justacoach

Just to clear the air on a young man that I know and respect...... Clay was recruited as a 2 way player here at Angelina, both as a pitcher and position player (ss/of). He did not mysteriously show up with an additional 5 mph as was stated earlier, in fact he suffered a back injury early in the fall of that year that allowed him to focus on mechanics as part of his rehab process. When he healed later in the fall, he not only was healthy, but had added an improved arm action to go along with it. Clay as a player is guilty of nothing more than chasing a dream and listening and believing in instruction that worked for him. To insinuate anything else is to me both uninformed and inappropriate. These forums are an excellent environment for both the fans as well as us coaches to gain valuable information about each given geographic area. I thank all of you as a coach for your contributions, and congratulate you on your passion for these players, and the game itself. It's sad that mud slinging takes place, but it always seems to do so if given enough time. I'll step down off my soapbox now and return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Congratulations to every player who's high school career was worthy of having your name brough into this discussion. It's not often we ever get to be considered among the "best".