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The overarching goal: Minimize disruption to play and ensure a seamless transition between points.
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To be honest, I wasnt optimistic about my own chances of making the cut.
And when you strip away all the little formalities, thats pretty much 75% of the job description.
But I resolved to not write myself off too soon.
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Then came a few drills that tested our speed, precision, staying power, and overall athletic ability.
Next, we practiced servicing the players: throwingor feedingthem balls.
And all this needs to happen fast.
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Speed is important, since players have been known toberateball boys and ball girls who dont feed quickly enough.
Whats more, there are all sorts of little gestures to remember.
From there, it was all downhill.
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(Sorry, Ralph Lauren.)
When Villareal, still seemingly fresh (how!?
In 2023, 69-year-old Bob Kass even ball-boy-ed for the second consecutive year, theAARPreported.)
That begged one question: How would I measure up to the folks who made it through?
When I asked Villareal how he would have scored me, he paused for a second.
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