UPDATED! 12u Top Team Ranking – Pre ASA Nationals Poll!

[sballcatchr]

[jed23]

The TNL 12's are very young and inexpierced and are all brand new. We have 3 96's , 7 97's and 1 98. It's a great group of girls and they work hard but we won't crack the top 20, maybe could surprise a team by states. The tall girl in question has a lot of potential but still has along way to go, the same goes for the three other younger pitchers. They should be good to go by 2010.

[bracketologist]

Who is Envy 97'?

A Poway (San Diego) All Star Team that went travel.

The interesting thing about Envy is only the Head Coaches in the poll voted for them, so they just missed making the poll.

Looking at the poll results it's very clear the Head Coaches have a different take then the parent and outside pollsters! Example: Rebels are #1 based on Head Coaches!

[Demonboy]

Trust me. You will know who they are soon enough.

Ooohhh, feel the earth tremble. Well at least your screen name doesn't leave any doubt about what team you are with.

Those first year out of rec teams always terrified me too.

[scorkep]

I have to agree with spaz on his last comment! Thanks

I also have to say Hats off to the Rebels coaching staff this past weekend. They played every player in almost every game, all pitchers threw games and catchers caught games. Not to sure how many teams won games using all 14 players like they did.

Great game against BB, good team and well done BB. Also Wild Cats can fight back hard every inning! Good job to all the girls who went out and play this past weekend.

Enjoy your Christmas break girls...Merry Christmas to all the softball families out there.

[Comets16]

Hey Denise,

Congrats to your beloved Rebels & Amy on an outstanding win last weekend & fall season..It is hard to give team and coach a hard time win you are winning and top of the "Brackeologist A List". Go Rebels! We look forward to watching the Rebels progress this Spring and Summer!


I hope the Rebels and your family have a Merry Christmas...

Chris Parker
Frost Comets
http://www.comets96.org

[ice_67]

Had to post something as the 14U poll was taking over the pole position on Heybucket. 12U rules. I thought that all the hype went away when you graduated to 14's.

[Under the Radar]

I have to agree with spaz on his last comment! Thanks

I also have to say Hats off to the Rebels coaching staff this past weekend. They played every player in almost every game, all pitchers threw games and catchers caught games. Not to sure how many teams won games using all 14 players like they did.

Great game against BB, good team and well done BB. Also Wild Cats can fight back hard every inning! Good job to all the girls who went out and play this past weekend.

Enjoy your Christmas break girls...Merry Christmas to all the softball families out there.

Hey I think the Rebels are a very good team but one thing that I saw & it goes all the way back to 10u & also I think it started in Downey but in a close game or anytime the Rebels do anything good on the field offenssivley the Parents are so loud with the R-E-B-E-L-S chant that it rocks the other team. I know they want to cheer thier kids on but do the parents really need to shake the confedence of 11 & 12 year olds. In the BB96 game at T4T BB were up 2-0 the Rebs got a hit & the chant started & guess what the BB had 3 or 4 errors & the Rebs wound up scoring & getting the lead. It was clear that the parents chant was getting in the kids heads. Maybe I am way off base & I do not mean to offend any parents I just thought that taunting the other team should be left top the kids unless you are Pro team.

[Love2Coach]

Thanks for checking out the game Rader, the chanting of the parents is not the reason we lost the game...the lack of being mentaly prepared to finish the game we started is why we lost. In the game of softball most of the girls that are MENTALY in the game dont even hear that stuff and beacause it has seems to have become part of the game on the other side of the fence, we as a team we have to learn to Control the Controlables like the little dribblers or routine pop flies that may cost us a game, in the end these are developing years and we are developing, but in regards to the chantting of the parents they where not derogatory or demeaning - loud and anoying yes but never a reason why a mentaly prepared team should loose a game.
JMO Coach Jess

[Under the Radar]

Thanks for checking out the game Rader, the chanting of the parents is not the reason we lost the game...the lack of being mentaly prepared to finish the game we started is why we lost. In the game of softball most of the girls that are MENTALY in the game dont even hear that stuff and beacause it has seems to have become part of the game on the other side of the fence, we as a team we have to learn to Control the Controlables like the little dribblers or routine pop flies that may cost us a game, in the end these are developing years and we are developing, but in regards to the chantting of the parents they where not derogatory or demeaning - loud and anoying yes but never a reason why a mentaly prepared team should loose a game.
JMO Coach Jess

Jesse I agree and agian I am not taking anything away from the Rebels they are a great team top to bottom. I do know that when the loud and anoying starts it does seem to rattle the kids. Maybe not your team but it kinda seems like thats when it starts is if the oppsing team has any type of breakdown. The cheer itself is not negative or demeaning I agree, just the timing.. & hey its just my opinion & I am sure that other teams do this and they will keep doing it, so long as it has the effect that it does... Good luck to your BB.