The Griswold's Family Christmas
The Shawnee Christmas Parade is December 13th!!! This has become a HUGE event for M-Pact and how we are represented in the community. Last year for example, our Facebook page had 1,349 views the morning after the parade! Let's do what we can to participate this year to make our float even better. You should have someone posting in your team GroupMe on more details. If you want to be involved please contact Jason Conley.
Image Caption: Our floats over the last two years! This is an important community event for M-Pact as a group.
Are we surrounded by Chaos?
I think its safe to say we live in a little bit of a chaotic world right now. We have more ways to communicate with each that ever before but that also means we are overloaded with things coming our way.
Chaos creates complexity and confusion. Complexity kills growth. We are all going through some trials and chaos in one form or another. Sometimes things seem dark and maybe sometimes even hopeless.
I saw something one day that was a nice reminder of what these chaotic and dark moments can do for us:
• Grapes must be crushed to make wine
• Diamonds are coal formed under pressure
• Olives are pressed to release oil
• Seeds grow in darkness
Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed or in darkness, you are in a powerful place of transformation!!
1 Peter 1: 6-9
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Our faith in Jesus can pull us through any trial we might face because his glory is far greater than anything this world can through at us!
“Mountain tops are for the views, but the fruit is grown in the valleys.”
Lets lift one another up and rejoice that we serve an amazing God who will never leave us in darkness!
Image Caption: Find the joy in the chaos! Everything M-Pact stands for a mission and a pact of brotherhood.
“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them.”
Winter Training Program
We are kicking off something new for M-Pact this winter. Beginning this week! We have always had our team practices that are great at the indoor facility. However, we wanted to offer something unique for players looking to refine their game over the winter without taking away time from other sports.
Eli Davis, Kade Self, and Jason Conley will be leading Skill Training sessions all winter to help players with MANY shortcomings of youth players today.
Mobility
Athleticism
Hitting Fundamentals
Pitching, Defensive skills, and Arm Care
The American Baseball Coaches Association held a youth expo last winter to discuss the shortcomings of how youth baseball is being taught. One of the biggest issues plaguing our youth is lack of training. We in America have a model of play more games, practice less. Players are becoming creatures of bad habits and not being allowed to be athletic. M-Pact has shared our ideas with the ABCA and have been asked to attend a youth seminar to discuss further.
This program is not designed to take away from your player participating in other sports. We envision a space where they can learn how to move better, hone their skill sets, and learn how to be a PLAYER!
Christmas Gift Ideas!
We are sponsored!
We have been a "Power'd by Warstic" program for 6 years. We love the fact that their products stick out and are different than all the mainstream bats and products. Plus their message is the same as ours, OwntheNow, be in the moment. If you want to get your player some gear, message Jason for the code. They now have the #1 bat in the country! We also picked up a discount code for Stringking Bats. These are highly affordable and getting good reviews. Email mpactbaseballok@gmail.com to get on the team store. We also have a few others: BucWild Arm Care Bands, Blast Motion Sensors, and Valle Training Gloves.
Final Thoughts
When you can't control what's happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what's happening. That's where the power is.
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