Acers Kasner 12u "Never Give-up Attitude"

Anna Kasner "locked on tartget"

Acers Kasner 12u on the rise. "Never Give-up Attitude"

major key to competing... no matter what!

Potential in a young 12u team?

" I have the pleasure of training some of the best High School Teams in the Nation and some of the newly young fastpitch players, playing ASA/NSA for the first time and stepping into some very big shoes of local fastpitch legends. Its a big jump from City League non-competitive play going right into Junior Olympics. It takes a "fearless coach with a vision" and a great group of young ladies that want to compete. I saw that in Jason Kasner and some of his Acers 12u last Summer in 2008 while attending LFA Summer Fastpitch Camp. Two of Acers youngest players, Anna Kasner and Kendahl Sugai have worked the hardest since 2008 Summer Camp. They keep bringing the "Attitude" that they are pitchers and hitters and they mean business. And they are not even 12 years old. I have to say 50% of that confidence and attitude comes from great parenting and guidence. As a Pro Trainer you hope that is the case when training new talent. Sometimes the burden is left on the player's shoulders to carry. No parent around. Some players will do it. Well some did at the Ice Breaker with big-girl style. Eyes were on the youngest team there. Can these girls compete with the big-girls? Coaches all around the Northwest commented on how well the Acers played against the older players. One coach from Oregon was amazed! I see great things to come from the young Acers in the very near future, even now they are leaving their mark on the field. Good hitting ability and pitchers with great heart throwing movement fastballs and great change-ups. Sometimes Fastpitch is not always about winning but it is a very nice prize."

- Coach Adam

"I don't know, its a big step for me, that's why I went to Fastpitch Camp. My daughter Anna shows some potential and works very hard. She needed a team and Acers offered me a coaching job. It worked out. Coaching and developing young players in ASA takes one step at a time. We're still growing, and I think the lumps taken were lumps to learn from. We made some big jumps over our last weekend tourney, the girls hopefully learned not to give up and to support their teamates, no matter the score. I think our little talk after the first day got them fired up for Sunday and they played really well. We should have beat Bellevue Blast, Sudden Impact is a 12-13 year old team and they could hit, although the second day Cydni made some great pitches that they dinked around. I think that if we played the Hurricanes on Sunday, it would have been a lot different. Against the Blaze, the girls pounded the ball, it was the best that we as coaches have seen when it came to hitting. The defense was also stellar, and what can we say about Michelle and Cydni.

- Coach Jason

Welcome Auburn Acers, All ages, for Pitching,Catching,Slap Hitting- Fastpitch Training with coach Adam La Serna, Acer Coaches;Jason Kasner,Darin Sugai and John Petrovich

http://www.eteamz.com/Acers_Fastpitch_Org/teams//Acers_Fastpitch_Org/teams/

Acers Kasner12u: Pitchers; Michele Fowler,Anna Kasner,Kendahl Sugai,Sidney Mason.

ASA Links:

http://asawashington.org/

DRIVING DIRECTIONS May 9th Tournament at Sunset Park, Lakeland Hills,Auburn
1306 69th St SE
From I-5 or Hwy 167, take the Hwy 18 East. Take the Auburn-Enumclaw Exit.
At the end of the ramp, continue through the light to the next light at ‘A’ St. SE. Turn left. Continue on ‘A’ Street or 3.5 miles as it turns into East Valley Hwy. E.
Turn left onto Lake Tapps Pkwy E.
Continue up the hill for 1.1 miles to the light. Take a left onto Lakeland Hills Way.
Take the next left onto 69th St.
The entrance to the park is on the left.

Our game times for this weekend are the following

9:00 Acers Kasner vs. Blaze 97

10:30 Acers Kasner vs. White Rock Renegades

2:00 Acers Kasner vs. Bellevue Blast McCarthy

Please have the girls there at Sunset Field by 7:45 Saturday. If you need directions let me know.

Jason
206-919-9189

Acers-Kasner 12u,

Mothers Day Tournament 2009

“ And an Inspiration from Above”

Congratulations Diane and Jason for Hosting the 12u Mothers Day Tournament and having a huge successful fastpitch weekend. You're an inspirational Fastpitch Family (Kasners) that really dedicated your time, understanding and loyalty to your Acers 12u Team and their families. The Acer Parents provided such great enthusiasm and worked the tournament well together as a team.
It was a pleasure to have been a guest instead of a coach or trainer and I was able to just enjoy the game, the parents and players, coaches and tournament officials. Most of all what I valued as Fastpitch Coach, I learned how a "Class-Act" Tournament should be directed and properly hosted with a respectful tournament theme "Mothers Day" where all the ladies received flowers on their special day. On a sad note, that provided inspiration to one of your players whose mother not present due to a recent tragedy, the young player obviously dedicated her heart and mind to do her best. After some outstanding RBI Slap Hits in key situations, it was awesome how this player turned sorrow into a challenge then used that to motivate her to do her best. That was evident by the tears I had running down my face and few other parents did too. I know her mother was smiling down on her from up above.
Personally, I made some new fastpitch friends, got to know some of the Acer's Parents, enjoyed some delicious BBQ and met some Canadian Participants and Coaches that impressed me with the Canadian style of playing which seemed similar to baseball.
The many teams present at the tournament seemed to really get along and make for a competitive environment and level playing field. Any team would have won the tournament because of the fantastic weather and scheduling times, great officiating, and overall characteristics the weekend provided and set the tone for all to compete for a championship.
By the way the Infield Maintenance Crews were prompt and kept the fields in a safe, game-ready playing conditions.

All my best to your Team!

Coach Adam


Coach Adam La Serna
La Serna Fastpitch Academy
(206)227-9698
Bodycoach@hotmail.com
http://tacomafastpitchcenter/