We will be hosting tryouts for a start up travelteam. Tryout details include:
Dates and Times: Saturday August 5[SUP]th[/SUP] from 9am to 11am and 1pm to 3pm. Tuesday August 8[SUP]th[/SUP] from 6pm to 8pm.
Location: 7229 Ravenna Road (Concord Township field)
What to expect:
We will carry 11 players on our roster. Thismeans we need a full commitment from our families as you play 9 in thefield.
We will enter into a fall league in SouthEuclid. Sunday morningdouble headers starting in early Sept running for 6 weeks.
We will also look to enter 1 tournament in the fall inNorth Ridgeville called the Pumpkin Smash. Weekend of Oct 6[SUP]th[/SUP]
We will start indoor practices 2x/week after the firstof the year. This will continue up until we can get outside.
We may enter into a winter league depending on what isavailable.
We will enter approx. 5-6 tournaments next year aswell.
Head Coach will be Dave Granchi. Assistantcoaches will be Nick Jeras and John Shantery.
Note: We want this to be very clear to anyonejoining our team. We are starting this team to get a base of experiencedtravel players and coaches. After this first year, the 2007 birth yearswill create a team coached by Nick Jeras and the 2008 birth years will stickwith Coach Granchi. This needs to be done in order to build a team thatcan grow together over the years.
Family Commitment:
Financially expect the cost range to be between$450-500. This will include everything listed above.
Logistically expect to play in the Cleveland area formost of our play. We will have no more than 2 overnight trips andvery possibly only 1. It will depend on the tournaments available.
Emotionally expect us to be together a lot and expectthat the families of the players will build relationships. We are notinto nor do we want extra drama. We want families that want to commit tothis and want to enjoy each others company and watching their daughters playball. We always remain positive.
As a parent of a travel player, the coaches want you topractice with your daughters. We want you to play catch, hit, and work onthings we work on in practice outside of practice. It does not have to belong periods of time but we want the girls to play catch and hit regularly(even if it is for 15 minutes/day). There are plenty of personal coachesas well that we can put you in touch with.
Player Commitments/Expectations:
Team first. That includes being at practices and games.Also includes giving her best effort at all times and staying focused duringpractices and games. We will have fun, but we also need to develop.
Positive attitude at all times. Players play,Coaches coach, Umpires ump, and Parents cheer. We all need to know ourroles and respect one another.
Accept mistakes and learn from them. This is howwe get better. There will be a lot to learn. This game has a lot ofstrategy and a lot of fundamentals. We need to be focused on both to grow.
If you have any questions, please call me 440-477-2043.
Thank you, Dave Granchi
