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Sue Falls ? . thats a terrible destination ASA better wake up.
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@SoCal Dad - thanks for the correction on 14U. I missed that.
I agree on the similar costs traveling to Sioux Falls. Guess my thought still is that some eastern teams may skip both due to costs. Others may have to pick one. How many teams can/will do the west coast swing and hit both if the dates line up?
If the budget dictates having to pick one or the other, it might be difficult to choose Souix Falls. Also, if the dates work, it will be interesting to see how many of the top SoCal teams will do both ASA and PGF at 14U. I'd suspect a pretty high number will do both. I believe that was the case in 2010 when they fell on different dates for 14's & 16's.
Unfortunately, it appears 16U will still conflict for 2012 and teams will have to choose between ASA's in Montgomery, AL or PGF in Huntington Beach, CA. I think it's safe to say that 2012 16U ASA's will take a major hit in the level of talent there like 14U & 16U did this year.
I agree on the similar costs traveling to Sioux Falls. Guess my thought still is that some eastern teams may skip both due to costs. Others may have to pick one. How many teams can/will do the west coast swing and hit both if the dates line up?
If the budget dictates having to pick one or the other, it might be difficult to choose Souix Falls. Also, if the dates work, it will be interesting to see how many of the top SoCal teams will do both ASA and PGF at 14U. I'd suspect a pretty high number will do both. I believe that was the case in 2010 when they fell on different dates for 14's & 16's.
Unfortunately, it appears 16U will still conflict for 2012 and teams will have to choose between ASA's in Montgomery, AL or PGF in Huntington Beach, CA. I think it's safe to say that 2012 16U ASA's will take a major hit in the level of talent there like 14U & 16U did this year.
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Never seen their facilities but why is this terrible. the cooler temps will help the northern teams. You got to admit playing down in the south with the high temps of 100+ is a big shock to the players from northern states, add to that playing several games a day equals not doing very well in overall performance for the northern teams.
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It will be interesting to see what the top Cal teams do if PGF puts 14u with 12u. It will be very difficult to do both because of the long travel time and having to check in on Sunday. Another impediment is the top teams can't play up in the highly desirable Champions Cup if they are registered in ASA as 14u.
BTW, PGF didn't have 14u in 2010, so all the top Cal teams went to Moline and swept the top 5 spots. A number of the top 16u teams did do both.
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A few people I know went Sioux Falls and said nice facility and very well ran. Also said plenty to do in area to do even though this is not a vacation. Liked alot better then Texas
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Just seems like it's in the middle of no where. I don't know many families who would voluntarily choose to spend time in Sioux Falls in August. I like the heat , so going south to Ala or Ga is better to me.
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Sioux Falls was not cool when we were at 16U ASA in 2009. There was not much of anything to do besides play or practice so we practiced almost every day. It was hot and humid and we had a rain delay that backed things up. The fields were very nice. The organization of the drawing was horrible, it was 4 plus hours in a very hot and uncomfortable gymnasium. To top it off Hotels are at a premium, Holiday Inn Express was about $179 per night. At PGF we paid $105 with a nice breakfast for $105 per night and had plenty to do on days that we had a lot of off time. The weather was nearly perfect for softball(mid to upper 70's).
I actually did not think it was any better than College Staion. May have been more to do in College Staion believe it or not.
I actually did not think it was any better than College Staion. May have been more to do in College Staion believe it or not.
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Actually people I know that liked it were on your team. And said there was stuff to do girls realy enjoyed waterpark.
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Maybe they were from a really small town. I thought the highlight was the sporting goods store, it was huge. Glad it is not an option for us this year. Montgomery or Huntington Beach?
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Only if you want to know where the best competition was, or will be playing.
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I agree with you.. More players to recruit at ASA. My statement was about competing for national championship.. No Slight on the huge amount of recruitable talent. Just that it's hard to say you competed for a National Championship when the best aren' there.
It's a shame the money gets in the way of girls competing for a true National Championship.
