lightning Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 Are there any tournaments for this age group in the local area, including Houston and Baton Rouge?
Mc Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 Try this site: This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up I saw 3 local tournaments: [table][tr][td]5/28[/td][td] [/td][td]Tomball[/td][td] [/td][/tr] [tr][td]6/5[/td][td] [/td][td]Deer Park[/td][td] [/td][/tr] [tr][td]6/12[/td][td] [/td][td]Spring[/td][td] [/td][/tr][/table]
HillGuy Posted May 12, 2009 Report Posted May 12, 2009 Or try here: This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Looks like there are several coming up. If your taking an all-star team, best to stick with "all-star" tourneys unless you think you have a team that can compete with the select teams...I'll never forget our 6U all-star team getting trounced by a Deer Park select team way back when...I just had no idea how things worked, lol.
lightning Posted May 13, 2009 Author Report Posted May 13, 2009 Thanks for the help. Yea the all star thing would get us killed. Was hoping maybe around fall or next spring putting something together. Just trying to get a feel for what is out there and the interest from kids and parents.
Mc Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 I never really understood having "select" 6U and 8U teams. You are missing a very vital piece of the puzzle at that age.......pitching. On the other hand, pitting your team up against better competition may help the coaches learn what the team needs to work on. Might and probably will get pounded a few times, but if the coaches, parents and players are committed enough, you are bound to improve. I wonder at that age who has the hardest time dealing with getting pounded in a game, the adults or the kids? I think the kids, with their short attention spans, will go back to eating grass, digging holes, etc. long before the parents get back into their routine. The kids are just waiting to do what they are told to do next........enjoy those days!
HillGuy Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 I never really understood having "select" 6U and 8U teams. You are missing a very vital piece of the puzzle at that age.......pitching. On the other hand, pitting your team up against better competition may help the coaches learn what the team needs to work on. Might and probably will get pounded a few times, but if the coaches, parents and players are committed enough, you are bound to improve. I wonder at that age who has the hardest time dealing with getting pounded in a game, the adults or the kids? I think the kids, with their short attention spans, will go back to eating grass, digging holes, etc. long before the parents get back into their routine. The kids are just waiting to do what they are told to do next........enjoy those days! I think I was the best "Coach Pitcher" ever I had an absolute blast coaching 6-8Ub select ball. Here's some of what I learned from coaching 6-8U select ball: -As a coach pitcher, pitch fast with very little arc...helps batters get ready for live pitch. - It hurts to get hit by a hit ball, even a "squishy" ball, ha -6-8U weeds out parents/players who will never be ready for real tourney ball at an older level -Some parents want their kids to be softball players, regardless of whether the kid wants it -Umpires, especially at the lower age levels, are human and make mistakes, just like real people...get over it -Seeing a young girl learning, improving and developing a love for the game due, even in small part, to you is PRICELESS
Mc Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 -As a coach pitcher, pitch fast with very little arc...helps batters get ready for live pitch. That is the biggest mistake I saw from the 6U and 8U coaches in our league. Maybe the other way gets them ready for The Highlands slow pitch league that #13 spoke so highly of. I don't care if it is getting you ready for live pitch or not, it's just easier for anybody to hit it on a line as opposed to an arc.
3ABirdMan Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 ............................. Here's some of what I learned from coaching 6-8U select ball: ............................. -Seeing a young girl learning, improving and developing a love for the game due, even in small part, to you is PRICELESS For me, the same holds true at ANY age and at ANY skill level! Isn't that why we, as adults, do it? ;D Kudos to HillGuy for making that point !
Guest bigcat Posted May 13, 2009 Report Posted May 13, 2009 Enjoy those young years, because when they get around 14 , they get a little out of it. Trying to find them selves. Some find other interest, boys, and some just stay lost for a while. Then around 16 the ones who really love the game pick it up a notch, and it becomes fun again. LOL for the kid, coach and parent.
sibarra Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 I am interested in getting my daughter on a select 6u team. I don't know of any in our area. We live in Baytown. My son plays select baseball and our world revolves around that but my daughter is ready to play and we don't want to wait until the regular softball season to start play.
Keyser Soze Posted June 29, 2009 Report Posted June 29, 2009 Heard there is a T-Ball Gold Team starting up in Baytown. Is this true ???
Guest Darren33 Posted June 30, 2009 Report Posted June 30, 2009 Heard there is a T-Ball Gold Team starting up in Baytown. Is this true ??? Now that is tooooo funny!
stingers8u Posted July 25, 2009 Report Posted July 25, 2009 Are there any tournaments for this age group in the local area, including Houston and Baton Rouge? Are you all looking for a select team?
taprapgrab Posted September 6, 2009 Report Posted September 6, 2009 Our daughter would love to play 6U select softball. I wish somebody would organize a team! Our sons played in tournaments at that age, and those were the best memories ever! Why not the girls too????
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