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Hey Bob Longo here, and I have heard enough about my program that you know what I just want to step in and set the record straight on a few things so at least when people read this they will have the other side of the story.
I will address the points that you bring up one by one and then you can make all the comments you want.
Also please note I am using my name not some clever screen name
so you know eactly who this is.
1- Mission of what we are trying to do is take kids that are all playing HS ball here on LI and want to get better at the game and prepare for HS and hopefully beyond. No where does it say on our site or in the talks we have with our players and parents that we "Promise" anything for college. What we do say is that are program is built like a college program and that our focus is to be prepared and do things that will get us to tournaments
as we feel that this is a path that other local and regional teams have done.
2- Original format was to be 12 - 13 players per team which is where we are with four teams and a fifth coming on line.
3- Turnover little history here, we started with one team oin 2005 and grew to nine thats nine in 2009, thats pretty good and we had in those four years almost zero turnover maybe 6 players per year all was good in NYO land. We deceide that since the teams were all doing well and that most of these kids wanted to do a little more and based on what many parents were looking for we changed the program to ramp it up to the next level and when we did that is when many felt this wasn't what they wanted both from a number of hours standpoint and cost. We are fine with that and wish them well and have had a few players look to get into our program as of late due to fact that what they are doing now isn't what the wanted either. We are all happy on this end.
4- The biggy cost - We have been training since November twice a week in a gym with three pro trainers, we have been working out since January and will continue until September two - three hours per week with baseball training all with pro instructors not Daddy coaches. Each team will be coached by a D1 or better paid coach with all of his expenses to and from all tournaments paid for. We have a running clinic done with Ed Lovelace which will take place in spring. Goggle him you see what this guy is all about. We also have 8 - 10 good high exposure tournaments on tap that again for the kids that have the goods they will be in right place.
we also will have a full web page for these players with all their infor with ability to upload pictures and video so if they do get a look it will be easy for the coaches to follow the kids.
If you think you can get all that done 110 plus hours with three instructors per hour, insurance, equipment, tournament fees, paid coaches, clinics and a fully supported
End Run- Just for those of you that need some more input we spoke with a number of D1 coaches when we put this toghter and had Pat Anderson at our intro meeting. I helped run the Paveco team with Gregg Sarra for five seasons and we traveld everywhere as well so I have been around,Perfect Game, Baseball Factory, Blue Chips, Diamond Nation, Under Armour, Cobb, NAFB, DR, and no less then a dozen states and I think I have learned a few things along the way.
I know The guys personally who run the Titans and the Ducks and other reginal organizations and these guys understand and welcome our program and have no problem with it and you know what there programs are priced around the same price point when its all said and done becasue this cost money to provide the level of service.
We started with one team in 2005 built to nine in four years. We start again with four - five this year and it will take time we built a good program first time around right, can we be given a chance to build this. Not one team organization including the Ducks and Titans come out of the gate signing 25 players and of you think thats the goal you have missed the point. We just want to take players in who want to perform to the very best of their ability and we put together a program that no matter what will make them better. How much who knows we don't have any magic pill just a program we feel address what a good player needs to be doing.
Last lets get this straight how many of you who are writting here run teams and have run teams that your sons were not a part of? Come on lines like that are just out there to make people upset. Yeah I get out of bed on weekends since my sones were 5 to rake fields with the LL and then my own organization for the fact that yeah my kids out there also. If thats a problem for someone or anyone then really who is missing the point. I do this becasue I enjoy it. We have 60 plus participants that are happy also. Give it some time and stop bashing me and my players it is getting old.
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