10U ????

[TheCloser]

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[Little Bird]

Closer, I can't see your face, is this you?

[ANGELS_FAN]

C'mon guys my daughters comes on this site. Lets TRY keeping it clean. Thanks

[Blind Squirrel]

C'mon guys my daughters comes on this site. Lets TRY keeping it clean. Thanks

Why are you allowing your child on an adult dominated site? (assuming your post was serious)

John

[ANGELS_FAN]

C'mon guys my daughters comes on this site. Lets TRY keeping it clean. Thanks

Why are you allowing your child on an adult dominated site? (assuming your post was serious)





This is a kids softball forum. My kids are older than your assuming and like to keep track of whats going on in softball. I believe there is a thread (or whatever you call it) where funny pictures can be posted.

[Blind Squirrel]

C'mon guys my daughters comes on this site. Lets TRY keeping it clean. Thanks

Why are you allowing your child on an adult dominated site? (assuming your post was serious)





This is a kids softball forum. My kids are older than your assuming and like to keep track of whats going on in softball. I believe there is a thread (or whatever you call it) where funny pictures can be posted.

Allow me to add something you omitted in your first statement. "This is a kids softball forum"
in which 90+% of the posts are written by adults. My kids too like to keep track of what is going on in their sport. They go on sites which provide info on sports, locally that would include OCVarsity.com, calhisports.com as well as spysoftball.com, team/organization websites and others. They don't need to read gossip written by nameless parents to get relevant info.

Given the context, I for one have absolutely zero interest in or plans to censure myself due to the off chance that some child may go on the internet and decide to read discussions between adults. To suggest that adults all over this country should be mindful of the possibility that some child MIGHT come on this adult dominated site and change their behavior accordingly is absolutely mind boggling to me. I wouldn't go on MrRogers.com or SesameStreet.com and post words like shit, ass, etc. but then those are sites where one should fairly expect such language would not be used. Those are sites geared toward use by children. This is not such a site. And if you are worried about your kid seeing the above picture, I frankly don't understand why they are even allowed on the internet. The internet, whose popularity is largely owed to almost universal G-Rated content. Either that or porn.

John

[TheCloser]

... Last year, a lot of your top teams periodically lost such games but they never lost when it counted.

Its been awhile since my kids played 10U but I must admit to being a little surprised that teams comprising 9/10 year olds are able to accomplish what the best professional sports teams can't. Very impressive. I'm forced to believe that Bill Belichick, Phil Jackson and others are actively seeking an audience with these 10U coaches.

John

Nope, the talent at the lower levels is usually a little more concentrated and there are massive gaps between the teams so it's a bit easier to win when it matters. In the professional ranks like the NFL and MLB, the difference between teams is much smaller. They all have guys that run 4.4's and throw 90 mph plus but it comes down to strategy and execution and less on just the athletes on the team.

[D00bie]

I would also clarify in that 9/10 year olds might be a stretch. Not to pick nits but most are 98's so the ages are really more like 10/11 yr olds. There's a smattering of 99's but most of those are 10 by now and it would be hard pressed to find a 9yr old on most of these top teams. Majority are 10 and 11yrs old.

[TheCloser]

Rankings after State:

1. Victory USA - Dominant showing at State beating AA's and Franchise. This team still has a ton of upside since the core of the team has only been playing together for a few months and Coach Campbell has had a busy Spring coaching 4 different teams.

2. Crunch - The team has been playing in 12U since Fresno. It will be interesting to see how they will play coming back down to 10U in the next few weeks. This is a very experienced team that has been together for a long time.

3. AA's - Have consistently beat Franchise and everyone else throughout the year but have never beaten Victory and have struggled to beat Crunch so #3 feels just right for this team.

4. Franchise - This team was playing their best ball in April. I think they gained confidence beating Victory and Crunch during that month but they appear to have lost some of their edge.

5. So Cal Dynasty - Dynasty has gained on the top teams in the last few months. They played AA's to an 8-6 game and look like they are a few players away from being able to do some damage.

6. Desperados - Did a fantastic job hitting the ball against Minors Gold but just like in previous games and tourneys they have never found a way to beat any of the Top 4.

7. Minors Gold - Solid team that simply was beat by teams that were better (Dynasty & Desperados).

8. Team Smith - Didn't know what to expect from this team especially after seeing their players getting fitted before the tourney but they played well against Franchise in a losing effort.

9. Strike Force - Pulled off the only real upset of the tourney beating the Aztecs. I'm not sure what the team plans are but TCWS sounds like a good place to take this team and continue to develop them.

10. Aztecs - Awful showing at State getting beat by Victory 11-0 and subsequently losing to Strikeforce to be eliminated. They had shown significant improvement since the Fall and appeared ready to make a run at State but failed to perform.

[Little Bird]

Rankings after State:

1. Victory USA - Dominant showing at State beating AA's and Franchise. This team still has a ton of upside since the core of the team has only been playing together for a few months and Coach Campbell has had a busy Spring coaching 4 different teams.

2. Crunch - The team has been playing in 12U since Fresno. It will be interesting to see how they will play coming back down to 10U in the next few weeks. This is a very experienced team that has been together for a long time.

3. AA's - Have consistently beat Franchise and everyone else throughout the year but have never beaten Victory and have struggled to beat Crunch so #3 feels just right for this team.

4. Franchise - This team was playing their best ball in April. I think they gained confidence beating Victory and Crunch during that month but they appear to have lost some of their edge.

5. So Cal Dynasty - Dynasty has gained on the top teams in the last few months. They played AA's to an 8-6 game and look like they are a few players away from being able to do some damage.

6. Desperados - Did a fantastic job hitting the ball against Minors Gold but just like in previous games and tourneys they have never found a way to beat any of the Top 4.

7. Minors Gold - Solid team that simply was beat by teams that were better (Dynasty & Desperados).

8. Team Smith - Didn't know what to expect from this team especially after seeing their players getting fitted before the tourney but they played well against Franchise in a losing effort.

9. Strike Force - Pulled off the only real upset of the tourney beating the Aztecs. I'm not sure what the team plans are but TCWS sounds like a good place to take this team and continue to develop them.

10. Aztecs - Awful showing at State getting beat by Victory 11-0 and subsequently losing to Strikeforce to be eliminated. They had shown significant improvement since the Fall and appeared ready to make a run at State but failed to perform.