Akron Firestone Baseball Association
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Falcon Baseball Association Mission Statement
Develop strong character for each and every one of our student athletes by goal attainment through hard work,
winning attitude, and a loving enthusiasm for each other and our community. This will enable them to achieve
at whatever they do at the next level in academics, athletics, and life in general.
Falcon Baseball Association Coaching/Team Philosophy
There are winners and then in a greater sense there are WINNERS. This greater sense of winning is the one that Firestone Baseball is devoted to.
The essential difference between the two degrees of winning is the DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER. We truly believe that victory cannot be achieved unless
there is a mesh of winning character and winning baseball skills. This mesh will produce CLUTCH performance on the field, in the classroom and in life.
In order to produce this person that is both a winner as an individual and as a baseball player we believe that our players must be GOAL-Oriented in academics, attitude, and athletics. Success in reaching these goals will produce, as a by-product, the WINNING CHARACTER we are seeking in our athletes. As coaches we will therefore be concerned with the WHOLE person. Goal achievement in all areas of our player's lives is a part of our game.
Another important part of Firestone Baseball is that we will not take any shortcuts to be successful. We believe in HARDWORK. This, as much as anything else, will be responsible for the success that we will have.
The last part of our philosophy is a LOVING ENTHUSIASM for the game of baseball. You have got to love the game of baseball to be a Firestone Baseball player. This love for the game is expressed in an enthusiasm for GIVING of yourself to the game, your teammates, and your school. In the long run, the person who receives the most is the player himself.
Firestone Baseball is devoted to WINNING. This winning is best exemplified not by scores or by records, which will be commendable in themselves, but by the CHARACTER and the ATTITUDE of every player, coach, and parent in this program.
In order to produce this person that is both a winner as an individual and as a baseball player we believe that our players must be GOAL-Oriented in academics, attitude, and athletics. Success in reaching these goals will produce, as a by-product, the WINNING CHARACTER we are seeking in our athletes. As coaches we will therefore be concerned with the WHOLE person. Goal achievement in all areas of our player's lives is a part of our game.
Another important part of Firestone Baseball is that we will not take any shortcuts to be successful. We believe in HARDWORK. This, as much as anything else, will be responsible for the success that we will have.
The last part of our philosophy is a LOVING ENTHUSIASM for the game of baseball. You have got to love the game of baseball to be a Firestone Baseball player. This love for the game is expressed in an enthusiasm for GIVING of yourself to the game, your teammates, and your school. In the long run, the person who receives the most is the player himself.
Firestone Baseball is devoted to WINNING. This winning is best exemplified not by scores or by records, which will be commendable in themselves, but by the CHARACTER and the ATTITUDE of every player, coach, and parent in this program.