Does anyone on here have any experience / reviews of developmental teams in Alberta. Previous experience with groups like Alberta Elite or Calgary Kaizen or Calgary Adrenaline for developing players, having them play in high level tournaments that some NCAA college coaches may be attending and...
I wish, pretty sure that our's did that in the 70's when they put the diamond in. I just don't have the time nor the money to be dragging around clay and rebuilding every field before we play. Don't know if tamping will help, or some light water / soil mix and tamping or what
Our fields in Canada are pretty terrible to play on, shale instead of clay makes for some very tricky bounces. The pitching circle is really bad as the dirt inside and around it is so soft there seems to be virtually no way a pitcher can drive off the mound without disturbing a lot of dirt...
Today at a clinic they asked what is the #1 reason why teams lose, and I answered "Because they score less runs that the other team." which was the wrong answer. The right answer was "because of how they field ground balls & throw", I didn't know that before today.
First Post / Thank You
I have learned a lot from this forum, just wanted to say thank you to everyone who posts on here and helps keep us Western Canadians informed of how to pitch (IR) versus the Hello Elbow we are force fed up here regularly.
Keep up the great work everyone!