Past projects 5
Gloves for My Players
Funded Feb 29, 2020Thank you for your contribution to our baseball program. These new gloves were very much needed and now our players can use the appropriate glove for the appropriate position.
When the team found out our glove project was completed they were very excited, especially the first basemen and the catchers. Since the players have not had a chance to break in the gloves due to these unprecedented times, I have spent the past few months working in the leather. This way when baseball is back and running the gloves will be perfectly broken in and ready to go.
Moving forward the team is always looking for new ways to enhance practice time and training time. In the near future we will be looking to improve our indoor batting net to improve our indoor practice efficiency. Thanks again!”
With gratitude,
Mr. L.
This classroom project was brought to life by DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation - Sports Matter and 3 other donors.Equipment Needed for Our Baseball Team
Funded Feb 14, 2020I want to thank you again for helping out our baseball program. The players on this team demonstrate hard work and dedication everyday they're on the practice field and off the field. Their passion to play the game of baseball, but more important, practice the game and embrace the traditions of baseball is superb.
The moment the project was complete, a few of my players contacted me with excitement. Once news traveled across the team, everyone became eager to try out the new baseball equipment. The boxes all showed up in a timely manner and the players enjoyed opening each box and getting their hands on the equipment. You can feel the sense of gratitude each player had as they passed the equipment around.
Moving forward we will look to fix our indoor batting net. Our batting net is currently very worn with many fixed holes and before it becomes a safety hazard we will look to find a way to enhance it. Thank you again!”
With gratitude,
Mr. L.
This classroom project was brought to life by DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation - Sports Matter and 12 other donors.Baseballs Needed for our Baseball Team
Funded Jan 7, 2019Thank you very much for your support! We have had a roller coaster season ultimately resulting in a trip to the playoffs. We started the first 7 games 1-6 but finished our last 9 games 7-2, resulting in an 8-8 overall record (good enough to make the playoffs). I would like to attribute your donation and support as a big reason we were so successful the second half of the season.
Baseball is a game of repetition and muscle memory and thanks to the different practice baseballs that were purchased with your help the team was able to take advantage of having the necessary equipment to increase each players individual fielding and hitting repetitions each practice. The, ATEC Hi-Per Pro Leather Training Baseballs allowed the players to take 50 quality machine pitch repetitions each indoor practice and the Jugs Softie Practice Baseballs allowed the players to work on their bunting and situational hitting in another station each practice. While, 75 more repetitions each practice may not seem like much, over the course of a season the players were able to accumulate over a 1000 additional swings each. These added swings in our practice is a huge reason why over time our team has improved and the results have shown in our game play and in our record.
Thank you again for your support. Each piece of equipment that we receive from Donors Choose is used and maximized to help each player grow and develop into the best baseball player they can be. Moving forward we will be looking to increase our strength and conditioning by raising money to purchase sports specific training implements to increase hand strength and hand eye coordination. Thanks again!”
With gratitude,
Mr. L.
This classroom project was brought to life by DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation - Sports Matter and 10 other donors.Our Project
Funded Dec 24, 2018Just wanted to take a moment and thank you all again for your generous donations! When my players first spotted the new batting tee, practice baseballs and the new bats at our first practice there was added excitement. The look on their faces when they saw all the equipment put together and laid out for our first practice was priceless. Now that our players can hit off of a high quality and durable batting tee their confidence is growing with each swing. Now with the added lite flight practice baseballs our team continues to increase the number of quality hitting and fielding repetitions each practice.
The team has been able to incorporate all the new equipment into each and every practice. The new bat seems to have extra pop and the training bat is improving our hand eye coordination. We are now able to set up different hitting and fielding stations with the equipment which allows for more instruction and a player centered learning environment.
Your thoughtful donation and overall consideration for our baseball program is going to help us take our game to the next level. Baseball is a skill game that requires reps, reps and more reps to acquire proper mechanics and muscle memory. Now that we have the portable equipment to run effective practices both inside and outside, our individual skills are dramatically improving. As our skill development continues to improve we are now looking to improve our strength, speed & agility. Thank you again for your support.”
With gratitude,
Mr. L.
This classroom project was brought to life by DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation - Sports Matter and 3 other donors.Baseball Is Our Passion
Funded Jan 6, 2018Just wanted to take a moment and thank you all again for your generous donations! When my players started seeing the nets, bats, baseballs and helmets show up at our school everyone was so excited for baseball to start. The look on their faces when they saw all the equipment put together and laid out for our first practice was priceless. We finally have the necessary equipment to run quality, safe and productive practices with our limited space. Each player now takes 50 more swings at practice and our pitchers can now throw their bullpens without the need of a catcher thanks to the portable nets.
The team has been able to incorporate all the new equipment into each and every practices. The new bats seem to have extra pop and the new helmets match our teams' uniforms and look outstanding. We are now able to set up different hitting and fielding stations with the equipment which allows for more instruction and a player centered learning environment.
Your thoughtful donation and overall consideration for our baseball program is going to help us take our game to the next level. Baseball is a skill game that requires reps, reps and more reps to acquire proper mechanics and muscle memory. Now that we have the portable equipment to run effective practices both inside and outside our individual skills are dramatically improving. As our skill development continues to improve we are now looking to improve our strength, speed & agility. Thank you again for your support.”
With gratitude,
Mr. L.
This classroom project was brought to life by DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation - Sports Matter and 15 other donors.