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45 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:

Nolebull, did you scroll down and look at the tweets this guys is sending out?   He's flat out recruiting on social media.  But I guess that's OK since SFA is not an FHSAA member school, huh?

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On 5/8/2023 at 12:03 PM, goblu said:

The Pro Development Institute is opening in Cocoa this fall.  They will have football, soccer, basketball and baseball.  No schedule announced yet.

http://pdisports.com

 

The baseball field is the old Huston Astro's spring training stadium. I played league flag football on the football field. Sure hope they improve that part of the institution. The soccer fields are first rate. The dorms are decent also.

They've been working on this place for several years now. IMG has played tournaments on the baseball field in the past.

 

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I was curious about SmartEn Sports Academy and oh man, that place looks shady AF.  The location appears to be in a very ghetto looking strip mall, apparently replacing a previous dental office.  I have no idea how they would even have enough kids to field a team but if you don't require your kids to actually attend classes, I'm sure you can scrape up enough bodies?

https://smartensportsacademy.org/about-us/

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1 hour ago, PinellasFB said:

I was curious about SmartEn Sports Academy and oh man, that place looks shady AF.  The location appears to be in a very ghetto looking strip mall, apparently replacing a previous dental office.  I have no idea how they would even have enough kids to field a team but if you don't require your kids to actually attend classes, I'm sure you can scrape up enough bodies?

https://smartensportsacademy.org/about-us/

I like the stock photos they got on the website. Lol.

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