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PRIME PATH ATHLETICS
PPA PRO
Issue No. 25 · Week of September 14
OUR MISSION
Helping families spend their time, money, and trust on what actually moves their athlete forward.
THIS WEEK Five current pros, five clues each — can you guess who fell in love with their sport this way before the reveal?
🏈FOOTBALL
🏀BASKETBALL
⚽SOCCER
⚾BASEBALL
🥎SOFTBALL
CAMP SPOTLIGHT
Offense-Defense Mega Camp — Raleigh, NC
June 19–21, 2026 (2027 TBA)
Youth & HS — all positions · $599 day / $799 extended / $999 overnight
Registration OpenCAMP SPOTLIGHT
PGC Basketball — Point Guard College (flagship)
Summer 2026
Incoming grade 9 – college · $995–$1,395 commuter; $1,095–$1,495 overnight
Registration OpenCAMP SPOTLIGHT
Barça Residency Academy Winter Camp
Winter 2026–27
Ages 10–17 · $2,495 resident
Check WebsiteCAMP SPOTLIGHT
Georgetown 'Practice with the Hoyas' FREE Clinic
2026
8th grade & younger · Free
Registration OpenCAMP SPOTLIGHT
Triple Crown Softball Showcases
Multiple
HS · Varies — verify at registration
Check WebsiteTrainer picks are pulled from the PPA Trainer Directory. Want to update your info? Claim your listing →
RECENT FROM PPA
Clips from this week's shorts and podcasts — links go live once published.
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Incredible Baserunning IQ: Escaping a Bases-Loaded Rundown (Youth Baseball Breakdown)
YouTube Short
10 Reasons Why Youth Sports Matter
Rotates every issue — sport-specific some weeks, big-picture others.
- 01The love often comes before the talent shows up.Kevin Durant, Patrick Mahomes, and others describe falling for their sport years before anyone predicted what they'd become.
- 02An unstructured gym or driveway can do more than a program.Several current pros trace their love of the game to an ordinary rec center or living room, not an early development plan.
- 03A sibling's example can plant a love just as deep as a parent's.More than one current pro fell in love with their sport entirely by watching an older sibling compete.
- 04A 'first love' and a career don't have to be the same sport.One two-time Super Bowl MVP says a different sport was his first love as a kid — he became a football star anyway.
- 05Proximity matters more than people assume.One current pro grew up so close to her local field there wasn't even a fence separating it from her house.
- 06A kid's secret preference is worth listening for.One current pro hid his real passion from a sports-famous family for years before finally choosing his own path.
- 07An early promise can actually come true.One current NFL rookie says he decided at age three he'd play in the league — and just watched that exact promise happen.
- 08The most common origin story is the least glamorous one.A rec center gym, a backyard with no fence, a sideline as a kid's ball boy — real origin stories are rarely elaborate.
- 09Guessing right or wrong doesn't matter as much as noticing the pattern.Every guess-who clue in this issue points to the same lesson: love for a sport rarely starts the way people expect.
- 10We ask the same question every time.What's actually worth paying for, and what isn't? Every PPA guide and every issue of this newsletter starts there.
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FUEL UP — MEAL PREP MEAL OF THE DAY
Chicken Fajita Bowls
Tex-Mex flavor, sheet-pan simple, all 4 servings from one pan. Serves 4.
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss chicken strips and sliced peppers/onion with oil, chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder on a sheet pan.
- Spread in a single layer.
- Roast 18–20 min, stirring once, until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are charred at the edges.
- Divide rice into 4 containers, top with the chicken and pepper mixture.
- Add toppings (cheese, salsa) just before eating.
- Refrigerate up to 4 days.
GROCERY LIST
- 1.5 lbs boneless chicken breast, sliced into strips
- 3 bell peppers, sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 cups cooked rice
- Shredded cheese and salsa, for topping