I keep hearing about "showcase" and "exposure" tournaments lately, mostly for 16u and 18u girls. From what I understand, they are not ran like a regular tournament, there is a lot of shuffling of players in each game and teams don't play to win?
Can someone please explain what exactly goes on at these tournaments and how they are run? Is this the type of tournament you would want to take a 16u team that goes to say, Nationals? Or are these the type of tournaments for "Select Ball" Travel teams, teams that are formed specifically for these type of "tournaments"?
If one's DD is seriously considering applying a huge amount of time to softball and wants to be able to play college ball, are showcase tournaments a necessity?
If anyone can point me to a site so I can understand this better, would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Can someone please explain what exactly goes on at these tournaments and how they are run? Is this the type of tournament you would want to take a 16u team that goes to say, Nationals? Or are these the type of tournaments for "Select Ball" Travel teams, teams that are formed specifically for these type of "tournaments"?
If one's DD is seriously considering applying a huge amount of time to softball and wants to be able to play college ball, are showcase tournaments a necessity?
If anyone can point me to a site so I can understand this better, would be much appreciated. Thanks!