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PRIME PATH ATHLETICS
PPA PRO
Issue No. 26 · Week of September 14
OUR MISSION
Helping families spend their time, money, and trust on what actually moves their athlete forward.
THIS WEEK Five more current pros, five more clues each — guess who fell in love with their sport this way before the reveal.
🏈FOOTBALL
🏀BASKETBALL
⚽SOCCER
⚾BASEBALL
🥎SOFTBALL
CAMP SPOTLIGHT
Offense-Defense Mega Camp — New Jersey, NJ
July 10–12, 2026 (2027 TBA)
Youth & HS — all positions · $599 day / $799 extended / $999 overnight
Registration OpenCAMP SPOTLIGHT
PGC Basketball — Fall Weekend Shooting College
Fall 2026
Grades 7–12 · Varies — verify at registration
Check WebsiteCAMP SPOTLIGHT
Barça Residency Academy — Born 2011–2013 Exclusive Week
End of summer 2026
Born 2011–2013 · $1,785 resident / $895 commuter
Registration OpenCAMP SPOTLIGHT
University of Michigan July Future All-Stars Camp
July 2026
Youth/MS · Varies — verify at registration
Check WebsiteCAMP SPOTLIGHT
Florida Gators Pitching & Catching Only Clinics
Oct 3 & Dec 4, 2026
Ages 8–18 · $165
Registration OpenTrainer 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.
- 01One specific moment can be the whole origin story.More than one current pro points to a single, exact memory as the moment their sport became their life.
- 02Falling in love late is still falling in love completely.One current NBA MVP didn't touch a basketball seriously until 16 — one game was enough to redirect his entire life.
- 03A sibling can be a kid's first real coach, without meaning to be.One current pro spent his early childhood as his sister's ball boy long before he ever got his own turn to play.
- 04Real origin stories usually involve zero structure.An ordinary summer camp, a rec center gym, a Little League field — none of the biggest current stars started with an elite program.
- 05A parent stepping back can matter as much as stepping in.More than one parent in these stories deliberately left their kid alone with the game, trusting it to do the work itself.
- 06Little League still does exactly what it's meant to do.A current professional credits ordinary Little League with teaching her to love the game and build lasting friendships.
- 07A family's sports history shapes a kid's path, whichever sport they pick.More than one athlete grew up around a parent's pro career — and still found their own, different sport to fall in love with.
- 08Guessing right or wrong matters less than noticing the pattern.Every clue in this issue points to the same lesson: the love almost never starts the way people expect it to.
- 09The people around a kid shape the story as much as the kid does.A dad who drops off and leaves, a sister who inspires from a distance, a mom who takes a trip to a rec center — none of it happens alone.
- 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