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'99's moving up
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How are the new 14 under '99's looking? Has anyone seen or heard anything? I know Garcia moved to TC, how about miller, are they still intact? Usually we would have had a couple friendlies by now. Must be a slow year
- wow!really?
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My youngest dd's team was invited to a friendly in Ceres last weekend but our team hasn't had a practice yet. I'm not sure if they ended up having one or not. I think most teams won't be ready to play for a couple weeks.
- funpolice
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Today at the RR toury RR Miller looked good as usual. TC Smash 99 played well too. Infield looked solid and outfield did their job. Catcher is tough and pitching was solid. Offense gets on and good on the bases. Might want to keep an eye on this young 14U team.
- goallout
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NICE FIRST POST GOALLOUT, I GUESS SOMEONE HAS DRINK THE SMASH KOOLAID
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Looks like only one of you guys know how to read. I believe I asked if anyone has heard or seen anything. It's clear that goallouts dd plays for smash, but so what, he actually answered the question. I guess parents are not allowed to voice that they are proud of the way their kids team looks.
Onlooker you never seem to amaze how you just talk $hit about every team out there. I would love to read you talk about your own kids team. That being said, I heard millers team looked great, Norwood has put a solid team together also. I haven't heard anything yet about TC but I'm sure they will not dissapoint!! Modesto crusaders looked good at westerns and im sure they will put a good team on the field in fall too. See onlooker, you can talk about other teams and not have to be a jerk.
Onlooker you never seem to amaze how you just talk $hit about every team out there. I would love to read you talk about your own kids team. That being said, I heard millers team looked great, Norwood has put a solid team together also. I haven't heard anything yet about TC but I'm sure they will not dissapoint!! Modesto crusaders looked good at westerns and im sure they will put a good team on the field in fall too. See onlooker, you can talk about other teams and not have to be a jerk.
- wow!really?
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Is Norwoods team all 99's. Just curious if she got all the girls from her grapette team to go with her? Or if she had any good pick ups. She finished the year strong and I know she will be a threat down the road. Miller and Garcia got all there girls back and I think Crusaders did as well. It will be intresting among the young teams because a lot of the better 14u teams will be playing 16's. So will the younger teams follow the better 14's or go play NSA, USSSA or Triple Crown 16's?
- lookingIN
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because a lot of the better 14u teams will be playing 16's.
which is STUUUUUUUUUUUUUpid. Lets see... play in an "Exposure"(where you wont have 1 college coach watching.. but it is exposure..lol) format tourney where you play your five games and be done. Out of those 5, you MIGHT get lucky and play 2 good teams, so the remaining teams suck and you get .... what out of it? Oh, thats right, I can say my 14u team beat some weak arse 16u team, so life is good. But the games were boring, my parents were bored, everyone was rotating their players and the games were boring. Did I mention the games are boring?
Or you play in 14u, where you get to fight through a bracket on Sunday, where your girls get to continue to play if they win, where winning matters, where the games are exciting, where the best teams funnel to each other, so your semi and final are great games against good teams. But the downside, you dont get to go brag about your team playing up against the mighty 16u teams.
There are VERY FEW teams that should be playing up if you are 14u... but hey, joe schmuck is doing it, soooo.. hi ho, hi ho, up to 16u we go.
which is STUUUUUUUUUUUUUpid. Lets see... play in an "Exposure"(where you wont have 1 college coach watching.. but it is exposure..lol) format tourney where you play your five games and be done. Out of those 5, you MIGHT get lucky and play 2 good teams, so the remaining teams suck and you get .... what out of it? Oh, thats right, I can say my 14u team beat some weak arse 16u team, so life is good. But the games were boring, my parents were bored, everyone was rotating their players and the games were boring. Did I mention the games are boring?
Or you play in 14u, where you get to fight through a bracket on Sunday, where your girls get to continue to play if they win, where winning matters, where the games are exciting, where the best teams funnel to each other, so your semi and final are great games against good teams. But the downside, you dont get to go brag about your team playing up against the mighty 16u teams.
There are VERY FEW teams that should be playing up if you are 14u... but hey, joe schmuck is doing it, soooo.. hi ho, hi ho, up to 16u we go.
- Iluvblue
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Not exactly a ringing endorsement to the parents of your 16u team. Terrible competition and 0 college coaches watching, not to mention the lame formate. But by all means join my team and pay my player fees.
@ onlooker, what team doesn't want 2 solid catchers? My dd's team has 2 very good catchers and they work great together.
Good luck to all teams of all ages, playing up or staying with their own group!
@ onlooker, what team doesn't want 2 solid catchers? My dd's team has 2 very good catchers and they work great together.
Good luck to all teams of all ages, playing up or staying with their own group!
- funpolice
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The difference is I am completely honest with my parents.The 16u division is simply not going to get tons of looks in the tourneys up here. Im not making this stuff up, this is a FACT. I dont make the rules.
And the kids on my 16u team are on this team for a reason... so they can LEARN what I am teaching. If they are looking for exposure as their primary reason for playing, they wouldnt be on my 16u team. Our 16u has a primary goal of making these kids better. Stop off at our games and ask our parents if their kid is getting better playing on our 16u team and see what they say.
They may get some looks down south, but not much up this way. Im sorry if the truth hurts.
And the kids on my 16u team are on this team for a reason... so they can LEARN what I am teaching. If they are looking for exposure as their primary reason for playing, they wouldnt be on my 16u team. Our 16u has a primary goal of making these kids better. Stop off at our games and ask our parents if their kid is getting better playing on our 16u team and see what they say.
They may get some looks down south, but not much up this way. Im sorry if the truth hurts.
- Iluvblue
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