Thursday, May 28, 2009

From The Black Arrow Coaches

Parents,

Thank you for letting us have the opportunity to work and play with your sons this year. It is always our goal to "teach" while also allowing them to have the most "fun". We sure hope that you felt as though your boys were in good hands.

They made great progress this year. As you may have noticed, they made incredible strides between the first two games (losses) versus the end of the year (tournament champs)! They made great jumps in their abilities (base running, signals, positions, hitting, etc) that they can carry to the next year.

This last game was for the boys. Yes, we lost. But, it was with kids at new positions and four boys who hadn't pitched before. And we think they all did great!

Hopefully we gave both the parents and the kids a season to remember. We will certainly remember them. Have a great summer and we hope to see you all at the ballfield next year!

George Landfair
Shane Chandler
Delvan Irwin

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Notes For Last Game!

Our new game time for Thursday is 6:30pm. Be there between 5:30-5:45pm. This is our last game together as the Clinton Black Arrows!

Also, this is a last-minute notice, but if you want a team-signed photo, you will need to call me on my cell and let me know before 1pm on Thursday. The coaches are getting one and I thought I'd open it for the parents. Again, by 1pm! Price will be $8!

My cell is 601-953-8562. See you tomorrow!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

ATTENTION: BASEBALL CAMP ANNOUNCEMENT

Hey, Arrows and Arrow parents. This is a great opportunity for your player to increase his skill in baseball. We STRONGLY encourage you to consider this for your kid because it could definately help him to move on to the next level!

CLINTON BASEBALL ASSOCIATION'S
ANNUAL BASEBALL CAMP

Ages 5-13
May 25th - May 28th
Traceway Park
Starts at 8am

1/2 Day Participants (8am-12:30pm): $60
Full Day Participants (8am-5pm): $100

This camp is being run by Eddie Lofton (CHS Head Baseball Coach) and his staff. Lunch will be provided for full day participants. Monday is optional as it is Memorial Day; however, no discount will be given for not attending.

Good luck, guys!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Clinton Parks & Rec Champs


Picture courtesy of Christine Goff!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

CONGRATS!

CONGRATS TO THE CLINTON BLACK ARROWS! Winners of the 2009 Clinton Tournament! Sure wish I could have been there to see the destruction you guys handed out. Way to go! Updated batting averages will be online by Tuesday!

Coach Delvan

Thursday, April 23, 2009

2009 Clinton Black Arrow Rec Team


Front: Rico McDonald, Colby Ridgely, Chris Cantrell, Matthew Landfair, Ty Irwin
Back: Josh Baines, Cole Chandler, Ryan Goff, Chandler Finklea, Aaryn Peterson, Keith Wilson

Pics From April 23rd vs Foreman



















Monday, April 13, 2009

MONDAY UPDATE

Congrats to the boys for their victory. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE HAS CHANGED!

No game tomorrow. Other games on our schedule have been altered, too. See you all soon!

MONDAY APRIL 13

Fields are OPEN according to the Clinton Parks & Rec website. Be prepared to be at the fields at 5:15pm to begin batting practice and infield drills. Ask your player if they can do the following:

Remember the signals? Steal? Bunt? Take a pitch?

Be aggressive on the bases? Primary lead? Secondary lead? Watching the pitcher?

Be prepared to hit the baseball tonight? There's nothing wrong with swinging and missing a strike!!!

Be prepared to back-up others at your position? Get the ball in quickly?

We all know how to do this, but the BEST teams come prepared to perform. As Coach Landfair says, "once we step between those white lines, we had better be prepared to play baseball". And that means all of the above!

See you all tonight!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

THURSDAY APRIL 2ND

Parents, the game IS ON! We're playing, so be prepared to show up at Field 9. Black socks and black belts with the regular gray baseball pants.

Bring a camera and take pics. We can post them here for everyone to download and share!

Monday, March 23, 2009

FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR

Saturday during "Fun Day" at Traceway Park! Wear black socks and black belts along with your gray baseball pants. Jerseys and caps will be given out this week. These boys are getting better each practice. We've worked on throwing, hitting, defense (double-plays, game situations, etc), leadoff base running, steals, and much more. You will definately want to see us come together in our first game!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Results From Monday Practice

Overall, a good showing from our first time on the field together. Lots of guys out there getting back into the swing of fielding, throwing, and catching. A few kids might be looking at new positions on the field but nothing is set yet. We are lucky to have a lot of kids who can play a number of positions!

Parents: Remind your kids that every player on the field has a job to do on EVERY PLAY. If we remember this, and hustle on each play, then we should look pretty good this year. A little more "rust" to get off, but otherwise we're looking OK so far!

Get excited about the coming year!

Saturday, February 28, 2009

ATTENTION: ARROW PARENTS

This site will be our "home" for the coming baseball season.

Forget our practice time? It's here!
Raining and unsure whether we're practicing or playing? It's here!
Miss the game and want to know how your kid did? It's here!

Feel free to sign in and share your pictures, thoughts and more. We look forward to a great baseball year!

February 28: First Practice @ 2pm (Cage)

Time to get the "rust" off and begin swinging the bats. See you all there!