(The following letter was received recently by John Bellis, ASBA Regional Manager, from a family that has utilized our Warminster-Hatboro facility on a regular basis. We welcome letters, game summaries, and action photos for the ASBA Blog. Send news and photos for your team to ken@allstarbaseballacademy.com. Thank you!)This letter is a long time coming. I’ve wanted to express officially how grateful and thrilled we are with All Star Baseball Academy’s Tournament Program, as well as your individual training sessions that we’ve taken advantage of over the past two years.
I stumbled upon ASBA over two years ago when my husband and I decided to locate baseball training facilities that would offer training year-round. It became apparent to us that our son, Brendan Cellucci, had a definitive gift for baseball including the ability to (lefty) pitch a wicked fastball at a very early age. In my research of different facilities, I would actually visit on site to check out what was offered. I signed Brendan up right away when I walked into All Star.
Your coaches are simply top notch. Some are actually professionals in the industry, such as pitchers, scouts, and mangers/coaches. To find left-handed pitchers that could work with Brendan and hone his skills was invaluable! That Brendan completely enjoyed his training sessions with your personable staff is an even bigger bonus. The crew at ASBA feels like family, and they laugh and joke with Brendan like he’s one of their own.
We have often joined some of your special holiday weekend “crash course sessions” with guest coaches, which are superb as well. You really do find the best people in the industry. But the crème de la crème was the Winter U11 Tournament team which you, yourself coached. If Brendan had a deep knowledge and gift for baseball before we started on this team, then the growth was ten-fold by the time the session was done. Intensive drills, excellent batting practice and techniques, pitching exercises and individual demonstrations took his game to a whole new level.
I realized after the Winter Session was over that there was a special nuance about ASBA and the training that it offers to our children. Your excellent coaching includes intensive training, fair treatment of all team members, the gift of respect to the children as well as teaching them respect for themselves, teammates, coaches, umpires and adults in general. And you know what was refreshingly absent from the equation? There is no ego involved, no personal agenda from any of the coaches: most of all you, John. That is the difference that I couldn’t put my finger on while it was happening. It only dawned on me later, when we see so much of that during his regular season.
You’re new facility is gorgeous! I’m thrilled for all of you and wish you the best in your endeavors to grow the business and make ASBA a household name with us baseball fanatics. I know we will be repeat customers for years to come.
Warmest regards,
Barbara Abrams
Michael Cellucci
(Parents of Brendan Cellucci, ASBA U11 Winter Tournament Team 2010)
