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Dear Mr. Stark,

Thank you for taking the time to evaluate me at the IPB Scouting Combine on May 28-June 6, 2006. I certainly appreciate your time and attention in the midst of so many players seeking professional baseball playing contracts.

You were extremely thorough in explaining the whole concept of baseball and what it takes to be a professional and compete at the next level. You were also frank and honest with me about my situation concerning my age and experience and ability of play and the tools, steps, and programs I need to pursue.

Now that I have a better idea of what the position entails, I am even more sure that I would apply what I learn from IPB and improve so I can be an asset a professional level team in the future. Inspite my age and level of play and experience, the desire to play is still there and I am still looking to do the necessary things to work hard and prepare myself for pro level competion in the future.

Overall I really enjoy the IPB Scouting Combine event and the wonderful products (shoes and the batting gloves) your company sales. I will stay in contact with you and I will keep you in mind.

Thank you once again for your time and consideration. I wish you the very best!

"The WFAST event is one of the best-run programs I have been associated with. The staff helped me with my endeavors in pro baseball. iPB helped me get into organized baseball, and was run as good as (if not better than) organizational spring training! The coaches helped me develop on-field skills and off-field conditioning and guidance, which was important for me."

Jake Whitesides
Chicago White Sox

"Before WFAST I had never really had the exposure that I needed to get the opportunity to play professional baseball. Once I got there, there were scouts from all over and I was able to receive more exposure in three weeks than I had in the past five years. And thanks to WFAST I was seen by the Milwaukee Brewers organization and signed on the spot. Once I joined the Brewers, I was able to use the great hitting and fielding instruction I got to earn a roster spot. Matt Stark was also able to help me fine-tune my swing so that I felt at ease with it throughout my first season. I can honestly say that going to WFAST was the best investment I've ever made because it finally got my professional career started."

Carlos Gallardo
Milwaukee Brewers

"WFAST was the best decision I have made in my baseball career. I went from being a backup catcher in the Frontier League to the Milwaukee Brewers farm system. Only WFAST gave me the opportunity to showcase my skills to a number of organizations and independent teams. I was able to get picked up by the Brewers for most of the 2004 season, and, after my release, WFAST continued to help place me with the St. Paul Saints where I earned a Northern League championship. Along with the exposure came top-notch instruction as well. They helped me become a better ballplayer in the three weeks I was there. Not to mention the great time and the chance to play baseball in February. WFAST was worth every penny spent."

Tim Marks
St. Paul Saints

"It was a pleasure participating and being a guest Instructor for the iPB event in Albuquerque. The format of the program I have never seen before, and what kids take away from it is great! It gives them a foundation to play at the next level."

Kevin Hooper
Albuquerque Isotopes - AAA Affiliate of the Florida Marlins

"The iPB event was unlike any other event I have been to - now I know what it is like to be a professional - everything the staff did made me feel like I was the only player at the ballpark. My parents personally thanked the iPB staff at the end of the session, which was a first! I am also hitting the ball with greater consistency now - I picked up a tip on every aspect of my game."

Jeff Magniolas, 17
Diamond Bar,CA

"Private instruction by the staff at iPB allowed me to sign a professional contract this year. There is no doubt that without Matt Stark's Hitting instruction and Gary McCoy's conditioning program, I would not have made it in pro ball. I went 16 for 32 during Spring Training, enough to get signed and live my dream of becoming a professional baseball player!"

Jody D. Martinez, 27
Phoenix, AZ

"The iPB experience was by far the best! I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone!"

Mark Kingsley, 18
Los Angeles, CA

"I never thought I'd make my High School team until I went to one of the iPB events. What I found out was amazing. The staff broke down every aspect of my fundamentals and "rebuilt" me into the ballplayer I have become today. Not only did the instruction help me succeed in baseball, it also helped me realize that I control my destiny as an athlete and as a student. I hope that anyone attending an iPB event has the same experience I I did!"

J.J. Eastwood, 16
Rio Linda, California

"...I called Matt Stark and he was straight up with me. Matt carefully and passionately described the purpose of the program to me. What I appreciated the most is that he was very sincere with me. He said, “ if you don’t have it then we are going to tell you”. I then clearly saw that the purpose of the this camp was to help those who really felt they had legitimate ability, but for some circumstance or another had been simply overlooked. It was his candid response and his certainty of purpose that made me decide to roll the dice and pay the camp fee.

This camp is big league. Everything from the attitude to the quality of instruction was absolutely first class. As a pitcher I had never received such state of the art and leading tech instruction as I had from Brad Hall, the phenomenal pitching instructor. He is very perceptive, well versed, and therefore made very sensible suggestions regarding adjustments to my mechanics.

... I was the first pick by the Coastal Bend Aviators and my dream to play pro ball and forever be in the record of professional baseball finally came true for me as a 36 year old man. This was truly a thrill that I can always reflect upon with satisfaction that I earned outright with my persistence and World Free Agent Spring Training was an integral part of that journey. So my point is that if you think you really have a legitimate ability and have a deep burning passion for the game then by all means go, otherwise you will be in the irreconcilable position of saying 'what if I had'. Asking yourself 'what if?' is one of the worst things to say in life especially when you had the opportunity to realize your passion."

Hector Hinojosa