Good 14U Teams?

[Ovr Weight N Bald]

Thank you for the RR Gold and Grapes info. I have talked with parents that have kids in both programs.

Ok So my only question would be, Where did you find the Softball Valley Yellow Pages to contact the players parents??? How do I get my copy??? Are the players parents listed by position, player # or name??? Ok Sorry I know that was more than one question but I am pretty excited to get my copy of the Softball Valley Yellow Pages!!!!!

[wickedball]

You guys are pretty sad. Lol no wonder teams in NorCal are not taken serious. You tear each other apart instead of supporting your children. News flash they are the reason we are at softball. I feel bad that you are attacking this coach like you are for a question I asked. Think what you want but I am disgusted at the behavior I have witnessed on here. So sad. Hopefully you are more positive with your children. Grow up and actually answer a question for once and stop digging for drama. News flash people actually ask questions sometimes without an evil intent. Grow up

[Iluvblue]

The plug below might be better than the spam emails I got after her team was formed begging to donate money to the families of her new org daily.... Click here and you can help a starving travel ball family today!!!

Let me help translate this post for you.

[girlshaveballs]

Wow!!! What a welcome to Nor Cal. This is a sad display. Wicked, we aren't all like this. Most of us are here for the love of the game and sake of our kids. I hope you find a team soon and that you are welcomed by all. Our team should have an opening or two. Sorry for the bad behavior. Please know, that what you have witnessed here is not a good indicator of Nor Cal parents.

[Iluvblue]

All the kids are great, and 99% of ALL the people (even umpires) are great people. All of the people in softball are basically the same...... but some of the crap posted on here is just too ridiculous.

You want true opinions, ask to be PMd and then and only then will you get honest ,unbiased opinions.

[onlooker]

Everything Junkie and ICMTM said about receiving unsolicited begging emails from this coach Celina is true. Myself and several friends also got the email from her the day she bought the domain norcalbandits.com.

No one is making anything up here. This post is typical for miss castillo, she scams email addresses from other companies (pointed out by others some time ago), and now is having a conversation with herself here on the bucket. or so it appears to us who know the story with her....

Sadly wicked, up here in Nor Cal we all know her and the game she is playing and has played, hence my original answer (RR and Grapettes) and speculation this was yet another attempted scam by the Bandit leader. Again, nor cal bandits is a new org, a new team with no history, a shotty job at marketing and yet another attempt by a parent to get their DD to a "better spot". Good luck Bandits....win or lose, the top of your food chain (castillo) has a lot of issues she will need to get by to attract ANY talent, starting right here on the bucket would be a good place for her to start. Im not saying she is a bad person, but the methods used to attract players have done nothing but leave a bad taste in everyone's mouth.

[onlooker]

which leads me to my original question...

you said they hit home runs off of you in so cal...that is more than ONE. are we talking 200ft jobs? or mishandled bunt singles?

Anyone have a scorecard from the friendlies down there? I'd like to do some scouting to see who hit HOME RUNS (yes, the hot bats you mention). I dont know too many 99's in Nor Cal who can go yard on any weekend...there are some, but I think they find their way to Grapettes, RR Gold, Breeze and the like longggg before a trip to so cal with an expansion team.

I'm about delivering facts about org's, not about the teams talent themselves, so feel free to PM me the scorecards, I wont share here.

[onlooker]

You guys are pretty sad. Lol no wonder teams in NorCal are not taken serious. You tear each other apart instead of supporting your children. News flash they are the reason we are at softball. I feel bad that you are attacking this coach like you are for a question I asked. Think what you want but I am disgusted at the behavior I have witnessed on here. So sad. Hopefully you are more positive with your children. Grow up and actually answer a question for once and stop digging for drama. News flash people actually ask questions sometimes without an evil intent. Grow up

LETS BE CLEAR You asked ONE question wicked:
"Any Information?"

several have replied with LOTS of information that doesn't look too good for Miss Castillo, you should NOT be offended by this.

LETS BE CLEAR You stated ALL of the following:
Quality players on the team
Hot Bats
looked like good coaching (female staff)
Hit a few home runs
quality defense
we sat and watched them play and were very impressed

There is NO WAY that you are NOT a nor cal bandit person in my eyes based on what YOU typed. And people wonder why we all go off swiftly when this sh!t hits the bucket. This clearly looks like self promotion to me.

[papadan]

We were at a So Cal Friendly hosted by the WICKED in October and actually played the Bandits. What I saw at that time was a very young and inexperienced team trying to get better. Even though I was not impressed by the overall play, I did see evidence of good coaching; players being in the right spots, hitting their cuts, having set bunt defenses, etc . . .

Overall on the day they were competitive with only one team. I had concerns about the team they were competitive with and actually requested that our team not play against them as scheduled. Fortunately, the director saw the same concerns I had and was able to find more suitable competition for our team and the other team.

I watched three games that the Bandits played and did not see a single HR (over the fence or a misplayed hit)

I would agree that RR GOLD and Grapettes have been the standard bearer in the area for a long time. However, there are other organizations that might warrant some consideration (in no particular order): (Some may require a further drive than others)

Foothill Gold
Roseville Heat
Rocklin Hype
TC Smash
Monarchs
Team California
Capital CIty Comets
Nor Cal Patriots

Good Luck on your search.

[GameTime23]

SB JUNKIE……you should do back ground checks for bucket…CLASSIC!!!

Best in months on nor cal bucket….