Cold start to the season
A tough night at the ole ballpark last night, it was cold… and I mean cold. And too make matters worse, the Crusaders and the Blue Devils handed us losses in our first league games. But, with that said both Jake and I were happy with the boys. It was a close game against the [...]
BBQ fundraiser for JCBI
Alright gang, it’s that time of year again. BBQ in the Hy-Vee parking lot Saturday April 4th 10:00 – 4:00 ish. Be there! Every year the JCBI teams put on a BBQ fundraiser. Getting up before dawn to make sure you can have some good eats for lunch. It’s amazing how much planning goes into [...]
League starts tonight
Rain rain go away, we want to play some baseball today! Tonight we take on the Crusaders in our first league game of the season. Go Jays!
A baseball teams grows up
Saturday it couldn’t have been nicer outside and a perfect chance to get the boys on a field for the first time this season. Our team is made up of mostly 13/14 year-olds who’ve been at this baseball thing for awhile. They pretty much have it down at this point, pre-practice warm ups, throwing drills, [...]
Baseball gets underway
So, on a late January, 20 degree day, with snow falling… we kicked off the 2009 baseball season. It’s going to be a promising season, something’s in the air and you can just sense it. I’m thinking state championship. So there it is boys, you don’t wanna prove your ole coach wrong, do you?
Time to get practicing
So after a couple months of rest and relaxation, it’s just about time to get at it. Megan’s team, MPulse, starts practice Tuesday. It’s a new team this year, but several members from Rampage joined this team, so several of the girls already know each other. I’ll carve out a section on this site for [...]
BC Academy
Training, more specifically, good training is critical for young athletes. When my son was younger, 8-12, I paid a lot of attention to who was training him as well as the techniques they employed. There are certainly more “bad” coaches out there than good. And the amount and type of damage that can be done, [...]
Top notch sports gear equals second mortgage
The high price of sports gear from Youth Sports Parents by Mark Hyman Here’s my latest post on BusinessWeek’s “Working Parents.” I’m writing about the high price of youth sports gear. Do 11-year-olds really need baseball bats powered by “CNX technology”? No. Do we happily buy these expensive toys for them? Absolutely. Want to see [...]
Jefferson City Garage Sale
JCBI 14U is having a garage sale and bake sale this Friday, October 31st at the Masonic Lodge, off West Truman (behind the urology care) from 7am – 3pm. There’s twelve families participating, so there ought to be lots of good stuff to pick through. And every nickle of the money raised goes to the [...]
social networking in youth sports
weplay.com is a new social networking website geared to youth sports. Parents can share photos and videos of their kids and teams, organize their activities and team events into a single calender. Coaches can manage team schedules, promote tournaments and such. Kids can share their thoughts about the big game and even interact with a [...]
Willie no longer with BC Baseball
I received an interesting comment from Willie yesterday. For those who don’t know, Willie managed the umpires for the BC League at Twin Oaks in Columbia, Missouri for the past couple years. Personally, I thought he was great, his son played some with Sam on the Mud Dawgs back in 2007. Willie was always pleasant, [...]
2009 JCBI 14U team selected
Next years baseball team has been selected. The “official” roster will be posted at http://www.jcbi.org within a couple of days. If you made the team, congratulations. If not, keep working at it and give it another try next August. 2009 JCBI 14U Roster: Dylan Brauner Cameron Carroll Dan Haynes Sam Atkinson Trevor Rucker Alex Johnson [...]
Athletes need a highlight reel
One of the techniques I’ve used over the years to help a child build self confidence is the highlight reel. Most any child who has watched ESPN or any televised sport for that matter, is familiar with highlight footage. In fact they often look forward to it, whether at the end of the game or [...]
Athletics beyond high school
Over the years and just recently in fact, I’ve written about the importance of perspective when it comes to youth sports. Despite our desires, one must recognize just how unlikely it is, that any one of us is raising a professional athlete. Don’t get me wrong, the last thing I want is to shoot down [...]
JCBI 12U and 13U teams picked
Both the 12U and 13U teams for the upcoming 2009 baseball season have been posted at http://www.jcbi.org. If you made one of the teams, congratulations! If not, keep working on your baseball skills and give it another try in 2010. Tryouts are typically held every August, so you have an entire year to improve. Again, [...]
Nine year old Jericho Scott
Unless you’ve been living under a rock lately, you’ve undoubtedly heard about nine year old Jericho Scott. Jericho loves baseball, and at nine years of age already inflicts terror on his opponents, so much so that teams refuse to play when he takes the mound. I was struck by the news stories this week and [...]
JCBI 14U secondary tryouts
Jefferson City Baseball, Inc. (JCBI) is holding a makeup tryout on Saturday September 6th at 1:00 pm on Lions field. This tryout is for the 2009 14U baseball season. You must be 14 years of age or younger on April 30, 2009 to be eligible. So, if you’re looking for a competitive baseball team or [...]
Instant replay coming to MLB
Sports Illustrated is reporting that Major League Baseball has inked an agreement with the Umpires that allows the use of instant replay to help determine calls on the field. Seems the gear has been installed and we could see it inuse this month. The marching of technology is inevitable, but it’ll take some getting used [...]
2009 JCBI Tryouts
Do you eat, sleep and breathe baseball? Do you long to be on a competitive baseball team? Are you driven to be the best you can be? If so, Jefferson City Baseball, Inc. (JCBI) may be for you. JCBI will be holding open tryouts on Saturday, August 23rd for the upcoming 2009 baseball season. All [...]
Wellston Rugrats
Hats off to this team. Those young men fought hard in the Show-Me State games, going 3-0 in pool play only to loose the two bracket games. That’s hard on kids, but it’s a part of baseball and I’m sure they understand that. But that’s not why I’m writing about them. First, a little history. [...]
JCBI: Show-Me State Games
That sound you hear in the back of you head is ole Porky the Pig; “That’s all Folks!” JCBI 13U wrapped up their season today in Columbia, MO at the Show-Me State Games. To be honest and for the most part is was another in a long line of struggles for the team. But in [...]
JCBI: Diamonds Tournament
John Haynes provides the details of last weekend’s Diamonds tournament. JCBI 13U Goes 1-2 in St. Louis Tournament The JCBI 13U won one and lost a pair in the Duel at the Diamonds tournament last weekend at the St. Louis Pond Athletic Association fields. JC opened with a 13-0 win over the New Haven Yellowjackets. [...]
JCBI wraps up league play
John Haynes: JCBI 13U League Results The JCBI 13U won three BC League games and lost one last week. On Monday JC beat the Macon Explosions 8-1 and the Jefferson City Crusaders 11-4. On Wednesday JC beat the Columbia Stealers 16-3 but lost to the Crusaders 13-2. In the 8-1 win over the Explosions Scott [...]
JCBI wins two
John provides the game summaries from Monday evening. JCBI 13U Wins Two The JCBI 13U won two BC League games Monday beating the Macon Explosions 8-1 and the Jefferson City Crusaders 11-4. In the 8-1 win over the Explosions Scott Stegeman picked up the win pitching a complete game with 5 strikeouts and allowing just [...]
