Padres Principle's: Dedication

Dedication

I still remember the 1st day of practice & the puzzled looks we got as we handed out 13 bands of silicon to our newly named little friars. Each band engraved w/the word that would become our mantra for the pre-season. Dedication.

I'm sure our parents looks mirrored those of our little ballers just a couple hours earlier, when they asked the nature of these clear bracelets their boys wore off the field that night. I hope that now our intent is as clear as those silicon bands we handed out that night. Our desire isn't measured in wins or losses, but in the growing measure of the little men that we've had the pleasure of working w/this year.

Our plan is to teach principle as well as this beautiful game we all know & love as baseball. Dedication was just the 1st to learn as we plan to progress through strength, excellence & truth as the season progresses. The bands can be wore or not, but it is our prayer that what's written on them is what's worn...not on the wrist of our boys, but on their hearts as they learn what's truly important.

So parents, please join us in the teaching process as we all have a part to play in this very important season. Re-enforce our teachings on these principles @ home & we'll promise to do our part on the field. We take very seriously our responsibility to role-model integrity to our padres & fully understand that we can't do it on our own in the limited time we have.

We've dedicated ourselves as a staff to your boys & hope that you would as well as parents, fans & friends. It's an awesome feeling to be apart of something bigger than yourself, especially when that something is based in principle's such as ours...dedication, strength, excellence & truth. Thanks for being apart of our family & letting us be a small part of yours.