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Leading the Way: School-Based Coaches

Ben and Charlie Blackmon (Rockies All-Star, 2014). Coors Field, 2013. I am a huge baseball fan. Living within 90 miles of a Major League Baseball team has helped nurture this love. Going to a stadium fills me with nostalgia and a sense of being right where I am supposed to be. Watching a game on television gives me a different perspective, one I do not get watching the game live. I get to hear the background stories and the comparative statistics. I get to re-watch close plays and know instantly if someone is hurt or what records that person might be approaching or breaking. One of the most admirable elements of a professional baseball player is his drive to always be better. A 162-game schedule every year provides multiple opportunities for improvement. Professional baseball players are the best of the best. They have proven themselves at every level of the game, consistently performing in many different areas. Baseball players have to achieve and maintain a respectable b