Team California Demarini Falling Apart?

[Crazy4SftBl]

I have seen them play. They look good!!!! They will be a very strong team next year! Too bad CPYC wasn't what it was cracked up to be. Rumor is he is starting another team being built around his DD..... Surprise.... surprise!

[Wilson Bats]

I thought I read in the try-out info that the 12U team was going to SoCal this winter. What happened? Did the sponsor leaving cause those trips to be canceled. Welcome to fundraising I guess. I agree this team is well coached and I hope the parents allow them the ability to coach.

[silverstreak]

There was no reference to SoCal, but it did say they'll pay for travel costs and play at the highest level. If you squint a little, you can read that as travel to SoCal, but they didn't explicitly say it, nor did they indicate that they would travel south for the fall season.

I don't personally see any reason for them to travel to SoCal until they are consistently winning in Stockton, but I do not in any way, shape or form have any insight into how they are deciding where and when to play.

Text from the flyer:

This is an elite travel team that will compete in tournaments throughout the year. The
goals of the organization will be to prepare your daughter to play at the highest level in her
age group and ultimately to develop skills necessary to compete at the college level.
All expenses related to fees, uniforms, tournaments & travel expenses will be paid for by the
organization. This will be a first class, first rate team of the best that Northern California has to offer.

[Crazy4SftBl]

Somewhere in the small print it must say "only because a team is being formed around his DD" LOL What a JOKE.. I have heard that Eaton is the laughing stock all the way to the bay! Too bad he has no idea!

[Wilson Bats]

So what's happening now with the team, are they done playing will they hold try-outs have players left? Eaton must feel real proud of himself!

[ICMTM]

Free money is a great tool to recruit. Money comes with strings. As long as there is that fee assistance TC/CYPC will do ok. I guess you just have to carry an extra kid on the roster if you have a 99/00 team? I don't know more than what's being said here but the premise of finding money to offset player/parent costs is still welcome. It just sounds like finding a place for your child to play should be based on her ability and how the coaches view the player.

Would any of you take a team if you knew your fees would be taken care of? I would.

[Crazy4SftBl]

Yes maybe but would you be paid to play a kid if you knew they weren't even good enough to make the team and cut kids that actually had a chance of being on the team? My DD tried out and didn't make the team. Probably would not be that big of a deal if Eaton was ok with his kid sitting the bench but he comes unglued when she does not start and he threatens to pull the sponsorship every time he is upset. He is only happy go lucky when his kid gets playing time. Makes me feel sad for his kid hopefully she does not know what her dad is doing. What a crazy parent! Wish I had the money to create an elite team around my kid and have enough money to act like an ass and get away with it! We have played them a few times and our parents sit and make a point to watch him and make fun of him... it's very entertaining!

[onlooker]

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[Iluvblue]

cant wait to hear where they stand....are they still a team? is LK done coaching (hot rumor)? tryouts now required for all players or are all guaranteed spots?

There is nothing wrong with guaranteeing spots.


Im not even sure if my gold team will have a tryout. we may, and even if we do, it would be for 1 and MAYBE 2 specific positions only. If coaches are happy with the kids they have, why replace them. There are ALWAYS better players out there somewhere.

[ICMTM]

Yes maybe but would you be paid to play a kid if you knew they weren't even good enough to make the team and cut kids that actually had a chance of being on the team? My DD tried out and didn't make the team. Probably would not be that big of a deal if Eaton was ok with his kid sitting the bench but he comes unglued when she does not start and he threatens to pull the sponsorship every time he is upset. He is only happy go lucky when his kid gets playing time. Makes me feel sad for his kid hopefully she does not know what her dad is doing. What a crazy parent! Wish I had the money to create an elite team around my kid and have enough money to act like an ass and get away with it! We have played them a few times and our parents sit and make a point to watch him and make fun of him... it's very entertaining!

I wouldn't agree to take a kid I couldn't find adequate playing time for, and that's for no other reason than my own stress. My question is why would LK et al agree to pick up this kid if she wasn't good enough to be on the team? If they took the money then they are equally at fault. I don't think that's it. I just think that the parent probably couldn't stay out of the mix and let the coaches do their thing. Because he provided the funding he felt he had the right to say and do as he pleased. That sounds more reasonable. I have never seen the 12U team or any of their players. I just don't think those coaches had anything to gain by hooking up with Chris Eaton. They could have just had their own team and probably had a similar turnout for tryouts. The main draw of TC was the coaching.

This me speculating based of things I have read on heybucket and forming a conclusion.