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Learning From, And With, 8-Year-Olds

Posted on 03 July 2009. Tags: , , , , ,

Hard-fought games, happy smiles. There's a lesson here.

Hard-fought games, happy smiles. There were lessons here.

NORRISTOWN PA – How does a successful year of youth baseball end? For Don Villanova, who coached the Pottsgrove Instructional League Baseball 8-year-olds to a second-place finish Wednesday (July 1, 2009) among 18 teams in the Neal S. Cohen Memorial Baseball Tournament held in Norristown, it is completed with acknowledgements and thanks.

Here are slightly edited excerpts from the conclusion of an e-mail Villanova distributed Wednesday night to league members and parents:

“Folks, we gave it a heck of a ride! It was great fun, and we came close. Thank you for all who came out to support us. It spoke well for our organization. And just think of the friendships made! We … wrap up a very successful Instructional baseball year.

“From a coaching standpoint … we had a good staff: Todd, Chad, Ray, Greg, and myself. I count it a privilege to have had the chance to coach with Greg Biagini. We put our minds together and talked baseball, baseball, baseball for three weeks to bring this team to this level of play. We must have had (a) million e-mails working the line-up and other things.

“Greg took me to school in coaching. I have greatly benefited from the experience, and have learned many good things; I would not hesitate to do it again with him. Our gifts differ … but our goal is the same: teach team fundamental baseball skills to boys and girls, and build them into competitive ball players.

“And thank you, Joshua, for being our bat boy.

“The best fans in the tournament, and the players, were just a privilege to work with.”

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