Best of the Best Fall Showcase Scores

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #21

Thanks, Jamie for a great showcase. I believe it just about met all of your standards for a top-level tournament. We had a great time and made use of the unlimited subs and continuous B.O. Thanks as well to all of the college coaches for coming out to look at the girls. Also most of the coaches I observed tried to keep a low-pressure environment so the girls could be at their best. We look forward to coming back.

"Friendly rivalry"? Now there's a thread I would like to see.

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #22

I watched 2 of Stingray Blair's games, and I think they are going to be very tough next year as 1st year team. #7 was fantastic in the circle and the that catcher in the first game was a ball masher! Good luck Chris and Gary. (Sorry to the other coach, we didn't get to meet)

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #23

wgman21 said:

I watched 2 of Stingray Blair's games, and I think they are going to be very tough next year as 1st year team. #7 was fantastic in the circle and the that catcher in the first game was a ball masher! Good luck Chris and Gary. (Sorry to the other coach, we didn't get to meet)

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That's my DD. I'll pass that along. Thanks.

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #24

Buckeye Heat Toledo 16U did finish 4-2. Had some highlights as well as some dark moments. We were down 3-4 players off our to be summer team.

18u Wolfpack-Wolf -L
Ohio (Tri County) Hurricanes Gold 18u- W
Ohio Classic Black- L
Wizards Elite- W
Valley Extreem Blue 18U - W
Pittsburgh Power Becker 18U- W

We moved players around however we go out to win every game. It was very competitive in our bracket and to me it had no resemblence of a fall "friendly". Just the way we like it. Tought and Real.

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #25

My daughter received an email already from a college coach that attended this weekend.

I have always loved the Best of the Best tournament in summer and now in the fall. Jamie has taken our suggestions as well as the suggestions of college coaches and put together top-notch tournaments.

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #26

Great efforts by the Wolfpack organization all weekend and getting fields prepped by the parents. Never played under the lights in the morning until this weekend. Dang 6:45 is dark out... Moved many of our girls around all weekend as well and those dang homecomings, band and all that other fall stuff...

many, many coaches all day and up til our last game at 2:00 Sunday, still saw many!

Great Job!

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #27

Wheeling Jesuit University was in attendance

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #28

...Fall ball is a completely different mentality than summer tournaments, and showcases are yet another animal altogether - different than fall ball AND summer tournament games.

Considering the intent of The Best of the Best showcase, the final scores actually are meaningless. Coaches are trying to put their players in positions where they will shine for the college coaches. In a typical summer tournament, they are playing where the team needs them - a BIG difference.

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I am referring more to coaching style, NOT the competitive play and spirit of the players. Every time your players take the field, it is to compete, and do their best to win. That is a given. But that does not preclude a coach from making changes in his lineup which is in the best interest of a potential college recruit. Especially since, IMO, this is the basic principle for travel ball in the first place. It's not every day that kids get a chance to show their stuff in front of college coaches. As far as the scores go, the college coaches are not there to see which team wins, but rather to recruit individual talent for their own team. A win at this showcase is a great feeling and ego boost for the head coach, but don't lose sight of why you take your players to a "showcase".

Kudos to Jamie and the Wolfpack for providing this opportunity for the girls. I rank this event among the best for exposure in Ohio, and it's timed very well for early bird college coaches to attend.

 

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• Oct 13, 2008

• #29

Well said Sammy

 

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #30

Ohio Wolfpack Wolf went undefeated at 6-0! Great job girls...and, Jamie, you did a great job in coaching and keeping the Showcase running smoothly!

 

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• Oct 14, 2008

• #31

Lolli Palluza said:

Ohio Wolfpack Wolf went undefeated at 6-0! Great job girls...and, Jamie, you did a great job in coaching and keeping the Showcase running smoothly!

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Am I to understand this is one of the Wolfpack teams that didn't get invited to Compuware? If so, my vote goes to Jamie for hosting the replacement for Compuware in Ohio! Best of the Best has been very well organized and run since it's inception. Granted, this showcase is a LOT smaller in scope than Compuware, but if space could be found, Jamie and the Wolfpack organization has demonstrated they know how it's done. What d'ya say Wolfpack? I think Ohio would back you 100%.

 

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• Oct 15, 2008

• #32

^^^I agree with what Sammy said!!!

 

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• Oct 17, 2008

• #33

Thx WGMAN for coming to see us this weekend. As always, you have very kind words for those involved in s-ball. I'm gonna miss you at the team tent this year.
Gary

 

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• Nov 6, 2008

• #34

Any word on the date of the summer BOB?

 

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• Nov 18, 2008

• #35

I know this is a late reply, BUT, The Wolfpack would like to thank EVERY team that was involved in the showcase. There have been MANY good things said about the showcase and we thank you all for those replies!!!

Please remember the main goal was to "SHOWCASE" the girls and I believe with the amount of college coaches that showed up to the event we did what we set out to do...SHOWCASE the talented girls here in Ohio.

Best of Luck to everyone and hope to see you all this summer!!!

Thanks,
Jamie Wolff
Ohio Wolfpack Organization
www.eteamz.com/ohiowolfpack/