My organization does the last half of August for both baseball and softball. No middle school sports here, only rec and travel. Spring season softball for high school.
Thanks all. My situation is that we had a tryout for spring, which I thought normally meant spring & summer. Instead, it was a spring tryout and a separate summer tryout in April. So spring would go from Feb to May and then summer would go from June to August. I'm wondering is that common? I thought, but could def be wrong, that there is a Fall Ball team and then a spring/summer team. I'm a new manager for the org, so this is new to me.
^^^^ This. ^^^^In our area, it seems that TB tryouts are being held earlier every year. It used to be that most teams had their tryouts after all of the various ABC organizations National tournaments were over meaning (usually) the 2nd week of August or later. This has pretty much went by the wayside since many teams, in an attempt to lock up better talent are holding them either during the last week of July or during the Nationals themselves.
Pros: If there is better talent shopping for a team, you may get the jump on other teams and possibly sign them.
Cons:
Many of these same players will want to tryout for other teams as well and you may be sitting around for up to 6 weeks waiting on an answer...if you get one at all. So now you're on the hook for an offer at a position you need to fill but can't make any other offers to players at that position until you get an answer. Putting some type of time limit on the offer usually makes them feel pressured and they will often times will forego the offer since there are numerous TB teams to choose from if they are a quality player.
Even if better players are shopping, you may not see them due to them not wanting word to get around to their current team earlier than absolutely necessary or they will be playing Nationals either at the true national level or Regional level.
I could go on but the cons far outweigh the pros IMO.
I was wondering what the general practice is for travel teams when it comes to tryouts. Do they normally have a summer tryouts, specifically for 12u & 14u teams? And any pros or cons for one?
Adding to post to help clarify my question...
My situation is that we had a tryout for spring, which I thought normally meant spring & summer. Instead, it was a spring tryout and a separate summer tryout in April. So spring would go from Feb to May and then summer would go from June to August. I'm wondering is that common? I thought, but could def be wrong, that there is a Fall Ball team and then a spring/summer team. I'm a new manager for the org, so this is new to me.