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NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. — TheDailyVoice.com accepts letters to the editor. Signed letters may be emailed to jpaluzzi@dailyvoice.com.
Youth sports are not just physical outlets, but learning experiences for both parents and players.
The Ruffnecks offer top quality, non-parenting coaching. They spend considerable time with each boy and his family to understand the player's academic profile, aspirations and to guide them toward an opportunity to have baseball as a part of a wonderful college experience. The staff believes that team success is built upon the principle that when the team shines, the glow benefits each player and his contributions. Team building and character building are the foundations of the program.
Our son, AJ, was part of the New England Ruffnecks family for two years. Their success in preparing kids for college is outstanding, with 90 percent of Ruffnecks graduates going on to play college ball. Some of what he learned as a Ruffnecks player contributed to reaching his goal of becoming a scholarship athlete, as he will attend Bryant University this coming September as a member of the baseball team.
The proposed sports facility at the Indian Meadows Golf Course will impact the local communities in multiple positive ways: tax revenue and the economic benefit realized from the participant families frequenting local restaurants, lodging and retail establishments. We were lucky enough to have our son be a part of the Ruffnecks program, whose positive impact will stay with him well past his playing days. We hope that other players will be able to enjoy similar experiences at the new proposed baseball facility.
Sincerely,
-Bruce and Sheryl Zarozny
The writers are residents of Shrewsbury.
Comments (6)
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This program can enhance kid’s ability not just in sports but also in other curricular activities. Good to hear that parents would support their child on what they want to do and let them enjoy it and learn at the same time. Just want to ask, who’s your bet in pacquiao vs marquez 4 upcoming fight? Were you able to buy or reserve tickets now?
The town should not pay for this. As long as they are reasonable this sounds like a great idea. Judging by the letter it seems that it is a positive experience for kids. I don't see what the problem is.
It sounds like kids playing a kids game and would have a lot of benefits. Seasonal use, open space. Seems like it would be good for the community too.
Kim Shepherd is correct in her statement. These diamonds will abut a neighborhood of 100 homes of a fine and established neighborhood which is approximately 25 years old. The diamonds will certainly bring down the property values not to mention the impingement of noise, lights and additional traffic. There is an easement at the end of Indian Meadow which gives access to the proposed property which I assume the developer will want to activate. This will give way to more traffic thru Indian Meadow. The citizens of this neighborhood need to stand up and vigorously oppose this development.
Bruce and Sheryl Zarozny do not live in/at Indian Meadows and are arrogant in their suggestion of setting up these diamonds and destroying the quality of live at this development.
The value of the Ruffneck's organization is not at issue. We all like baseball, especially youth involved baseball. But putting 4 baseball diamonds up against a neighborhood with 100+ homes, many with young children, with games going on 7 days a week until 10 pm and the bright lights and announcers that go with that, is a detriment to those families' quality of life. That is the issue and it is a valid concern of those families.