Our 5 day baseball tour of the Cayman Islands is yet again, complete. Over 70 players from the island trained with us 5 hours a day from Monday through Friday. The kids, age ranges 6-17 were so excited to have us down again, and I don't know that I've had that much fun doing a camp in a long time. The kid's personalities were unique and wonderful. It was so great to see kids,some with very little baseball experience at all, starting to grasp the game by Friday. Their faces would light up with big smiles when they started seeing themselves getting better.
At the older level, it is really baseball at its purest form - almost a sandlot type atmosphere. You see, no Cayman player has ever made a serious mark at the collegiate or professional level, so most players there play simply because they enjoy it. A few players that we have now trained over the last 5 years, are ready to make the next step in playing collegiately in the United States. I look forward to helping these players fulfill their dreams in playing collegiately here.
From the travel standpoint, the island was wonderful. We stayed in a condo on the water, and I found it very peaceful to get a workout in each day on our private pier, as the sun rose over the ocean. It was 85 and sunny every day. At night we would talk baseball while watching the World Series at Coconut Joe's or the Royal Palms. The island has a very "small town" feel to at as just over 50,000 people live there. I would be walking downtown after camp and people would call out to me using my first name. They really made us feel at home. My travel schedule will stay busy with 4 more trips to Mexico/the Caribbean planned before March. Below are some television and newspaper links to our stay:
http://www.cayman27.com.ky/news/item/7402
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2010/11/01/Sox-like-our-talent/
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2010/10/29/White-Sox-coaches-excite-locals/
Monday, November 1, 2010
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