Elite, Gold, etc

[CanOfCorn]

I'm looking for a Gold Platinum Ultra Elite All-Star Mega Star 8u team. Do you guys know of any in your area? LOL

Sorry only know of a Ultra Elite Platinum Gold Showcase All-Star Powderpuff Diamond Killer 8U, but sadly not Mega Star. So close...


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[NJgators14uSPARK]

The team is “Elite” because the coaches are some of the best in the region...at sitting on buckets and yelling things.


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LOL. NIce

 

[NJgators14uSPARK]

Sorry only to he Ultra Elite Platinum Gold Showcase All-Star Powderpuff Diamond Killer 8U, but sadly not Mega Star. So close...


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LOL. I love the adds for these teams when they are looking for players. For example: We are looking for an experienced 8u player. LOL That just cracks me up. It means that they either don't want to coach or they simply don't have a clue. Experienced 8u player give me a break. I think sometimes the 8u players are more experienced at softball than the coaches. Haha.

 

[Gags]

The only useful / consistent "label" that I've found for a team name is "Futures" - it usually signifies a younger team in the age bracket. As an example, the 10U Fluffy Unicorns team can have 2009, 2010, or 2011 birthdays, but the 10U Fluffy Unicorns Futures team will have the majority of girls with 2010 or 2011 birthdays. In USSSA, they're also usually C-level teams, who will move up to B-level next year, but still be in the same age bracket.

 

[_MIA_]

The newest designation I have seen is National which I guess means that a team has kids from out-of-state on it. DD's org added that designation to a few teams at the 14U and 16U level this year. I suppose it is a different way to make a team look important...

 

[BT3100]

The newest designation I have seen is National which I guess means that a team has kids from out-of-state on it. DD's org added that designation to a few teams at the 14U and 16U level this year. I suppose it is a different way to make a team look important...

At 14U our team was termed "National". We played 4 tournaments that required air travel while the other 2 14's played mostly locals with maybe one air trip.

 

[_MIA_]

At 14U our team was termed "National". We played 4 tournaments that required air travel while the other 2 14's played mostly locals with maybe one air trip.

I guess that could be it too. Would have been better off calling them the "X X Flyers" though, no?

 

[Eric F]

Yup—That’s why I am asking. My daughter is 10u And they are playing a team in an upcoming tournament that is labeled as 10u blah blah blah “elite”. From what I can see their program is fairly marginal so I was confused about what made them qualified as elite at 10 years old.

Nothing.

At older ages, there are some orgs that designate their top team with a name like "gold" or "premier", and other teams in the org will feed their best players into the top team (theoretically). At 10U, don't worry about names. Mostly it's just marketing to the parents.

 

[BT3100]

I guess that could be it too. Would have been better off calling them the "X X Flyers" though, no?

That's lightwork compared to our schedule this summer

 

[tim_s]

it's semantics used to justify the larger check parents will write