Preparing young men for life through the game of baseball. #UncommonStandards #USEliteBaseball.
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Players: No HS or summer coach is going to put his credibility on the line recommending you to a college coach or pro scout until you have first earned his respect. Low energy, selfish, no hustle, bad body language will get you scratched off everybody’s list quickly.
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If I were a college coach going to scout a player here would be my simple checklist of what i hope to see:
1. Having fun playing baseball. 2. High energy, hustler. 3. Makes the game look easy. 4. Is a great teammate. 5. Manages failure well. 6. High baseball IQ. 7. Coachable
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When college coaches come to us and inquire about a player. They ALWAYS ask: Good teammate? Parents? Coachable? Work ethic? Tough? Manage failure? Academics? They NEVER ask: BA. ERA, player ranking. Ball exit. Launch angle. #FigureItOut #Makeup #Character
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You’ve heard the hype about the @PerfectGameUSA World Championships in Jupiter. Here’s why! Hundreds and hundreds of MLB Scouts, GM’s, Directors, Agents and College coaches. Its the place to be for sure!
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Attention tournament directors. Five games in a 24 hour span in 90° heat is too much baseball and unhealthy and unwise. That would never happen in college or professional baseball, yet it happens all the time in youth baseball tournaments. #ReThink
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Looking for speed? 2024 Ajay Jones (Gainesville, GA) just ran a 6.62 and 6.56 60 time #NationalTeamCamp
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Please join our entire US Elite family tonight as we form an army of prayer warriors for Sherman Braxton, father of US Elite player, Josh Braxton. Sherman suffered a stroke at today’s game and is in surgery right now in Charlottesville, VA to remove a blood clot.
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When a coach loves his players and they love him. Christian Helsel addresses his team after last game in Jupiter. #UncommonCoach
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Undefeated @PG_Tourney @PerfectGameUSA 16U World Series and Co-National Champions. They defeated #3, #2 and # 1 ranked teams in the country to claim the title.
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Many people misunderstand the term development. Here is development. This is during a game. Good coaches are simply teachers of the sport. They love to help players get better. Yelling at players during the game is not teaching. Its usually an emotional breakdown of the coach.
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College coaches are actively recruiting players right now. They are just using different strategies to find the same players they always find. They are still looking for players with energy, hustle, leadership, skills. They still love kids who are great teammates with solid GPA’s
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THANK YOU Gary Gilmore and @CoastalBaseball Our camp was incredible thanks to you and your staff! 20 games, 2 champions crowned, 4 Coastal Commits and memories and new friendships that will last a lifetime! We are incredibly humbled and blessed by the way you took care of us.
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The stage is set for the US Elite World Series! US Elite Founder and National Director is fired up to see (13) teams go head to head. #Uncommon
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Here is the Royals Scout team. Nearly every player is a D1 commit. What do you notice in this pic? They are ALL standing. That’s the way they play in college. #BeUncommon
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Definitely one of the nicest indoor hitting facilities in the country!! @UNCWBaseball
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When umpires voluntarily tell you they want to tell you something about your players and your program you listen! #UncommonUmp
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Here are the top 5 questions that college coaches ask us about our players; 1. Is he tough? 2. What’s he like in the dugout? 3. Coachable/accountable? 4. Me or we guy? 5. What are his parents like? #uncommonplayer #beuncommon
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US Elite Director, Mark Helsel and his wife, Dotty, visited Sherman Braxton today. Sherman is doing great and dominating rehab. He plans to attend the Kickoff Dinner on Dec 7th. He suffered a stroke while watching his son, Josh, play for US Elite on Oct. 19th. #Prayers
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Are you serious? An SEC coach raking? That’s right. Its called humility. Can you imagine how a coach like this views a self centered player? NO CHANCE!
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Here are real notes from a recent talk to parents by one of our coaches. At US Elite Uncommon Standards is not just a great slogan, its our culture. #Embrace #UncommonParent #NotForEveryone
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Parents! The best advice I could ever give you is to make this journey with your son fun. NEVER let baseball/results become more important than the relationship. They just want you to enjoy watching them play, 100% unrelated to the results. Baseball is a game of failure.
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Players: Not all college coaches evaluate the same. Because one school may not see you as a fit does not mean they ALL feel the same. Your job is to play hard and help your team win. College coaches know what they are looking for. Trust the process.
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It may be 22 degrees with snow on the ground, but US Elite’s new Rawlings Platinum Club alliance is on 🔥🔥🔥 #Uncommon @RawlingsSports
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“Today was truly a ‘bucket list’ day for me. Sitting down and talking with @VandyBoys Head Coach, Tim Corbin, was amazing. He is an authentic guy, and one of the most respected people in all of baseball”. Mark Helsel, US Elite Founder and National Director.
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(4) of these young men played with us in Cooperstown as 12u kids. Today they won a 16u Nat’l title. Most of the other players have been with us several years. There is no substitute for team chemistry, commitment and selfless players. Culture is king!
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Proud parents! Mark and Dotty Helsel with @UCF_Baseball graduate and @USElitebase alum, Zack Helsel.
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Christian Helsel and his teams have had a pretty good week so far. His 14u team beat the #2 ranked team in the country. His 16u team beat a Vandy commit last night and today they beat the #1 ranked team in the country. The best part is they win with class and lose with dignity.
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Our camp today @UNCWBaseball was awesome. 75 US Elite players got to showcase their talents to new Head Coach, Randy Hood, and hjs tremendous staff. Thank you! Thank you! #Class
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Players (and parents) who are looking to play at the next level READ THIS! These are screenshots of texts a 2023 US Elite player just sent to his US Elite coach in his first week with his top 10 D1 college program as an incoming Freshman. If you don’t believe your coach, listen to it straight from a player that is there and experiencing it! (Shared with player’s permission.)
THIS is one of the reasons we have the #uncommon standards we do in our program all the way from our youth levels through collegiate prep. When you learn to do these things at a younger age they become the standard for how you conduct yourself on and off the field. Recruiting coaches notice you as someone that will fit well in their program culture and your transition to the next level is a lot easier than players who are not accustomed to being held to higher standards. #beuncommon #TeamRawlings #rawlingsplatinumclub
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What a special day for me to ne @FSUBaseball I was a sponge all day long, watching a true legend. #priceless
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When college coaches inquire about a player. Always ask: Good teammate? Parents? Coachable? Work ethic? Tough? Manage failure? Academics? Never ask: BA. player ranking. Ball exit. #FigureItOut #Makeup #Character
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This is the atmosphere at the @PerfectGameUSA 17U WS. What do you notice? Please pay attention to the parents. They are just enjoying watching their kids play at the highest level for this age. Parents yelling, screaming, putting pressure on their sons are hurting the game.
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Its a very exciting week for US Elite coach, Christian Helsel and his fiancé, Hannah Mulhern. They are getting married this Saturday. On behalf of the entire US Elite family, we wish them many, many blessings. #LoveWins
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@CoastalBaseball Head Coach, Gary Gilmore, delivered a powerful message to 300 US Elite players, coaches and parents on Sunday at the US Elite Kickoff Dinner. His presentation, “Are You Coachable” was extremely well received.
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Alot of HS kids think they are D1 prospects. Alot of them think they work hard. Here is @NavyBaseball on just another Saturday morning workout. Do you look like this? Do you workout and push yourself EVERY DAY like this? #BeReal
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Huge S/O to both US Elite teams for making it to the finals @PBRWestVirginia Coach Goudy’s 2021’s edged Coach Pierce’s 2022’s 1-0 in an amazing and well played game. Everybody in the US Elite family should be very proud. #uncommon
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Attention COLLEGE COACHES. (15) very talented US Elite teams will go head to head next week at the Coastal Carolina World Series. We welcome and encourage you to come watch. We have games at Coastal and Conway HS going on all day everyday from June 20-25.. 24’s, 23’s and 22’s.
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Coach McCabe has been coaching high school baseball for 41 years. These players would run through a brick wall for him. He and his team are playing in some huge National events this summer and fall.
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6’7”/225 2022 Jacob Morrison (MI) was outstanding on the mound this weekend at the US Elite World Series. #Projectable #Prospect
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Had an awesome visit here today @Pitt_BASE Their facility is amazing and @CoachMikeBell22 and staff are doing great things.
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Playing for a naty!! @PerfectGameUSA @PG_Scouting #16UPGWS. Had to beat #3, #2 and #1 ranked teams to get here. Playing with 5 players who played in Cooperstown with us as 12u players. #Culture #Development #Proud
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Update from Alexis Sherman:
Sherman is downgraded from ICU. Potential transfer to rehab in MD this week. Left arm, leg, and speech are improving! So thankful and blessed to have such a wonderful Baseball Family in US Elite! Thank uou for your prayers! Hope to see everyone in Dec
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Breaking down the elements of GREAT bunting technique. It’s a skill. It’s developed with knowledge, desire and repetition. It’s a weapon to help your team win. It’s something that all players should be excellent at. It’s like a foul shot in basketball. Can you execute to win?
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The power of prayer is real. Our entire US Elite organization will continue to keep the Braxton family in our thoughts and prayers. We know Sherman will battle back from the stroke he had yesterday at our game. #Faith
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27 year anniversary today for US Elite Founder and Director, Mark Helsel, and his wife, Dotty. #Congrats
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The playoff atmosphere here @LakePointSports @WilsonPremierBB is ELECTRIC!!! Top talent in the country going toe to toe!
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Check out @ECUBaseball commit, 2021 Ayden Edwards. This kid is the real deal and works his butt off. Too many young players are committing and then coasting. The great players work even harder AFTER they commit. #LikeAyden
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Thank you @PerfectGameUSA @PG_Tourney We are thrilled to receive our rings for winning the 16U World Series. We’ll be back this summer to defend! Congrats to @ChristianHelsel and @CurtisWyers on leading the charge. #Uncommon
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Happy Easter. It's the day Christian's celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and eternal hope. It is a gift for all who choose to accept it.
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Quote from a college coach at game last night between 2021 National vs 2021 MW National, “That game was the closest resemblance to a college game I have seen in 7 years of scouting. Both teams had tremendous energy and were playing hard to win the game. Thats was fun to watch”
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What a wedding for Hannah and Christian Helsel! Christian is the head coach of our 2022 National Team. The US Elite family wishes them nothing but the best! #LoveWins
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This is a pretty awesome pic of our Founder, Mark Helsel, and his son, Christian. The program started 15 year ago when Christian was a 12u player. Now Christian is the National Director of Player Development and a huge influence to the bright future of the program. #Priceless
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Hard to believe the US Elite World Series is just 48 hours away! Equally hard to believe this incredible facility will be our home for seven incredible days! #Uncommon
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Today will be a bittersweet day for Coach Ferber, and his 2019 National team, as they will play their last game together. They missed the playoffs by 1 run. But, they have set a new standard at US Elite Baseball that will carry on long after the last out is made today. Well done!
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This staff @FSUBaseball was awesome today. I loved watching them. They never stopped teaching the game, literally for 4 hours! You can tell they love their players, and their players love them. Very obvious.
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I just watched a UCF player hit a mlb pop up to shallow CF and he was almost to 2b when the CF dropped the ball. Do you know what happens to players in college who don’t hustle like that? They don’t play! Do you know what happens to travel ball players? They dont get recruited.
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This is what it’s all about. MLB guys giving back to the next generation. @_JeremyBooth and his staff delivered big time today. Great instruction. @NB_Baseball @ftrstarsseries
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So proud of this kid. Ryan Sloniger as always done things the right way. True US Elite Uncommon Standards. Now he has his Penn State Degree and is ready for the next level. Every MLB Club needs a kid like this in their organization.
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Alot of players here at Liberty Arena in Williamsport, PA to tryout for US Elite teams! Lets go! #BeUncommon
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If you thought we scheduled our fall kickoff event at the US Naval Academy just for baseball you would be mistaken. We stopped our game to watch this. #Priceless #Gratitude #Humility #Proud #MilitaryAppreciation
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Attention MIF’s. Is your goal to get better EVERY day? Do you practice the basics EVERY day? Here are the @UCF_Baseball MIF’s working on fundamentals. If you want to play college baseball, this is what you need to be doing EVERY day.
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Thank you @WVUBaseball for hosting our fall kickoff team camp! #Uncommon
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Post this somewhere where you will read it every day in 2021, “Be kind to everyone today, for everyone you meet today is facing a challenge”.
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Not long ago he was the player. Now, Christian Helsel has a real passion to teach and give back to the game. He is a head coach and the Director of Player Development @USElitebase. #BeUncommon
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This is what making it to the elite 8 in the top 13u event in the country looks like. 9-8 win over USA Prime.
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We just got beat. We didn’t play well. We’re disappointed and frustrated. We don’t like to lose. But, that has zero effect on showing respect to the game and the umpires. There are wins on the field and in life that don’t show up on the scoreboard. #TakeTheHighRoad #BeUncommon
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What an awesome stroke of luck to bump in to Brett Kinneman today. Brett played for us since 13u and had a great career here @NCStateBaseball before getting drafted by the Pirates. He’s here getting ready for his first spring training. How awesome!!
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The US Elite World Series is all set. (14) very talented US Elite teams from (8) different states will go head to head in the organization’s spring training finale June 26-28. All games will be live streamed to college coaches. #Uncommon #TopProspects
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The success of our program is NOT in how many trophies we win. Its in attracting families who align with our core values and mission, and providing a positive environment of personal development, as well as helping players extend their careers beyond high school.
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Results from our 10 teams at our kickoff event @WVUBaseball. Parents acting crazy: ZERO Profanity: ZERO. Coaches yelling at players: ZERO. Players playing hard: 100%. Coaches teaching the game: 100%. Parents relaxed and enjoying the experience 100%. Recruiting: Exposure: 100%
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No description needed. Look and listen! US Elite camp @CoastalBaseball
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Coach Goudy and his 2021 Mid Atlantic team is full of talented, Uncommon players. They had a great weekend and finished runner up in the ultra competitive US Elite World Series. #Uncommon
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Huge S/O to @WVUBaseball for hosting US Elite tonight to kick off our fall season. Amazing venue! Special night.
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The message we have sent to our players is clear and simple. Be safe. Listen to the authorities. Stay positive. Help your parents. Be kind to your siblings. Continue to develop at home. Be prepared when play resumes. It will resume. #BeUncommon
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US Elite 2022 National takes down another “giant” as they defeat FTB Giant Scout team 7-6 in 1st rnd of playoffs behind a clutch relief outing from 2022 Jack Smith (PA) @LakePointSports @WilsonPremierBB
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2022 National team! Phenominal group of players who made our program better. We will be forever grateful for these young men and their parents. They were Uncommon from start to finish. #UncommonStandards
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(215) US Elite players came to @CoastalBaseball and stayed in the dorms and ate in their cafeteria, and played on their field without a SINGLE incident or curfew violation. That’s very UNCOMMON!!
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History made! The first ever US Elite All Academic Team played in Lancaster, PA today. They did not disappoint! Lots of talent. Minimum GPA is 3.5 and we have 11 4.0 students on this team! #That’sUncommon
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Breaking news! US Elite has accepted an invitation to play in the @WilsonPremierBB in September. (3) national level teams will compete in each of the 2023, 2022 and 2021 grad years. We are humbled and grateful for the opportunity to compete in such a great event. #Uncommon
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This flag wasn’t free! We are so thankful for the men and women who served our country and are no longer with us. We are free because of them. #Grateful #Blessed #Humbled #Proud #MemorialDay
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We hold our players accountable to high standards in sports so they are prepared for success in life. Here are just a couple. Eye contact, show respect, firm handshake, be on time, look the part, keep your commitments, be "other centered", be grateful. There are many more.
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Attention all late bloomers: Keep the faith and keep busting it in the gym. Here’s a US Elite alum who threw 74-75 in high school and weighed 140lbs. Now he’s 195 and just threw 98 mph on a run and gun. #hardworkpaysoff.
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Best of luck to our Class of 2024 National Team traveling to the Prospect Select World Series in Palm Beach Florida today! Players must play on our regional teams to tryout for our National Teams each fall. To find out about regional tryouts in your area visit the tryout page of our website. #beuncommon #teamrawlings #rawlingsplatinumclub
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