Tournament Preparation - Baseball Article Summaries

Preparing for a Tournament - Single L (length=2771)
I went to the site you recommended and saw no real disagreement. I agree completely with what the site recommends about fluids, with one exception. Research has shown that sports drinks aren't as valu ...

All-Star selection process - Chip (length=3441)
Been there, done that. I think we all have. Our league has the kids vote for 8 spots (you can't vote for a player on your own team); the coaches vote to pick 6, and the All-Star manager picks 2. Two p ...

Tournaments, All-Stars & League Agendas - Single L (length=1737)
We have the opposite problem. Our 11-12 league spends almost as much money on its tournament teams (2 of 12 kids each) as it does on the entire 8-team, 100-player rec league. The rec league gets t-shi ...

Building a Team - Kathy (length=1460)
Jeff, I like the idea of playing with as few players as you can get by with and still have a great team. I think 11, possibly 12, very committed players would be great. If you are playing tournaments ...

Cooperstown Baseball World - Older Age Brackets - Debra (length=2317)
Attention Coaches Cooperstown Baseball World, by overwhelming demand and interest, is attempting to finalize plans for our Summer 2000 Baseball Tournaments in the 14U, 16U, and 18U age brackets. Each ...

Cooperstown Baseball World - Doug (length=1034)
About a month ago I asked if anyone knew about a tournament facility going up in Cooperstown, NY. Many responded but with mixed responses. I have an update for everyone. I have found out more about it ...

Cooperstown Baseball World - Jeff B (length=764)
My son and I went with a team to cooperstown in june to the 10 year old tourney. Great facility and very professionally run. Coaches and players stay in army style barracks with food to match it. Whil ...

Cooperstown Baseball World - Randy Dykstra (length=2021)
Hopefully there will be competition!!!! in cooperstown, because its STILL ABOUT $$$$ I took a team from CA to DreamsPark last year and it was a fun tournament and really nice to go to the HOF but I do ...

Introducing the 1999 AAU 12U Champions - Randy Dykstra (length=84)
Just wanted to let everyone meet the 1999 AAU 12U champions. The San Diego Stars. ...

My 2 cents worth... - Randy Dykstra (length=3546)
Our baseball club actually encourages participation in both travel and rec up through 12 yo. The benefits to the travel players are they get the "BIG FISH in small pond" glory and they get the prime p ...

Starting a tournament team - Joe (length=649)
Hi folks: We have a group of kids that want to be challenged beyond what Little League offers. We believe a tournament team is the way to go. But, we are new at this. Without pestering everyone to dea ...

Starting a tournament team - Randy Dykstra (length=802)
I offered free advice to anyone who wanted it after reading a post that claims to sell you instructions for $39.95 Well, I was flooded with requests... so I decide to spend a lot of time and try to wr ...

The 1999 Bear Classic - Draft Report - Bear (length=2338)
Neil Thanks for asking, The 9th Annual Bear Classic, High School Labor Day Tourney, Showcase for Our National Pastime was a huge success. Lot's of happy Players, Colleges, Mom & Dads and fans.....even ...

Wooden Bat Tournament Questions / Help - Bear (length=445)
Hi Darrell It describes the detail characteristics of the wood of the bat. (Usually when it is taken off the lathe.) e.g. a) Diameter of barrel ex) 2 3/4 vs 2 5/8 vs other b) Size of handle - large ...

Your favorite tournament format - Jeff T (length=472)
As a coach, I'd prefer the "pool to pool" format, however that gets long. AAU Nationals advance you from a prelim pool round, to championship pool round, to a single elim to determine 1-8! It's the si ...

10 under aau baseball - jeff brooks (length=706)
I am the coach of a 10 under aau baseball team called the appalachia wolfpack. we currently have 3 roster spots open preferably for pitchers. this is our weakest area. the team is located in middlesbo ...

11/12 - Paul Faubert (length=3109)
This is going to sound harsher than I intend, so please do not get offended. Why not allow 11's to play up if they will help the 12U team? It should be about what is best for the organization not wha ...

A Question-Tournaments/All-Stars, etc. - Paul Faubert (length=1690)
I'm getting the impression from reading the posts that most LL All-Star teams just go to the LL districts and then that's it. My son plays in both LL and Babe Ruth leagues and plays tournament ball fo ...

Building a team - Jeff T (length=2028)
For our AAU team (now 11-U for 1999), we found the best players, then worked them into positions to where they will best help the TEAM. For instance, we have a player who arguably is our best 2B, SS, ...

Building a team - Jeff T (length=1278)
You make a great point, and yes, we've lost some players because of playing time/position. In the end, I think you just have to "lay down the law," and risk losing a player. In our case, it was my son ...

Building a team - Paul Faubert (length=1457)
How do you guys go about building a tournament (all-star) team for the younger (12U) levels? I'm not talking about the tryout process or # of players, but rather setting up the roster. Let's face it, ...

Cooperstown Dreams Park - DanL (length=2362)
Kathy, we've taken a team to Dreams Park for the last 3 years, and will go again this year. My son has a chance to be the 1st player to attend for 4 straight years. Our team was 9-10's the 1st year, a ...

How many players for 12U tournament team? - Paul Faubert (length=1070)
First off, where are you? I'd love to play if you're anywhere close. Secondly, I'd lean more towards 12-13. I coached in the 12U Babe Ruth states this past year and was really sold on the benefits of ...

LL Tournament - Facing STUD Pitcher - Mike Lontine (length=838)
Sometimes you are just going to be overpowered, but you can try a few things. First, spend some time with the psychological aspect. Tell your kids that just a little bat contact will produce unbelieva ...

Little League All Star Selection - Roger (length=851)
I agree on the manager issue. We won the league last year with s 14-0 record and fully expect to win the league again this year so it would be to my advantage if the winning manager got to pick his te ...

Local tournament rules. - Paul Faubert (length=1062)
I run the tournaments in our league for the 9U through 12U divisions. I've done this the past 4 years and each year we try and improve on soemthing. We have a skills contest every year with trophies ( ...

Playoff Playing time I would like some opinions - Randy Dykstra (length=4310)
I love this response! "Unappreciated" Thanks!!! and I'm sure there is someone out there that did appreciate the lessons you taught. I'm going to generalize and by doing so not everyone person may fit ...

Post Season Play - Paul Faubert (length=1844)
Don't get all hung up on the phrase "World Series" it seems like every year, new organizations are hosting their own. As far as prestige goes, you cannot beat the LLWS. Are they the best teams? I doub ...

Selecting Coaches - Jeff T. (length=1090)
We have 4 divisions in our league: 7/8 (coach pitch); 9/10; 11/12; 13-15. For our 7/8 the coach goes with whatever help he can get (players are assigned teams through a blind draw, with players retain ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Gary (length=1020)
The problem with the "win your division - coach the all-star team" is it can promote a win at all cost mentality. In our league we have opted to go to a board appointed system. This takes the emphasis ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Jeff T (length=740)
Since we've all had our say on player selection (for all-stars/tourny team, etc), I would be interested in finding out what other leagues do as far as selection the Head Coach of the team. In our leag ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Jeff T (length=463)
Steve, how do you manage to do this? It seems to me that by doing this your league is putting more emphasis on all-stars, than in the regular season. (I think your idea is GREAT, however). My concern ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Jeff T (length=385)
Wow!! What a league. Sounds like a baseball coach's and player's dream. I think it is great that you are able to finance experiences that regular L.L. doesn't provide: experiences that will challenge ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Jon Toner (length=594)
We had a case a couple of years back where a coach won his division based on the arms of two pitchers. He was a nice guy, and taught basics well, but in the end, his lack of baseball savvy ended up co ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Neill Riddell (length=727)
I agree with you Steve. The best coach in my son's age group (not me!) always had a good house team but did not always win the division. That is because he spent a fair amount of his efforts developin ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Steve (length=1671)
Jeff, You certainly hit a sensitive issue with your question. Our board has been concerned over perceptions that we care more about the all-stars than the regular season. I don't see it that way. The ...

Tournament Team Coach Selection - Steve (length=1143)
Your all-star team is made up of your best players. Why shouldn't that team be managed by your best coach? All your coaches may meet your minimum standard for coaching in your regular season league, b ...

Tournament season - how many innings/week for pitchers - Jeff T (length=1159)
I love the "closer" concept (even at 11)--and I think that its no coincidence that when we added one, we got back-to-back trophies (after 2+ years of trying). Now, for your games, I'd get the champion ...

10th Annual Bear Classic - HS Showase for Our National Pastime - Bear (length=5423)
10th Annual Bear Classic Showcase Tourney-Labor Day Weekend 2000 Fri. September 1 -Mon. September 4, 2000 A High School Boys Baseball Tourney, A Maryland Showcase for Our National Pastime Press Releas ...

13th Annual Bear Classic HS Labor Day Tourney - Baltimore Maryland - Bear (length=6824)
13th Annual Bear Classic Showcase Tourney - Labor Day Weekend 2003 Fri. August 29 - Mon. September 1, 2003 A High School Boys Baseball Tourney, A Maryland Showcase for Our National Pastime Press Relea ...

15th Annual Bear Classic - HS Showcase for Our National Pastime - Univ of Maryland - bear (length=7010)
15th Annual Bear Classic Showcase Fri. August 26 – Sun. August 28, 2005 A High School Boys Baseball Tourney, A Maryland Showcase for Our National Pastime Press Release: The regions top HS baseball p ...

15th Annual Bear Classic - HS Showcase for Our National Pastime - Univ of Maryland - bear (length=7033)
15th Annual Bear Classic Showcase Tourney Fri. August 26 – Sun. August 28, 2005 A High School Boys Baseball Tourney, A Maryland Showcase for Our National Pastime Press Release: The regions top HS bas ...

All-Stars not team - Pine Tar (length=1136)
As 20 year coach, most of which at the H/S level, I find all-star tourneys a bit misguided. I believe there is a big difference between a good tourney team and a team full of all-stars. Because kids a ...

Cal Ripkin Chamionship game results - Scorekeeper (length=1950)
There certainly was a difference in the Cal Ripkin WS from what I've been seeing in the LLWS. I don't know that the players were any worse, but there was certainly a different "tone" about the game. T ...

Cooperstown Baseball Tournament - chomptonbaseball (length=1288)
Just as a follow up to this. We had the pleasure of staying there and watching our Grandson play at the Cooperstown Allstar Village. What a most wonderful experience. While a little smaller than its c ...

Creating tourney team - Old Ag (length=3217)
The extra info helps. You may be able to pull a team together that will perform respectably in the tournaments. If things go well, you may find that come spring the kids & parents don't want to go bac ...

LL Tournament/AAU Involvement - Lisa (length=3541)
Does this rule apply to alternates? Are alternate players subject to the no participation in other youth baseball programs? In other words, if tournament has begun and players are no longer able to pl ...

Labor Day 2000 Schedule to 10th Bear Classic - HS Showase for Our National Pastime - Bear (length=1764)
10th Annual Bear Classic Showcase Schedule All Games @ Joe Cannon Stadium (Harmans Park)=JC unless noted (Arundel HS (Bernie Dome) AHS) Fri 9/1 5:45 pm Bridgewater NJ vs FABL (NY) Fri 9/1 7:00 pm ...

Players Gaining exposure to Bear Classic & Where Are They Now ?se for Our National Pastime - Bear (length=3728)
A partial listing of past & present HS players gaining exposure from the Tourney include: Name (pos) HS, Grad Class Yr @ Classic College & other Todd Benke 3b, Walt Whitman HS, Md '94, 1993, US N ...

Subs in tourney play - synwave7 (length=3289)
It's pretty confusing. I had to read the rules both little green book and tournemant rules several times. In fact I have been walking around with them the last 2 weeks just about everywhere I go. You ...

Tournament Pool Play (Round Robbin) or Double Elimination - Neill Riddell (length=1296)
I have run our association's summer tournament for the last 6 or 7 years. The tournament ranges from a low of about 40 teams to a high of 64, depending on the year. When I inherited it, it was a doubl ...

Tournament Tie-Breaker Strategy - Coach E (length=1134)
OK... here's the deal. I coach a group of 8 year olds. In a tournament a couple weekends ago, we were denied a trip to the championship rounds because of the tie-breaker rules. Another team moved on, ...

Tournament Tie-Breakers - Neill Riddell (length=3344)
CaDad: I've run our association's tournament for a number of years. Tie breakers are always a sore spot, because someone is going home unhappy. And although I flinched a bit at your shot at all tourn ...

Tournaments - What's Going on Here - BBN (length=4287)
In response to Boe's post of ... I have just come from playing at a tournament where I am still shaking my head. This was a double elimination, with a loser and winner bracket concept. After two games ...