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Just a guess here but I am thinking its Ohio Ice Black since their tryout at Spano was Aug 5th for 14u
14u Ohio Ice-Black = We have a very athletic and talented group returning from a strong 2014 season. Two of our pitchers must move to 16U, so we are looking for strong pitchers to fill that void.
So how many players showed up for this 14u tryout in your estimation?
I would say maybe 40 girls...
Went to our first try out of the year and was a bit disappointed. The girls from the previous year’s team were there in their uniforms - seven of them. So that told me they are looking for three to four players. All the girls who were trying out had to perform stretching and running drills except for the said girls - said girls were joking around and not taking it serious. The coaches seemed to be ok with it as they were joking around with them. I’m all for having fun and such, but when they were clearly getting in the way and almost impeding the girls trying out, well that left a sour taste. We were asked to come back for a second look, but I politely declined. Thanked them for their time and wished them luck. This was 16u.
I agree, I think it's dumb to have the players that already know they have a spot to show up for tryouts. I have seen it too. They goof off and act like princesses. The coaches do to. It's almost a huge staged spectacular for all to see.Went to our first try out of the year and was a bit disappointed. The girls from the previous year’s team were there in their uniforms - seven of them. So that told me they are looking for three to four players. All the girls who were trying out had to perform stretching and running drills except for the said girls - said girls were joking around and not taking it serious. The coaches seemed to be ok with it as they were joking around with them. I’m all for having fun and such, but when they were clearly getting in the way and almost impeding the girls trying out, well that left a sour taste. We were asked to come back for a second look, but I politely declined. Thanked them for their time and wished them luck. This was 16u.
hitter23 , too funny, lol
I don't think the Ohio Ice needs to be worried about some negative publicity on OFC. Just because they were alluded to and then essentially called out on this forum, I would be not surprised that they got at least some of the girls they were looking for and wont have any trouble filling the team. Ice has a great reputation, and I know they have quality coaches (ahem.....Klump.... ahem).
An experienced coach can learn a lot by a girls swing, the way she carries herself, her throwing/pitching/fielding mechanics, and often times needs about 3-4 reps to know what she/he needs to know to bring the player back for another look. I'm sure that mom is mad, but I wouldn't rule a team out just because the tryout was disorganized. BTW if you feel like DD did not get a fair shake, arrange a private.
If you think Hitter23's funny here, you ought to check him out in action. Hitter23 can be seen at http://www.thesoftballzone.com/showthread.php?513-Miami-Valley-Xpress-2014-2015-Tryouts
There might also be a bouldersdad sighting......