First of all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to my beloved Big Stick Cardinal nation! I hope this post finds everyone jolly and merry this time of the year. Easy on the egg nog and the fatty foods ok!
This January we will begin our Winter Hitting Sessions. We will go twice a month for January and February and then push for once a week in March. We will dance around Spring Break. The season will get started sometime in April.
My plan is to run these sessions at Balls and Strikes. For those of you that don't know Balls and Strikes is out near the Rascals Ballpark. I would reserve the cage for 2 hours on a given night (I am thinking Monday's or Wednesday's as I have conflicts on other days each week). During those 2 hours each kid would be a part of a group of 3 and would spend 30 minutes hitting, drilling and learning.
My plan is to get started probably the week of the 11th of January.
If you feel strongly against Monday or Wednesday as the day let me know. I'd like to make one trip up to Balls and Strikes and do the whole team in one 2 hour session.
More to come after the holidays!
In HIS name,
Coach Tom
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Chinese Christmas - December 5th (5pm)
COME ONE COME ALL!!! TERI AND I ARE HOSTING A CHINESE WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE AT OUR HOUSE!! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH AT 5 PM. BRING ONE CRAZY GAG GIFT UNDER $20 IN VALUE AND ONE COVERED DISH. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT US AT 636-695-4569. PLEASE RSVP BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH. HOPE YOU ALL CAN MAKE IT.
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
Friday, November 6th- Trailhead
Hi All,
Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Halloween last night!
It's been a while since we've heard from everyone.. so I thought it would be nice to try and get together next Friday!
Place: Trailhead, Historic Saint Charles
When: Friday, November 6th between 6:30 and 7pm.
Who: Well- this would be an adult only Big Stick Cardinal adventure.. Hey.. we've got to bond too.. Right Coach Tom?
So far I have Wyatt's parents, Coach Tom and Miss Teri.. and then Brad and I ..
Please let me know if you can join us.. we'd love to see everyone and catch up!
Christine
Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Halloween last night!
It's been a while since we've heard from everyone.. so I thought it would be nice to try and get together next Friday!
Place: Trailhead, Historic Saint Charles
When: Friday, November 6th between 6:30 and 7pm.
Who: Well- this would be an adult only Big Stick Cardinal adventure.. Hey.. we've got to bond too.. Right Coach Tom?
So far I have Wyatt's parents, Coach Tom and Miss Teri.. and then Brad and I ..
Please let me know if you can join us.. we'd love to see everyone and catch up!
Christine
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Year End Evaluations
What a great year! Between DAA and SPAA this team went 18-1-1. Not bad. We were just a defensive play and a hit away from going 20-0, but that is sport. The kids played hard, worked hard and the results were evident.....and we will get better!
We will take some time off before beginning our winter hitting program. That won't start until January. We will ease back into things, but I want to get things going earlier next year. I assure you each player will be given the opportunity to take over 300 cuts and field 300 ground balls/fly balls before our next game in April. Not to mention additional cuts and ground balls/fly balls they will see from you the dedicated parents. With your commitment, the kids talent, and the coaches teaching you think this team will look dramatically different even from this year? Count on it!
I have performed end of the year evaluations with some of you already (Haynes, Fortner, Skow, Fitzgerald) but need to come by or meet for lunch with the rest of you. I will make my schedule as flexible as possible for the rest of October, but please send me an email with some times and dates that would work for you. It will just be Tyson and me from Thursday - Monday this week so if we get together over the weekend or in the evening I'll have Tyson with me. He and I would gladly come by the house. The kids could play and the adults could talk. Pastor, I'll see you on Saturday at the football game. We can talk then.
I want to take 15 minutes to talk with you about your child's progress this year and what I see for him and the future of Big Stick. I also want to hear from you. What do you want to see for your child with Big Stick? What do you want Big Stick to become? Do tournaments interest you?
This is about all 11 families and the direction you want the Big Stick Cardinal family to take and not about what I want. Consider me your servant! We have something very special going here and I want to build upon it. Relationships are forming and I genuinely believe, and hope, that all of us really enjoy spending time together. I can only speak for Teri and I....we love all you and will miss seeing you on a weekly basis this fall.
The Chrisitan Small Group that I have talked about in the past is a way of keeping us in touch thru the fall and winter. More on that coming soon, I promise.
All for now. Stay warm and dry!
We will take some time off before beginning our winter hitting program. That won't start until January. We will ease back into things, but I want to get things going earlier next year. I assure you each player will be given the opportunity to take over 300 cuts and field 300 ground balls/fly balls before our next game in April. Not to mention additional cuts and ground balls/fly balls they will see from you the dedicated parents. With your commitment, the kids talent, and the coaches teaching you think this team will look dramatically different even from this year? Count on it!
I have performed end of the year evaluations with some of you already (Haynes, Fortner, Skow, Fitzgerald) but need to come by or meet for lunch with the rest of you. I will make my schedule as flexible as possible for the rest of October, but please send me an email with some times and dates that would work for you. It will just be Tyson and me from Thursday - Monday this week so if we get together over the weekend or in the evening I'll have Tyson with me. He and I would gladly come by the house. The kids could play and the adults could talk. Pastor, I'll see you on Saturday at the football game. We can talk then.
I want to take 15 minutes to talk with you about your child's progress this year and what I see for him and the future of Big Stick. I also want to hear from you. What do you want to see for your child with Big Stick? What do you want Big Stick to become? Do tournaments interest you?
This is about all 11 families and the direction you want the Big Stick Cardinal family to take and not about what I want. Consider me your servant! We have something very special going here and I want to build upon it. Relationships are forming and I genuinely believe, and hope, that all of us really enjoy spending time together. I can only speak for Teri and I....we love all you and will miss seeing you on a weekly basis this fall.
The Chrisitan Small Group that I have talked about in the past is a way of keeping us in touch thru the fall and winter. More on that coming soon, I promise.
All for now. Stay warm and dry!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Stryper - Sauget, IL - Monday (tomorrow) Night 7 PM
Don't know if you have heard of Stryper before, but they are the best Christian Rock band this earth has ever seen. I have seen them 4 times in concert and they are back! They are playing Pops in Sauget, IL, just south of St. Louis, on Monday night. They will go on after 8 PM. I've seen them once on this year's tour already and would love to see them again. Anybody interested in a night out to worship the Lord and hear some great Christian music? Tickets are $15.
Let me know. Who knows maybe you'll catch a bible! I did last time out. Call me ASAP or email me if interested! 904-424-7239....thomas_fitzgerald@csx.com
Let me know. Who knows maybe you'll catch a bible! I did last time out. Call me ASAP or email me if interested! 904-424-7239....thomas_fitzgerald@csx.com
Monday, October 5, 2009
Daddy Date Night
Trinity and I started a monthly tradition when she was 5 years old....we call it Daddy Date Night. It is really easy for a father and his son(s) to hang out and find common interests, especially if both father and son(s) are in to sports.
But with my precious princess Trinity not really big into sports like her daddy, we decided to find common ground. Thus Daddy Date Night! We go out to dinner, movies, get our nails done (not me though, no never, wouldn't think of it, that's not manly......aaahhhhhh well a pedicure every now and again maybe!)
Well this Friday, Trinity and I are going down to SLU to watch a girls volleyball game. Trinity and I would love to make this a Double Daddy Date night. If any of you dad's are interested in bringing your precious little one with us, Trinity and I would love it. The game starts at 7:00 PM this Friday. Let me know if you are interested.
But with my precious princess Trinity not really big into sports like her daddy, we decided to find common ground. Thus Daddy Date Night! We go out to dinner, movies, get our nails done (not me though, no never, wouldn't think of it, that's not manly......aaahhhhhh well a pedicure every now and again maybe!)
Well this Friday, Trinity and I are going down to SLU to watch a girls volleyball game. Trinity and I would love to make this a Double Daddy Date night. If any of you dad's are interested in bringing your precious little one with us, Trinity and I would love it. The game starts at 7:00 PM this Friday. Let me know if you are interested.
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