ASA 10U Championship

[oth6]

Looks like Team Watley has positioned itself to play in the Championship Game in Johnson City.
Remembering that AASA beat Watley in Cerritos a couple months ago, I wonder how the parents who like to stir the pot feel now breaking up a team that had the potential to win it all?

[MarkJMillsap]

I know they beat Watley, but then they got hammered by Strike Force and they have been eliminated at Nats. AASA was a very good team, but I don't think they were capable of winning Nats. Watley has 2 of the best 10u pitchers in the country!

[joaquinjunior]

regular tournaments, other games, and even states are a whole different thing than Nationals. and the preassure that comes along with it. beating one team one day does not mean that you can beat them all the time, or ever again. thats my opinion. whats yours? You just never know...

[girlshaveballs]

Parents??? Much more than that....coulda, shoulda, woulda

[softball4four]

From old thread re:Parents who complain-

Parents are the root of all evil. If a coach had kids and no parents around ever, the kids would have more fun, play better, coaches would coach better, life would be grand.

A wise coach once told me your best team would be 9-12 orphans (that way no parent drama)

[oth6]

MarkJ, a couple issues you may not be aware of;
1 One of their pitchers twisted her ankle early in the first game in the cow pasture the kids were playing in, throwing the pitching rotation off in the 4 games they played on Sunday.
2 The kids goal for the weekend was, right or wrong, to beat Watley. They entered the Strike Force game drained. They made a couple mental errors and that was the difference in the game.
In retrospect I should have said they may not have won the championship, but they could have played at the LA teams level, I did say they had the potential and still believe that.
As girlshaveballs said.... coulda, shoulda, woulda.

Girlshaveballs, this teams melt down can be directed at a couple of parents. The kids played well together, liked each other and are very talented. The coach is not perfect, no one is, but everyone knew going in his style and methods.

[girlshaveballs]

YOU MUST BE THE COACH, HUH OTH6?

[oth6]

I am not nor am I related to the coach. Just call them as I see them.

[MarkJMillsap]

oth6: One thing you may not be aware of-- Watley has allowed 1 run in 6 games at Nats. AASA was a very talented team, but they never won a single tourney here in So Cal or Vegas or Fresno for that matter. Their pitchers simply don't match up with Watlley's regardless if they twisted an ankle in the cow pasture or not! Nuff said! And no, I'm not associated with Watley. They're just damn good!

[execute]

If were talking about the Mother's Day Classic yes AASA did lose to the Stike Force but that's after playing 4 games having to finish pool play at 8am on sunday having lack luster lighting and poor fields, we won are last pool play which means we shouldn't of had to play until around 11:30 on sunday so with that said are girls were on the fields for over 13 hours so yes they were drained and fighting injuries from the poor fields at that tournament. But after saying all that Watley is a Great team best team we ever played, Good Luck Girls!!