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don’t knock it till you try it
korran was never really interested in baseball at all. he began the badges for baseball program complaining about how baseball is not fun, and he didn’t understand the need for drills or why the team spent so much time working on different skills…
happy holidays from the cal ripken, sr. foundation
this year, will be my first holiday season that i get to spend as part of the cal ripken, sr. foundation family. with the new year around the corner we often take a step back and look inward into our lives, the people that surround us, and we…
new year, new stories to be written
in december, the program team met to plan and dream for 2014. in the process, we shared our individual goals for the new year—both personal and professional. it was a great reminder that we are more than our roles—at work, at home, in our families…
who made you the person you are today?
bill ripken always likes to say, “without a sr., there wouldn’t be a jr.—and not just in the biological sense.” certainly, without their father, bill and cal would not only not have been born, but they wouldn’t have become the people they are today…
introducing healthy choices, healthy children: civics & leadership edition
our country was founded by a group of uncommon people, setting out to do something uncommon in their day: create a system of self-government that was dependent on the will of the people. today, we are pleased to introduce the newest addition to…
part 2: who made you the coach/mentor you are today?
who was your mentor? what made them such an uncommon person? what did you learn from them that you practice as a coach or a mentor? we got some great responses to the questions we posed on the coaches forum for last week’s “i am a mentor” day…
introducing healthy choices, healthy children: stem careers edition
why do we work hard at things, put our sweat and tears into them, make sacrifices? when it's for our dream, it's worth it if it will get us closer. if what we want is to become a better athlete, to score more points and win more games…
the great texas road trip
last week the crsf staff embarked on a weeklong trip to texas to work with the texas alliance boys & girls clubs . the goal of the trip was to introduce the healthy choices, healthy children curriculum and play some quickball with local…
friday’s final thought: looking back while moving forward
would you have an answer if someone asked the question, “who is your mentor?” as national mentoring month draws to a close, i would like to reflect on the great strides the cal ripken, sr. foundation made in 2013 and the theme we have in place to…
tips for running a youth event
when running a youth event, regardless of what type of event it is, the most important thing you can remember is to make sure the kids have fun. when the kids are having fun, it keeps them engaged in the moment. you could be running an event that…