Alliance vs. PGF???

[_MIA_]

Alliance is kicking off their qualifiers this weekend (22nd/23rd) . Registration appears a little soft. Example:
Winter Qualifier 14U and 16U in AZ has 19 and 11 teams.

OC Coastal (also 22nd/23rd) 10u 3 teams, 12U 35 teams, 14U 35 teams, 16u 32 teams and 18U 20 teams.

Still have a hard time understanding why So Cal teams/Orgs. (Specially 10U thru14U) want to drag their teams across the country, to play in most likely shitty weather, with a huge cost factor to each family when they could sleep in their own bed, play in great weather in So Cal.

14U is in SoCal this year I believe

Edit: Do you really not know the answer to your question or are you just being passive
aggressive about it (Hint: It probably has little to do with the individual coaches and
more to do with the Org heads..)?

 

[Eric F]

Alliance is kicking off their qualifiers this weekend (22nd/23rd) . Registration appears a little soft. Example:
Winter Qualifier 14U and 16U in AZ has 19 and 11 teams.

OC Coastal (also 22nd/23rd) 10u 3 teams, 12U 35 teams, 14U 35 teams, 16u 32 teams and 18U 20 teams.

Still have a hard time understanding why So Cal teams/Orgs. (Specially 10U thru14U) want to drag their teams across the country, to play in most likely shitty weather, with a huge cost factor to each family when they could sleep in their own bed, play in great weather in So Cal.

My DD's team will be getting curb-stomped at the 18U PCFL Winter Qualifier in Lake Elsinore, CA this weekend. So far this year, the team hasn't had a single practice where more than half the team was there, and have played only 2 friendlies (games, not days) against mediocre teams with 2 players trying out, and 2 younger sisters filling in. It's going to be ugly.

 

[erniekru]

DD's team is also at the 18's this weekend in Lake Elsinore.. Going to be a tough tournament with lots of big dogs, double elimination from the beginning. DD's team has played with such a small roster, it feels like 10u rec!! Played with 11 (2 pitchers only on the bench) the past couple of tournaments going back through end of fall. Missing 6 from injuries and a revolving door of covid protocols.

Ugh, and the pressure is real to qualify this weekend

 

[hipnix]

Should have driven to NorCal to qualify at the January Grip & Rip. 14 teams in 18u and 14 in 16u (and let's just say that most of these teams stay away from the higher level tournaments around here). Great opportunity to win two games to qualify.

https://stocktonsoftballfastpitch.com/brackets/

 

[Eric F]

DD's team is also at the 18's this weekend in Lake Elsinore.. Going to be a tough tournament with lots of big dogs, double elimination from the beginning. DD's team has played with such a small roster, it feels like 10u rec!! Played with 11 (2 pitchers only on the bench) the past couple of tournaments going back through end of fall. Missing 6 from injuries and a revolving door of covid protocols.

Ugh, and the pressure is real to qualify this weekend

Hope to see you there!

 

[Rolling Hard]

My DD's team will be getting curb-stomped at the 18U PCFL Winter Qualifier in Lake Elsinore, CA this weekend. So far this year, the team hasn't had a single practice where more than half the team was there, and have played only 2 friendlies (games, not days) against mediocre teams with 2 players trying out, and 2 younger sisters filling in. It's going to be ugly.

Well if she hit 3or 4 bombs and throws out 5 or 6 runners it will dull the pain.

 

[Rolling Hard]

14U is in SoCal this year I believe

Edit: Do you really not know the answer to your question or are you just being passive
aggressive about it (Hint: It probably has little to do with the individual coaches and
more to do with the Org heads..)?

And I thought you were only good at Math?!

 

[Eric F]

Well if she hit 3or 4 bombs and throws out 5 or 6 runners it will dull the pain.

It would. A bomb is possible. However, the chances of throwing out runners has diminished significantly with the current crop of SSs. Successfully receiving the throw and making a good tag has not been a strong point. We badly miss the '21 SS we had through the end of last summer. That girl had fantastic hands.

 

[_MIA_]

And I thought you were only good at Math?!

I’m average at Math but I suck so bad at everything else it appears otherwise..

 

[Rolling Hard]

It would. A bomb is possible. However, the chances of throwing out runners has diminished significantly with the current crop of SSs. Successfully receiving the throw and making a good tag has not been a strong point. We badly miss the '21 SS we had through the end of last summer. That girl had fantastic hands.

My 14u DD can catch the ball and apply tag on a full run then tumble and show the ump the ball and trot off the field. Gotta work harder SSs.