Better Men Better Ballplayers Podcast with
Ben Jones, HC of The Apprentice School.
Sponsored By:
BIO
- HC of the Apprentice School since 2021 and won Small College World Series in 2022 (1st year)
- Pitching coach for the Builders since 2007
- Part of the Small College World Series teams in 2007, 2015
- Former pitcher for the Builders
- Winningest pitcher in modern era of The Apprentice School
- The Apprentice School HOF class of 2020
- USCAA Hall of Fame in 2018
NOTES
- The Apprentice school 19 trade selections (blue collar), and 8 advanced trades (white collar)
- 20% of enrollment get selected into advancement
- ALL FREE
- Start at $22/hr and finish over $30/hr
- 6AM on the shipyard
- Classroom 16 hours a week
- Other 24 hours they are on the job training
- Every 6 months rotated to different shipyards to learn
- All year long
- Annual leave (40 hours of vacation)
- full benefits with company match
- 6AM pull in, get out at 330, practice 430 for couple hours based on part of year
- 3 time Small College World Series champion
- NSCAA schools must have a low enrollment (max 4000)
- Follow all NCAA rules and regulations (eligibility, etc)
- 80% home games
- Play D3, D2, JUCO, along with NSCAA teams
- Manage workload based on their job and baseball - light on weights and off season conditioning unlike the traditional college student
- Start 11/12 months - every monday with new starts
- 250-300 people brought in a year
- ****This program will turn a high school graduate into a mature man or woman!
- Grades and attendance not satisfactory you can be dropped from the program
- Its not for everyone, but it is very rewarding
- Athletics contribute to teamwork, teamwork contributes to leadership
- AS.edu general admission website
- Gobuilders.com athletics website
- Guys that aren’t scared to work!!
- 1 other trade school that offers athletics
- 25% acceptance rate
- Team GPA 3.6!
- SAT not requirement for admission
- Required classes (minimum 4, like to see 6-8)
- Focus on math and science
- Any higher math classes?
- How many days you were late and/or absent
- We are investing into you to be successful!
- To see the guys graduate is the ultimate goal!
- Team grade policy - not getting the grades you will not practice and be part of team
- Tutors available - do our best to make the program work!
- Company first, school second, baseball team third and priorities need to stay that way
- We help them keep them priorities straight
