So the pitchers, pitch only? No rotation in the field positions?
How many is too many?
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So the pitchers, pitch only? No rotation in the field positions?
Pickup players are not an option for ASA qualifiers!
The pitchers also will play fielding positions... makes it hard sometimes because my best 1st baseman is my dd who is also our best pitcher and my second best pitcher is an awesome ss, but my dd is too slow to play middle infield! And the third pitcher plays mostly 2nd so it gets hard to juggle sometimes. When we practice, we do alot of station drills that are usually position specific, and every girl will do every station... My goal is for them to be as versatile as possible (true utility player). But in games they know who goes where for the most part depending on who is pitching.
James, my flu meds must really kick in at night. I could have sworn your post read.....
We are 14u. 11 full time and 1 reserve player, With
3 pitchers ( 15 players )
That's why I was curious how your rotation worked. lol
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DD's 12U team has 11. Two pitchers, 1 work-in-progress pitcher, FOUR players who were once catchers which has turned into the SS, the 1B, a primary OF/backup C and a primary C/backup 3B (DD). Coach has been amused because he used to be really short of catchers and now has a ton of them.
Eleven seems to work pretty well, but he did make a point of making up our spring/summer schedule early and getting it out to the team. So I guess having only 11 made him have to do more work to make sure that all the girls will be available on our tourney weekends.
Eleven seems to work pretty well, but he did make a point of making up our spring/summer schedule early and getting it out to the team. So I guess having only 11 made him have to do more work to make sure that all the girls will be available on our tourney weekends.
I'm in agreement, 11-12 is a good number to carry.
With that said, how do you feel about the extremely successful southern and west coast clubs that carry 20+ on their rosters? DD played a Texas team with at least 25 girls in Colorado last summer, their lineup/sub card was the length of a Russian novel (though our 11 still beat them). We saw some other teams that couldn't fit in the dugout. I guess if you are on one of these teams your card is all but punched and playing time is not as important.
With that said, how do you feel about the extremely successful southern and west coast clubs that carry 20+ on their rosters? DD played a Texas team with at least 25 girls in Colorado last summer, their lineup/sub card was the length of a Russian novel (though our 11 still beat them). We saw some other teams that couldn't fit in the dugout. I guess if you are on one of these teams your card is all but punched and playing time is not as important.
When my DD played in 14U 2008-2009 they carried 18 girls!! We loved that team and they won a lot of games. DD was 1 of 4 pitchers, we played a very heavy schedule but no pitcher was overused. From the looks of their website nothing has changed and the coach still carries a large roster...OC BatBusters McNee
There is no cut and dried number that is best, what ever works for you and your family.
02Crush
Way past gone
10. You can find fill ins.
Several of the marquee organizations in GA carry 14-16 girls at 14U. A lot of parents just want to be able to say that their DD plays for 'insert marquee team name here'....they will carry 4 pitchers who 'pitch and sit', and a couple of girls will are 'base burners'. It is easy to keep them all happy in the fall when they play friendlies and showcases, but in the Spring when ASA qualifiers start, 3-4 of their players will not see the field.
