiders, Cubs

[IAbaseball @iabaseball1]

JACKSON OWENS PULLS IT OUT FOR THE SAINTS 😤

Jackson Owen’s gets a blooper in the gap to give Xavier the win and the sweep over IC High! 🧹

#IAbaseball X #iahsbb

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@MattSchirm_CAA Stories like this all over the place Shirm. WEe both remember a certain D3 RB who never started in hs bc his team had D1 players at his position. That guy was a grinder through D3, Arena ball, Europe and then got his chance and played several years in the NFL.

[David Neill @DNeill62]

Common story:

Kid loves baseball. Decides to quit other sports & specialize in 8th grade.

Plays spring ball, summer travel ball, & fall ball. Private lessons over the winter. Ends up swinging/throwing 12 months straight.

Does this for 4 years.

48 months straight of the same back/arm stress.

And we wonder why so many HS players have Pars stress fractures and torn UCLs.

Now apply this to volleyball, golf, basketball, etc. We are breaking our kids’ bodies in pursuit of scholarships.

Athletes need an offseason. Especially when they’re 15.

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@GPinTN1 @ScottDochterman Highly likely Dolph and Bobby didnt want the media reporting this. How awkward would that have been for Leafield, w/advertising $$ involved, having their play-by-play announcer in a public fued with the head coach. Makes the program look even more dysfunctional than it was.

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@MegRemSoftball Love doing this in front toss and having the player check their hands (dropping?), backside foot/knee (collapsing or stacked?) and posture (chest over plate?).

[Baseball Dudes Inc. 🇺🇸⚾️ @BaseballDudes48]

Indoor Training Facilities...

Personally I've trained in, rented from, been part owner and owned a facility for the last 20ish years. Anyone who has been a part of the financial side understands the difficulties of it. Here's a list of things facility owners have to manage to keep it looking professional and the doors open...

1. Rent. No matter the time of year, rent is always there (just like your home mortgage). When the weather is uncomfortable, the phone rings but when it's great to be outside, revenue slows.

2. Equipment. From baseball’s/softball's to turf to seating to batting tees to netting, wear and tear is real especially in busy facilities filled with the public. With this in mind facility use rates should be at a figure to help cover this and set money aside for future repair and replacement.

3. Cleaning. For those that care, keeping the place clean is always on their mind and is a task on its own. Kids tend to be messy, lost and found is often over flowing, dust builds and bathrooms left unattended can get nasty pretty quick.

4. Schedule. During the busy months keeping everyone on schedule is a must. Sometimes renters lose track of time but there needs to be someone on site to keep the ball rolling.

5. Fee changes. It's never comfortable but with rent increases by landlords, increases in utility bills, insurance rates or maybe a new high end product/service offered, fee changes are often necessary. Owners tend to lose customers at these moments but it's a part of business.

With all this said, facility owners have to be mentally ready to take that all on. They must have many areas of revenue generating services (people renting space alone will rarely be enough) throughout the year to not get caught in the trap of the slow months. They must have good people skills and be trustworthy. They must be organized and they have to be creative.

So the next time you walk into one of these amazing facilities out there, know there is someone/a family/a staff who has put a lot of time and effort into making that place what it is. Please respect the space, clean up after yourself and spread the word.

[Prep Baseball Iowa @PrepBaseballIA]

#𝐈𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐒𝟐𝟔: 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘤��𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴

We saw some 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 pitching‼️

📊𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙚: https://t.co/yZptbCF0RE
📊𝙋𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙨: https://t.co/2pSWJ2ORqo

Leaders🏆 ⤵️

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@PhilJonesNFL LindeRbaum

[Maxx Crosby @CrosbyMaxx]

It’s Gameday Raider Nation! I’m giving away a signed jersey to someone that RTs this post! #ProBowlVote Maxx Crosby

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[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@geoffschwartz While Gronowski is certainly an improvement for Iowa QB play, we still fall short with being able to execute the game changing deep throws in this offense. If we want to be 10-2 or better with a schedule like we have this year year, next year, etc., QB play must be above MG.

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@RedditCFB Great footwork avoiding contact.

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@charsarsfield5 Congrats, Charlie. A lot of hard work invested. It will be fun to keep an eye on the Hogs now!

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@NFL_Convo Need 3 of these 4: Tet, Adams, London, Ladd. Also have C-Mac, Etienne and Kyren to fill RB and one additional flex.

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@stoolpresidente Assume you will fly into one of the FBOs in Cedar Rapids. You gotta try Need Pizza in downtown Cedar Rapids. Best New Haven style around here. Also, Pagliais Pizza in Iowa City is great brick oven. Airliner has NY thin and Wig and Pen is decent tavern.

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@Hassel_Chris Listen, I get what you're saying. Win @ home/night vs. name brand of PSU. That said, the '23 win against Illinois at home was bigger, imho, given those circumstances (Brian getting "fired", Kirk vs. Beth, QB/offense debacle, final B1G West title).

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

#1 vs. #2 this week at Xavier. Let's go Saints!

[Bound Iowa @Bound_IA]

🚨𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝟰𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗥𝗣𝗜 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦🚨

WEEK SEVEN EDITION

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[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

@1ajevans Congrats AJ. Big things ahead!

[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

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[Jake Owens @OWENSJAKE]

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