Things you think you might mention on your tryout notice....

[Seattlecoach]

This one totally lost me in the quagmire of the first sentence. I still don't know what it means.

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Curious to see how many of these levels have teams playing come next spring/summer.

On a different note, have you seen tryouts structured this way? Specifically a whole day dedicated to athleticism training. What exactly are you testing for 2 hours?

 

[csuttonthompson]

We are a new A team needing a catcher, #1 pitcher and a couple of athletic utility players to join us as we are now a part of abc organization and therefore expecting seriously increased tryout attendance now despite the only thing changing is our name. And take a breath......

EXACTLY!!!!!


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[JAD]

Firecrackers have over 120 teams in 18 states. Do you think the brand might be a little diluted?

I do not know how it is going in other states, but it will be a few years before the Firecrackers teams in GA are competitive at the top level.

 

[JAD]

After attending a couple of 18U tryouts and speaking with several coaches, I have now learned that carrying 16-18 players on an 18U roster is pretty common. I know that "life" because more of an issue as the players get older, but I am wondering how the coaches are going to keep 18 players/parents happy when they all show up for a tournament....

 

[CoogansBluff]

After attending a couple of 18U tryouts and speaking with several coaches, I have now learned that carrying 16-18 players on an 18U roster is pretty common. I know that "life" because more of an issue as the players get older, but I am wondering how the coaches are going to keep 18 players/parents happy when they all show up for a tournament....

We had an N.C. team that finished 3rd at ASA nationals 18U, and I saw 18 players in the photo. Don't know if that's their normal roster, or whether it had fortifications for the tournament in question.

Most of their players are committed, so I can see having a large roster if you're trying to win major tournaments.

But if you're purely a showcase team, I question whether kids are being exploited on 16-player rosters. You need to be sharp and play to get recruited, but I don't see how these teams can provide enough of that for everyone.

 

[JAD]

We had an N.C. team that finished 3rd at ASA nationals 18U, and I saw 18 players in the photo. Don't know if that's their normal roster, or whether it had fortifications for the tournament in question.

I know ASA allows teams to add 3 players to their locked roster for Nationals and most teams take advantage of that if they can find parents willing to spend the time and money to play pickup.

 

[Amy in AZ.]

It was my experience that the coach never asks all 18 players to one tournament.

Here, it is popular to mention that "Former UofA player __________, will be one of our coaches." That almost never happens.

 

[CatchTheFever]

Just got a kick from an article about one of our organizations. The listed finishing 4th at the Usssa world series as an accomplishment. What they didn't mention is they only competed against 8 teams. Smh

 

[02Crush]

Just got a kick from an article about one of our organizations. The listed finishing 4th at the Usssa world series as an accomplishment. What they didn't mention is they only competed against 8 teams. Smh

I am laughing so much right now... see this all the time. I used to make mistakes like bragging about our wins .... like 5 years ago. I since learned it means nothing.

 

[cuzmail]

Just got a kick from an article about one of our organizations. The listed finishing 4th at the Usssa world series as an accomplishment. What they didn't mention is they only competed against 8 teams. Smh

See that a lot around here too.

If the win was notable, then people already know about it.