Firstly the level of athletes in the Vegas Valley has gone down remarkably from class to class. Although there is still a constant flow of good players in the Vegas area it seems that it the number and density of those players is much thinner then when i was in High School and, even more so, before I was in School.
The second thing I have noticed is that the kids have far less baseball knowledge then I had when I entered into high school. They don't understand simple baseball concepts and movements and actions. I don't think that this is because the players are not learning as fast as I or my peers did I just think that the level of good coaching has gone down over the last few years.
The final thing I have noticed is that good leaders, kids who play the game the right way in both their physical and mental approach to the game. The kids seem to care more about how they are dressed or the way they look when they fly out or make an error. The players that are grimy, dirty, hard nosed kids are unique. The kids who pay attention to detail and don't let things slide are rare. The boys who expect to beat anybody they play against and really truly know they are better then them are gone.
The players are there and will always be there. But hopefully sometime soon the kids will start getting the coaching they need as well as developing the attitudes and the approaches they should have. Baseball PLAYERS are a dying breed. Its disappointing to see but for what it is worth I really know that Silverado Baseball will be playing and teaching baseball the right way.
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