Roster Openings

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

The Maryland STARS Girls Fastpitch Softball Tournament Team Program is a program that fields select teams at age groups 10, 12, 14, 16, 18&under and over 18. STARS teams compete at the highest levels and are considered one of the top programs in the region.

The STARS are based in southern Carroll County, Maryland within reasonable driving distance for players in the surrounding counties and south central Pennsylvania. Practices are held at their Mayeski Park complex and surrounding facilities and winter indoor practices and clinics are held at schools in this area.

The STARS' goal is to provide an opportunity for the top and most dedicated athletes to participate at a level of play commensurate with their talents. The STARS are dedicated to player development and growth. Fundamentals and skill development are emphasized over winning.

STARS coaches keep their knowledge current through an intensive training program featuring clinics, certifications, and video programs.

The STARS compete in Softball Tournaments in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia, and Virginia against some of the finest fastpitch softball teams in these areas.

The STARS teams also attempt to qualify and participate in a National tournament. The STARS have played in National and Exposure tournaments in Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, and Montreal, Canada.