High School Tryouts

[newguyhere]

Our high school baseball tryout with more than 50 boys over and done in 2 days, 3 hours each day? 6 hours total. Is that normal? How can you pick the best team in that short of time?

[Methane]

With only one coach, too, to do all of the evaluation. What's up with that?

[FightinIllini]

With only one coach, too, to do all of the evaluation. What's up with that?

 

We had a two day ( 6hours total) try-out with 8 coaches.

[DoyleHargravesConstruction]

We had a two day ( 6hours total) try-out with 8 coaches.

bet there were about 25 other coaches along the fence, each claiming their boy was the best one there

[SOUTHERNFRIED]

Same in Portland last week, 2 days, 40 or so players, 3-4 hours each day. Pretty well run, and its been that way the last 3-4 years. I had no problem with it. A player sure cant hide in that format. Seperates them pretty quickly.

[haebvols]

Where is newguyhere's school? Could be part of the prob?

[cbg]

The best tryout program that I have ever heard of was a 3 day tryout (3 hours each day during late May) and then the coach cut the incoming freshmen (just completed the 8th grade) down to between 12&15 players. All of the incoming freshmen and the sophmores that did not play on the high school varsity team were placed on a 16U team that played a 50 game schedule. The tryout continued throughout the 50 game schedule. Any player that started on the varsity (freshmen included) were allowed to play with any of the top travel teams. All of the remaining players played on an 18U team that played a 50 game schedule.

Edited July 27, 2012 by cbg

[SOUTHERNFRIED]

The best tryout program that I have ever heard of was a 3 day tryout (3 hours each day during late May) and then the coach cut the incoming freshmen (just completed the 8th grade) down to between 12&15 players. All of the incoming freshmen and the sophmores that did not play on the high school varsity team were placed on a 16U team that played a 50 game schedule. The tryout continued throughout the 50 game schedule. Any player that started on the varsity (freshmen included) were allowed to play with any of the top travel teams. All of the remaining players played on an 18U team that played a 50 game schedule.

 

 

Sounds like a big program, I love the sound of it, what school is this at? I know the Hendersonville High School has a similar deal. They have teams that play from the age of about 10 (just guessing here on age, memory fades, lol) but, they do have kids on the "middle school" team that plays in the Hendersonville league that we played in this past season. I hope they are able to expand this league this year. Brandon Rodgers did a great job of running the league the last 2 years. Most of the Sumner County schools were represented, Hendersonville, Beech, Station Camp, Portland, and then a couple of travel teams. I love seeing high school programs that get involved all the way down to the 10-12u age group, but, it takes money and people. Two things small towns struggle with. But, it does give their school a good foundation to build on. Glad to hear of programs like that.