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Stars and Stripes Sports is providing a "Pilot Program" for 5U and 6U players who were born in 2009,2010, 2011.  This special pilot program will be managed by Kelly Ahrens and is intended to provide a unique opportunity for young athletes who show interest in becoming a baseball player. 

Athletes must show a passion for the game and have the parents commitment to participation with this program.  Athletes who are not ready for the program will be identified and guided by the program.  Timing is everything and the athletes must show a passion for learnign the game and can not participate in this program if the parents are pushing too much and the athlete is not ready yet.

The intent of this program is to test and measure the efficiency of this program by gathering facts of benchmarking scores and using this information in the development  of each athlete.  The objective is to properly prepare these athletes for competition and to build character on and off the field. 

Athletes have not had an opportunity like this in the past to be a part of a program that is providing such specific athlete development programs.  As a pilot program, the athletes participating will benefit from professional resources that typically require a significant financial commitment.

This program will be valuable for each athlete as well as the parents as they learn how to assist with at home training to supplement the instruction provided at the Stars and Stripes work outs.  We will classify our gatherings as Work Outs and not practice due to the fact that we are working on building the athlete from the ground floor and not specific only to baseball.

There will be no financial commitment to participate however, we reserve the right to refuse service based upon the best interest of the program.  Parents will be asked to purchase workout apparel and will be able to purchase "training devices" thorugh discounts offered by Stars and Stripes Sports.

Participation will require "at home work".  If athletes are not working on the skills at home, they will fall behind the group and will not advance properly with the program.  To be fair to the program and to the other athlates, each parent must be transparent in the at home work outs validating the athletes passion to work and get better.

Teams and playing in games:  These athletes will not participate in a game until the group can form a competitive team that can catch, throw, field , hit and pitch adequately.  It is most important to learn and master the skill before playing as playing with bad habits defies the purpose of this program.

The coaches will work with the athletes and the parents to properly instruct on all skills necessary to advance. Each parent will need to be able to support our efforts at the field to at home where the athlete is working.

Fun:  We will have fun! Fun will be earned and will be as a result of doing things the right way and developing the athlete.  Each athlete will gain self confidence they will carry on and off the field. Each athlete and parent will learn how to become a good teamamte and put the team in front of any personal goals.

Competition:  We anticipate this group of athletes to become very competitive and will seek to compete at the  highest level possible when that time comes.  This program will remain open to families who want to participate abiding by the terms we have set forth.  It is anticipated that we will have different levels of athletes and will form teams when the time is right that represent the level of play where the athlete is.

Competitive Teams:  Teams are classified as follows from the least competitive to the highest competitve  AA, AAA and Majors. Once the "teams" are formed, cost will incur for parents as we will have professional paid coaches for each team.  Each team will have a paid professional head coach who does not have a son on the team. 

As the program grows there could be expense for field rental that would be shared among the group.  Stars and Stripes Sports has proven our methods to be successful as we produce Regional, All American and National Teams that travel the United States competiting against the best programs in the country.

Each athlete will have the opportunity to advance to whatever level they desire and will be classified appropriately based upon skill. Stars and Stripes Sports will always do what is in the best interest of each athlete and will play no politics.

More About Stars and Stripes Sports:

Stars and Stripes Sports is a trusted National Brand who has emerged as the top athlete development Company in the country.  We can provide all levels of testing, sports performance and instruction and have established the most beneficial Sports Eco System in the country!

Just plug in!  We can assist you with all of your needs no matter where you are located as we have a National presence and have testing equipment, coches, sports performance professionals and instructors located all over the United States.  Skill Testing is critical to benchmark where athletes are and to properly motivate and develop each athlete.

Benchmark your current status and let's get to work to identify and prescribe what is necessary for you to maximize your capabilities.  How do you match up?  Let's figure out where you stand and do something about planning and achieving goals to meet your development path.

State Team, Regional Team, All American Team and National Team partcipation exposes the athletes to the proper environment to prepare them for top competition and development.