The ‘O’
What Matters Most to a Young Ballplayer? Probably not what you think.
A recent article was posted about what young players — especially the ones that went on to even bigger challenges on the ballfield – desired most as a young baseball or softball player. We have come across an article that summarizes how parents can best support their children – and it explains it far better…
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The OYO Tournament: Where Memories Form, Life Lessons Happen
(Adapted from June 2, 2011 blog post in ‘The O’.) The old cliché is, “Time flies when you’re having fun.” When practices began on those sizzling August days, coaches had rosters full of new players from programs all across the Central Indiana region. Rosters of independent players came together for the first time as coaches began…
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2012 Board of Directors Announced
On Tuesday, September 13, the OYO Board elected the 2012 Board of Directors. Thank you to all of the 2011 Board Members who volunteered their time and efforts to make our program a success. And, congratulations to all of the board members elected to represent OYO in 2012. The 2012 Board assumes their official duties…
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What’s in your hitting routine?
Hitting is an art, not a science. And in the unlikeliest of sources, we are presented with another case study that emphasizes just that. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, we’re presented with a compelling evidence of how hitters are routinely training effectively, but are unknowing (at least until now) doing the little things that…
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OYO: The place where rec ball, rec travel, and full-time travel can co-exist
On Saturday, July 2, an Indianapolis Star article by beat reporter Michael Pointer covered a topic of increasing popularity in recent years — full-time travel baseball. While it focused on baseball, it also easily could and should have covered softball too. As we reported last month, OYO offered it’s first full-time travel program in 2005. Since…
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