Dear Pape Meat Parents,

As the regular season winds down and we near playoffs, we hope you have all seen the growth and development in all of our players. As I mentioned at the beginning of the season, my philosophy in coaching is based on meeting the kids where they are at, instilling leadership, joy in the game, competitive spirit, and trying to be as fair with diamond time as possible. To this end, it has been appropriate for the, second year, older players to learn some of the nuances of the infield time and, the first year, younger players get time to develop important skills in the outfield. At times, we have been conscious about placing some of the mid-younger players at infield positions while, at the same time, trying to stay competitive. We have been very pleased with how the kids have responded and bonded together this season!

Now that the all of our players have had some time for growth, for the last games of the season we feel it is safe and appropriate to give some of