12U - Medeiros
Our goals last year as we formed a new 12U team were for the girls to have fun, to improve, to have success and for the experience to be so positive that every girl and family would want to stay together for years to come. We were overwhelmingly successful in achieving those goals. As we head to 2019/2020 our goals are largely the same.
We are interested in finding young athletes who are skilled players, who want to compete and get better, are coachable, who fit in with our returning girls and who are able to strike that balance between playing hard while having fun.
We will play an ASA A/B schedule in 2019/2020.
Our goals last year as we formed a new 12U team were for the girls to have fun, to improve, to have success and for the experience to be so positive that every girl and family would want to stay together for years to come. We were overwhelmingly successful in achieving those goals. As we head to 2019/2020 our goals are largely the same.
We are interested in finding young athletes who are skilled players, who want to compete and get better, are coachable, who fit in with our returning girls and who are able to strike that balance between playing hard while having fun.
We will play an ASA A/B schedule in 2019/2020.
The coaches who will lead our team are:
Frank Medeiros
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Chris Jeub
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I am thrilled to Manage of our 2nd year (2007) 12U team and appreciate that you have come to our site to learn about our staff.
My story starts with me sharing that I was a reasonably accomplished baseball player through high school. I was recruited to play at a small college, but unfortunately life had other plans for me. Although my playing days came to an end my love for the game continued. I remained engaged and took advantage of every opportunity to learn more about the game, as well as to improve my skills for sharing that knowledge with others. I didn't know it at the time but coaching was in my DNA. Fast forward a few years and it was time for our children to start playing sports. Thus began my official coaching career. I coached 5 seasons of CYO basketball and 7 seasons of Tigard Little league softball. That brings us to the fall of 2017. I had a vision and desire to create an even better playing environment for our girls than what we experienced previously. So I partnered with Jon Schwartz to revive the Tigard Blast and move to club play. We did that by forming a new 12u team together. The hallmark of all my teams is that the girls have fun, develop as people and players, and that my teams improve over the course of the season. My core values as a coach are:
I strive to keep my practices dynamic and fast moving; I like to use drills which simulate game experiences while also developing core skills. Two principles I try to apply whenever I interact with the girls on the field are the Boy Scout’s EDGE method for teaching (Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable) and using the ASA “Sandwich” technique for correcting mistakes with positive reinforcement (Positive statement > Correction > Positive statement). On a personal level, I have been married to my wife for 20 years. We are blessed to have two great kids. We have lived in Tigard for 15 years. |
My love for the diamond, and the games of baseball & softball, was a gift to me from my father. He put a glove on one hand and a ball in the other, and the rest is history. He spent countless hours with me at the field hitting ground balls, throwing batting practice, coaching me and my teammates, serving on various league boards, and generally supporting me on my personal baseball odyssey. I share this with you because he was a major force in shaping me into the man and coach I am today. He was always a dad first, but also a teacher and motivator whenever I stepped across the white line and onto the diamond. It is those lessons that I have carried on with my son and daughter today, teaching them the many aspects of baseball and softball, and what it means to honor the game and love these sports.
As a softball coach, I am a teacher first and foremost. Throughout my playing days I was blessed to play for many excellent coaches who were amazing teachers. It is those lessons learned, and coaching and teaching techniques I was immersed in, that I bring to the diamond each day. Each player has unique talents, and I believe it is our job as coaches to find and nurture those talents so that each young lady plays beyond what she believes she can achieve. Some of the core principles I practice and preach include:
On a personal chord, I’m a native Oregonian and my family and I live in the Tigard community. I played baseball from little league through college until a shredded rotator cuff abruptly ended my journey. I love being on the field with my kids and yours, and it is my honor to help shape their softball experience. The Blast is doing great things, and I hope you will consider trying out with us. |
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