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Again,
I apologize for entering this thread.
I have known Matt for seven years. I have attended two clinics with, been on a private list serve with him and have watched him grow.
From now on when I hear a whiney umpire talk about how the schools try to get you to go a second time I will laugh and nod knowingly.
You know how you make it in one trip?
When you go to a clinic and are standing in line waiting for your rep you know what you should be doing. PRACTICE.
Practice anything!
I watched Matt just stand in lines and practice his "out" call.
I watched him practicing the steps we were gong to be asked to do.
When you go to five week school and your sitting in one of the dorm rooms drinking beer -- you know what you should be doing?
The guys that make it are the guys outside under the street lights practicing pivots, steps, cross over, opening the gates.
They ain't drinking beer and bull$hitting.
I knew Matt would make it because, even at his young age (and horribly young LOOK) he made IT the priority of his life. He didn't talk about it -- he DID IT.
Matt attended a couple of professional weekend camps (one a three day Evans) as Garth said he went to the week long Evans camp and then went to school.
At school he was a no nonsense attendee.
I doubt if I will ever listen to the whiners again.
Regards,
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