Toledo Area New Indoor Facility

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• Apr 22, 2008

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FAST/Wizard has signed a 3 year lease with a 5 year option to open a new indoor softball facility in Holland (close to the CYO and Homecoming fields). The new facility will have at least one infield and plenty of pitching and hitting lanes.
We are in conversation with a national recognized pitching instructor to give lessons at this facility.
We also have a number of RVP hitting instructors on staff.
This facility will open this summer for year round use for any softball players. We will be conducting several softball clinics for all ages as well as coaching clinics.

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

• #2

Congratulations Martin!

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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Is the area going to be large enough to play nine player games and tourneys? Or infield only, similar to the batters box?

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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No to the 9 on 9.... maybe we can do the 6 on 6 like Doug Gillis has up in Michigan.
We are looking into a second facility which may be able to accomodate the 9 on 9 but that would be a year or two away.
Thanks for asking....
Martin

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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Fast,

Will you be posting the clinic and pitching lesson info on your FAST webpage, or will you be having a new one for this facility? In other words, how can we find out about all the happenings at this facility?

Also, thanks for being so committed to girls softball...we desperately needed a facility like this (wish it was bigger!!! ;D) in NWO--we have lots of players here that want to play year round.

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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Information will be posted at www.fastsoftball.org as they are finalized.
We will be looking at a secondary facility, maybe larger next year to serve other geographic area in NW Ohio.
We are looking for corporate sponsorship for these facilities which will result in us promoting the corporations.
This is just the start of more things to come from your friends at FAST/Wizards.
I do want to emphasize that this facility will be open to all softball players regardless of the program. We are also committed to improving our competition. I did hear that girls were threatened with being blackballed from another organization if they attended our clinics this past Winter. I certainly hope that it was a false rumor.

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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I really hope Parents, Players and Coaches get behind this and support not only the Fast/Wizards program but ALL programs in NWO. This is a GREAT oppertunity for ALL fastpitch players to play and practice one of the best games to be a part of. Thanks Martin and Karen for all you do.....

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

• #8

good luck

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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Don't forget Phil, he's the one who found the building.... and can't forget Norm... and Steve.. and Mark.. and the other Steve.. and Tom.. and Angela... and Rod... and Bobby... and...Jeff... and Mickey, and Jenn, and Mike, and Pat.. and Rich.. and Nikki and Chelsea and Jackie and Brian and Ralph and Rikki and Danielle and Amber and Mike and Chris and Handsome Jake and Laurie and especially Carly who makes me realize why I do what I do..... and a special thanks to the players and parents who also believe in what we believe in.

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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Wait! Did I just read that there was a rumor of kids being blackballed for attending clinics? I also hope that is not true, I am sure most parents would not allow themselves to be strong-armed, there are plenty of other teams and organizations that only want their players to get better regardless of what clinics that go to.

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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Congrats Martin! Toledo is long over due for a place like this! If anybody could pull this off it is you!

 

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• Apr 22, 2008

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just what us southern's need , another facilty up north to teach your kids how to beat up on our kids . :'( I'll take some cheese with that . MD

 

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• Apr 24, 2008

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Uber_Jones said:

Wait! Did I just read that there was a rumor of kids being blackballed for attending clinics? I also hope that is not true, I am sure most parents would not allow themselves to be strong-armed, there are plenty of other teams and organizations that only want their players to get better regardless of what clinics that go to.

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"I did hear that girls were threatened with being blackballed from another organization if they attended our clinics this past Winter. ?I certainly hope that it was a false rumor. ?
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After my DD WAS Blackballed from a "certain area organization in NWOhio", to hear these comments just makes me?shake my head! ? :-/ ?

ANYWAY....Congrats Phil, and Norm and Steve and Mark.. and the other Steve.. and Tom.. and Angela... and Rod... and Bobby... and...Jeff... and Mickey, and Jenn, and Mike, and Pat.. and Rich.. and Nikki and Chelsea and Jackie and Brian and Ralph and Rikki and Danielle and Amber and Mike and Chris and Handsome Jake and Laurie and especially Carly

 

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• Apr 24, 2008

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Now that really starts my day off bad... I did not hear about "that" organization blackballing. So maybe egos get in the way of common sense.
Trust me, anytime any of our players can benefit from going to any clinics, go for it..... and I don't care if it's the Arizona Wildcats.
We also do not recruit players from other organization to switch sides. We have 25 teams already, trust me, I don't want any more....however, we will continue to put teams together if the demand is there. We also do not recruit coaches from other organizations. We believe in developing our own "best" players and coaches.
I have hugged more than one player that I have known for years who was wearing another program's shirt. I have spent hours giving advice on softball and scholarships to parents and players from other organizations when they ask. In our eyes, they are little girls playing a game... hopefully none of us ever lose sight on that.

 

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• Apr 24, 2008

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Fast2Home said:

We will be looking at a secondary facility, maybe larger next year to serve other geographic area in NW Ohio.

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Hopefully about 40 miles or so south! The Findlay area could use it bigtime.

 

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• Apr 24, 2008

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Wildfire, why don't you e-mail me and we can discuss the possibility of this??

fast2home@yahoo.com

 

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• Apr 25, 2008

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"In our eyes, they are little girls playing a game... hopefully none of us ever lose sight on that."

Martin, everyone associated with the sport should remember that. . . I think most do.

Good luck with your new facility.

 

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• Apr 25, 2008

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Fast,
Love your philosophy ... help ALL the girls. Yes I think we need some "elite" teams, but every girl should get a chance. Keep it up !!