USA Baseball’s Nationwide Crew Championships has seen its fair proportion of high-profile athletes and their households make an look on the Nationwide Coaching Camp over time, and this yr’s 2024 16U NC Champs aren’t any completely different.
The San Diego Padres Scout Crew entered into the match pool with a roster that included beginning catcher Codey Gauff. Gauff comes from an extended line of athletes in his household, together with his older sister, skilled tennis participant Coco Gauff.
Corey Gauff, their father, has been there for the pair since they began their athletic careers, being credited as Coco’s first tennis coach whereas additionally serving to Codey alongside the way in which along with his baseball endeavors.
“It has been good to see them develop up and compete within the sports activities that they love whereas additionally preserving their lecturers first. I like that they nonetheless need to study and get higher on a regular basis,” mentioned Corey.
Corey is happy with the pairs’ athletic accomplishments, however acknowledges that the siblings have had completely different upbringings with reference to their athletic careers. Coco had her thoughts set on tennis whereas Codey examined out completely different sports activities earlier than deciding that he needed to pursue baseball.
“Coco selected what she needed to do very early on. Codey performed soccer for just a little bit and a few basketball, form of arriving at baseball just a little bit later in life than Coco did with tennis, however they each labored actually arduous rising up,” mentioned Corey. “They each have distinctive ability units of their respective sports activities. It’s been nice to look at them develop.”
With steady practices, conferences, and video games, the lifetime of an athlete will be fairly busy, and for the mother and father it presents a number of challenges. Particularly when elevating a family with a number of athletes.
“It is powerful for us, the mother and father, typically as a result of we’re not at each sport for them. Coco is definitely taking part in proper now whereas Codey’s sport is occurring,” Corey mentioned.
Though being the mother or father of a number of athletes can take its toll, Corey enjoys each little bit of the method, seeing his kids develop in life and in every of their sports activities. He hopes they proceed to enhance day by day inside their sport and out of doors of it as nicely.
“The primary factor they should proceed to do is give attention to their craft whereas all the time ensuring to maintain working arduous to get higher. They should perceive what they should enhance, and to maintain doing the issues that they do nicely,” mentioned Corey. “I need them to essentially have enjoyable alongside the way in which, as a result of they will be dwelling their lives longer with out sport than they’re with it.”