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Impact Gold and Houston Power!

Great job to all that helped put this together, and made it work!

Thanks to y'all. I certainly didn't imply that my girls did/do it ALL. I was simply letting them and those that read this, that we are proud of them as their parents. I know that we all single out our own for what we see them do; just wanted to say it out loud. I did say, to their team-mates also, which I felt was appropiate, and deserving. There was no intent to take away from the team effort in the statements. My wife originally shared a statement, overheard from a coach of a team, to whom we had just lost, about one of our daughters.  It's nice, at times, to hear those things from people that you don't know, or know who you are. We, as parents, love it. We wanted to show some love in a post to [i]our[/i] girls, as my wife said, yet include the teams for their hard work and accomplishments. When they don't do well, they know we are proud, yet disappointed in their performance for that day/play; we then talk about the corrections, and move on toward getting better. As was posted "It's a thing of beauty. And amazing to watch.. can't wait to see what they do next weekend!" HFF, Bring them out if/when we have tryouts. NO position is sewn up so tight that it can't be won over by new talent. At times we have open practices for people to work out with us. Contact the coaches to see when that is. They all may be open, for all I know.

Great tourney this past weekend, Nara and Ronnie! Thanks for your commitment to the girls, game, and community!

Congrats to you Shannon!

This is a post to say that I'm proud of the accomplishments of my daughters and their team-mates this weekend. You played well and represented our area in a great manner!  Third place for 12U, and [b]CHAMPIONSHIP[/b] for the [b]10U[/b], their [b]3rd this season[/b]!! Go Shockers!!! I'm proud of you! [IMG][Hidden Content]]

Congrats to you Baylie! Keep it up!

Outstanding! Congrats for the hard work you put in for this!

Way to go Blast, and Unleeshed! Great job this weekend!  :)

[quote name="Tigers9" post="888173" timestamp="1288117918"] Thank you. Since you seem to have known me for a few years then you know I dont always come across very well to some. Im glad you see the point, and I must admit, you spoke my point alot better than I obviously presented it......again....very well spoken! [/quote] Thanks. Actually we have never met and I've only known of you for less than a year. We know people in common and I've seen you here and there. I know people with whom you coach and I've read your posts. I feel I know what you want to accomplish and though  you "dont always come across very well to some." you do very well in promoting your organization. Good job.

Yeah, that's it! Monsters with manners!  ;D

Congrats to you Kelsey! Many blessings to you at UT Dallas.

[quote name="Tigers9" post="888051" timestamp="1288109551"] Very good post. But I still dont think you get it. I havent disagreed with these basis of teaching, they are obviously very good traits as a human being. It doesnt change that the athletes of programs that have continued success have and expect a level of swagger.......whether or not Cheater and others will admit this or leave me to being a [b]"lone rebel"[/b] is yet to be seen. I was watching the news the other day, and I must agree with the journalist's opinion of the direction of our country.........America is getting fed up with the "politically correct BS" the point........we cant see the actual point being made due to race, sex, religious or political views that so often get in the way.....hence the comment by O'Rielly...."Muslims killed us on 911" which by the way is FACT.....however he takes crap for it....he didnt say ALL, however some got their feelings hurt and whined about his comments. so, if your agenda gets in the way of seeing the actual point being made....so be it! Choose the right fit for your kid and be happy, thats why there are several teams in the area. [/quote] Thanks. I agree with most of what was said there except that if a program continues to have the success they will have the confidence that others will see, and then they have the choice of swagger or humility, which in no way means weakness. The opponent will most likely see it as swagger. The difference would be how they were treated by the confident one. Yes, I get it and see your point. It's the way of the world, today. Expecting swagger is just like expecting PC.  (Swagger won't get you fired.)  Facts are facts, but supposition or assumption and perception is not. Bill O'Reilly stated fact. What the others, that don't like him, IMHO, heard was probably something offensive  "due to race, sex, religious or political views". I see my daughter walk in confidence and humility. The opponent may see swagger. Who's "right"?  They would know if they met her. Anyways, thanks for your work over the last few years, also.

[quote name="Tigers9" post="886868" timestamp="1288012124"] [quote author=setx99 link=topic=73946.msg882577#msg882577 date=1287673914] [color=blue][color=red]It is important for coaches to not be so arrogant[/color][/color].  [color=#151b8d][color=red]cant agree with this at all. Coaches that are successfull will always show arrogance, in fact, they should be teaching their kids to have a certain amount of swagger themselves......medicocrity HATES excellence.[/color][color=blue][/color][/color] I think we will continue to teach our daughter Confidence not arrogance and Humility not swagger.  She practices excellence and not mediocrity and she isn't arrogant at all. [/quote] Good luck with that. No where did I say those things werent taught. I believe you confuse arrogance, swagger, cokyness with being rude, unsportman like, and demeaning......below is a quote from the football forum about WOS....you either "GET IT" or you dont, if this doesnt make sense, then NOTHING I say or anyone else can say to help! "These are the only games that challenge the Mustangs before the playoffs.  They may get knocked around every now and then in those games, but they come away from those games with alot of wins and a whole lot of confidence.  Second, their swagger beats the inferior teams the day WOS is typed on their schedule.  Teams look at their annual matchup and know there's not a chance to win.  When you don't truly believe you can win, you won't.  Unless it's a playoff team that doesn't have a 21-year losing streak against the Stangs, it should be a crime to talk trash the week before playing WOS." The real problem is people have a hard time seperating their kids as athletes from off field personaility. Especially their dauhters....      [/quote] This thread is way off topic, but to respond to the response. Swagger:  to walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air.  to brag or boast. Confidence:  having belief in oneself. How does someone teach humility and swagger? Where does the arrogance come in? Which will they want the team to portray? Don't need "luck" with that. I can speak to what we are teaching our daughter. I'd want the coach to teach her the game of softball. I know that there are "game" attitudes that are needed, and will be built upon, but the rest will be left to us. She is the same on the field, as she is off the field. She strives to do her best at whatever she does.  Feel free to ask Coach Clifton. She has been called a "quiet leader," "one of the most teachable girls around". That really feels good, to us, when others compliment on her attitude. Instead of swagger, I'd rather her have confidence.  I'd want her opponents to respect the playing and want what she has, be drawn to her talent, to feel at ease when approaching her, even when they feel her team may beat them. Having an arrogant attitude would not attractive. There are and have been coaches that don't subscribe to arrogance as a way to be.   "Mental toughness is many things. It is humility because it behooves all of us to remember that simplicity is the sign of greatness and meekness is the sign of true strength. Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love." Vincent T Lombardi This was a quote from Mike Candrea about Jennie Finch and her career when she retired. I think sometimes you measure a person's success not on their accomplishments as much as how many lives they've touched," said Mike Candrea, her coach at Arizona and through two Olympics. "Jennie has transformed this sport, touched millions of young kids in many different ways, whether it's fashion, whether it's the way she plays the game,  but through it all she's been very humble." "She's become the face of this sport, and not many people could do that," he added. "It's hard to do." This is who and what I want my daughter to model, but some don't "GET IT". You're right, it never gets OLD explaining it to those that don't. Back to topic. The Blast, the GTS org., and others have done some great ground breaking in getting a lot more of our girls move on to their dreams. I do appreciate all of you that have been and are the path leaders in this effort.

Noticed I received a -1 for the "Warren Report". Hmmmmmm...