12u Fall tryouts-Who are favorites & sleepers going forward?

[Dozerdog]

So I'm going to give my opinion on all of the travel to SoCal talk. First just so all of you know there are bad teams in southern california also. I know that might come as a suprise but it's true. I like the fact that the coach that my kid has played with for the last year picks certain tournaments out if the area to play in. (St.Paddies in Vegas, Mothers day classic,Force and soon Brenda Marsh.) I don't see the value in going to SoCal to play in a triple crown tournament that doesn't have a third of the tip teams that attend a tiurnament like the Brenda Marsh tournament. So before go giving all kinds of credit for competing in SoCal take a look at what is in the tournament. The Breeze 00 Madison team went down in the fall last and won the tournent. A friend congratulated the coach and his teaponse was thanks but we should have stayed here we would have had better competion. So yes playing in SoCal can be good but it also can just take money out of your bank acount!

[POP Time]

I agree So Cal has just as many if not more low level teams like we do here in Nor Cal. Exactly why I pointed specific tournaments out. Bottom line if your are killing everyone here you need to travel.

I know many teams resort to small friendlies locally to keep only the best teams in them to filter who you play. The problem I see with that is, in this age group is there are really only 3 to 5 solid 01 teams in the area. If you play the same teams every Sunday then again in friendlies you start to defeat the purpose. When the coaches know everything about your team because you play every week it lesson's the result you are looking by playing the top teams in a friendlies.

[jbl1465]

So if your a top level team you have to travel to get good competition. But you have to pick the right tournaments because even So Cal has an enormous amount of low talent teams. At some point do we need to make an "AA" level travel ball. I just read two topics up that the Lincoln Loaded plans on playing in Vegas and Colorado!! I am shocked that you can find 12 families that think that is a good idea.Good for them I guess. Im going to grab a cigar and a few beers go out to the fire pit and figure out a solution for all this madness. Stay tuned..........

[kl43dad]

Ok I don't get on here much or post very often but after what I saw today I had to put something good on the bucket.

I went to Stockton to watch our 12u TC team play. OBS Monarchs and San Jose Sting were playing next to us. A San Jose Sting player hit a ball Deep to center and I mean Deep. The little center fielder (sorry I don't know her name) turned and made an awesome Sports Center play on the ball, over the shoulder, full sprint, diving play to make the catch. After making the catch she had the game awareness to get up and throw to 1 for the double play.

Effort can not be taught!!!! Someone buy that girl an ice cream that was pretty cool to watch.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow in Stockton.

Jamie Leppanen
Team California

[cinmar]

Sting beat OBS 7-5
Was a great game!

[bigballer]

Had the opportunity to watch a little of that OBS/Sting game and great it was not. Yes it got interesting towards the end, but it was pretty sloppy. I guess we'll see how today unfolds for them.

[Old man softball]

The sting and TC both had early exits today in Stockton.

[jbl1465]

Who were the Sting playing? TC as much as I root for them leave most tournaments early. I saw that the CenCal Anglels were at this tournament. We have played all these teams in the fall and the Angels were very tough. Cant wait to see who wins this one.

[jbl1465]

O.K. it is official the R&R Gold website sucks. Who won the tournament?

[thing is ...]

[quote][by cinmar » Sun Oct 27, 2013 2:41 am
Sting beat OBS 7-5
Was a great game!/quote]

I believe the post was about how amazing of a catch that kid who could still be playing 10s made,not what the score was. The Sting girl had an amazing hit and I thought it was at least a triple for sure, but it wasn't. Maybe you were the person I heard say something like "they should draw a line out there and that was a homerun". On a field with a temp fence, yes. But not at Luis Park.