South Philly Player finishes third (Batting Average) in New York Collegiate Baseball League

Lesson learned - never let others define you and what they think you can do! Keep God first - defy all odds! Hard work definitely pays off! Fifth-generation South Philadelphian, Leon Mandela Stimpson, competes with the best players in the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) and comes out on top!

http://nycbl.bbstats.pointstreak.com/leaders.html?leagueid=622&seasonid=1614

Catching Up! Announcing Participation in an upcoming Sports Symposium!

Lots of great things have happened over the past months.  All of the accomplishments made in 2011 are now in the history books.  I won't leave you hanging! Stay tuned for a recap of the amazing feats that happened so quickly the challenge became capturing all of these exciting moments in words.  So, please be patient with me as I attempt to discuss the recent past while focusing on the wonderful opporunities in the present. Before I do anything else, let me share information on an upcoming event where I will present on a panel.  If you're interested in attending, please hurry and register.  Seats are filling fast, and there's free lunch!

REGISTER TODAY at http://www.eastern.edu/academic/ccgps/sld/sports-symposium.html - only a few spaces are left!

The Eastern University School of Leadership and Development, Comcast Spectacor and Access Sports present Sports Symposium 2012: Sports as Caring: Dimensions of Therapy and Life Skills in Sports and Community Recreation. This Symposium will be held on Saturday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Hall of Fame Room at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA.

Speakers will include Eastern University Professor Hans Tokke; Mr. Jordan Burnham; Mike Quick, Philadelphia Eagles Radio Sports Commentator; Dr. Stephen Schecter, President, Global Abilities; Jeffrey J. Harrison, Former Vice President, World Team Tennis; Ms. Farah Dailey, General Manager, Philadelphia Firebirds; Ashley Harker, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist; Bill Roth; Dr. Ed Hastings, Director, Neumann University Institute of Sports and Spirituality; Lance Lee, Vice President of Operations, Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis; Pastor Todd Stavrakos, Gladwyne Presbyterian Church; Dr. Cheryl A. Mobley-Stimpson, PhillySportsMom.blogspot.com; Jim Britt, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation; and James Osborne, School of Leadership and Development.

“Faith, Family, and Sports: A Journey of Life-Linkages”
Dr. Cheryl A. Mobley-Stimpson, PhillySportsMom.blogspot.com, @Facebook and @Twitter

This presentation will focus on the interlinks between faith-based agencies, families, and sports as motivators and encouragers of whole life living and academic scholarship. Ms. Mobley-Stimpson, a Palmer Seminarian and Sider Center Scholar, will profile her work as a mother of elite athletes, fifth-generation South Philadelphians who today are college athletes and Major League Baseball Prospects. Their journey through the “ranks,” as well as key principles that must be the focus of youth sports development, will be discussed. The session will suggest means that faith-based organizations, churches, community development corporations, & community-based organizations can more effectively build their programs.

What a Spring! What a Summer!

It will take a minute, but will be catching up on all baseball pics and honors for Leon (Alvernia) and Cameron Stimpson (Friends' Central, now Monroe).  Fell behind chasing high school and college baseball games, then summer league games.  Lots of great pics and posts to come. Will work backwards for the next few weeks until I'm caught up - will then post general "news you can use."  First - this breaking news ....

Leon Stimpson is named as one of fifteen top baseball prospects from the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL).  NYCBL is a development league for professional baseball.  This is BIG!

http://www.perfectgame.org/articles/View.aspx?article=6168

YAYYY! BASEBALLL!

To Baseball Moms all over the world.  Let's strap in for the ride! Good luck to all of your players. Hopefully, the summer assignments are figured out - if not, get on it because you are almost out of time. To do - figure out the tournament and/or visitation schedule for next fall and determine tryouts (where applicable) for next summer.  Also, get a visual of the next three years - stay way ahead of all "next steps!" Do the research, plan well! YOU get in the driver's seat!

Your player needs you to be more than a cheerleader, chaperone, or scorekeeper.  Your help in providing motivation and direction is also needed! You must be "on point" even when others have "hidden agendas" for your player(s). Get it done! You become the expert!

All the best & be blessed! Batter's up!

Gear for Skiers Everywhere!

Baseball Gear on Amazon.com! Be ready!

MOMS, DEVELOP A SLIDE SHOW! HERE'S AN EXAMPLE!

To view a slideshow of Cam developed for and maintained by Friends' Central School, click on this link, then click on Cam's roster picture. I didn't produce this, but am planning to post some additional slide shows (of both sons) that I'm currently developing from tons of pictures I've taken.  You should do the same thing! "One picture is worth ten thousand words." Chinese Proverb

http://blogs.friendscentral.org/baseball/roster/cameron-stimpson/