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Enine
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 Posted - 07/18/2011 : 12:06:07
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Does anyone know how many 2012 ECB 11U teams there will be? With 3 weeks left before the official tryout I'm surprised there are not more workouts being promoted. So far there are half as many 2012 11U teams as there are 2012 12U teams.
I think the following 10U teams will be moving up to 11U.
Mudcats
Hurricanes
Titans
Yankees
Astros
Longhorns
Anyone have a better source of information? |
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excoach12
159 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2011 : 09:15:43
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| Not sure if the Longhorn name will be there for 2012. They are becoming the 11U Astros. |
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itsbaseballtime
348 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2011 : 14:56:03
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| Thanks excoach12..... Yes the 10u Longhorns will be the 11u Astros. Fun times in youth travel baseball. |
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CenterField
138 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2011 : 23:52:29
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| Im glad ECB is making this change for the 2011-2012 season. That name should go to the best team at each age group. I never understood why the Longhorns didnt get it for 10u. |
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NOMAR1216
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Posted - 07/21/2011 : 13:01:15
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| Not to familiar with ECB program but we've played against Longhorns in Orlando (9U) and in Cooperstown this year and where very impressed both times!!!!! Solid team..... to me Longhorns is a pretty intimidating name. lol |
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excoach12
159 Posts |
Posted - 07/21/2011 : 17:11:10
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That was a concern of the 10U Longhorns. They have ALOT of equity built in their name nationwide. But they deserve the Astro name and I am very happy it was given to them.
I feel sorry for any team they face that does not do their homeowrk or think they are playing the old 10U Astros. They will have their eyes opened. :) |
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Card6
152 Posts |
Posted - 07/21/2011 : 23:15:07
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| Congratulations excoach12 sounds like your son has earned a spot on the Astros. Good Luck |
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excoach12
159 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2011 : 13:07:56
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As I have said in the past- My son does not play for the Longhorns/Astros. He is not playing with them this year either. I am actually surprised to see them posting tryouts, I thought they had everyone they needed.
It's not hard to see a top quality staff of coaches and players. And if the Astros ever asked my son to join, he would jump at the chance to play with those kids and for those coaches. |
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touchemall
145 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2011 : 23:46:18
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| I thought this topic was asking about how many teams there will be at the 11U level for East Cobb. |
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M. Bare
26 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2011 : 11:05:51
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quote:
Originally posted by Enine
Does anyone know how many 2012 ECB 11U teams there will be? With 3 weeks left before the official tryout I'm surprised there are not more workouts being promoted. So far there are half as many 2012 11U teams as there are 2012 12U teams.
I think the following 10U teams will be moving up to 11U.
Mudcats
Hurricanes
Titans
Yankees
Astros
Longhorns
Anyone have a better source of information?
Well we now know Longhorns will be the Astros and I think the 10u Astros will now be the Grays. I also saw a post for an 11u Team Reebok, any others? |
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Bubbasdad
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Posted - 07/25/2011 : 17:08:23
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Mudcats
Hurricanes
Titans
Yankees
Astros
Grays
Team Reebok
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Originally posted by M. Bare
quote:
Originally posted by Enine
Does anyone know how many 2012 ECB 11U teams there will be? With 3 weeks left before the official tryout I'm surprised there are not more workouts being promoted. So far there are half as many 2012 11U teams as there are 2012 12U teams.
I think the following 10U teams will be moving up to 11U.
Mudcats
Hurricanes
Titans
Yankees
Astros
Longhorns
Anyone have a better source of information?
Well we now know Longhorns will be the Astros and I think the 10u Astros will now be the Grays. I also saw a post for an 11u Team Reebok, any others?
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Card6
152 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 09:39:55
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| Old Astros will be the Dodgers. New Astros/Longhorns will have several new faces and coaches. Will lose some of the good hitters. Interesting to see where the ones that left will pop up outside of ECB. |
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stepoff
92 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 11:01:32
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| How many is several Card6? |
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Enine
66 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 11:33:56
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So it looks like 7 teams with a little more than a week to go. I'm assuming that the teams will play the same level as they did in 10U. Looking at USSSA site:
Longhorns/Astros - Major
Mudcats - Major
Yankees - Major
Astros/Dodgers - AAA
Hurricanes -AAA
Titans - AA
Reebok - ? |
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CenterField
138 Posts |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 14:56:28
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Originally posted by Enine
So it looks like 7 teams with a little more than a week to go. I'm assuming that the teams will play the same level as they did in 10U. Looking at USSSA site:
Longhorns/Astros - Major
Mudcats - Major
Yankees - Major
Astros/Dodgers - AAA
Hurricanes -AAA
Titans - AA
Reebok - ?
Having played or seen all of these teams last year (except Reebok), I would categorize them like this for 2011-2012:
Astros (former Longhorns) - High Major
Mudcats - Major
Yankees - Major?? (depends on how many kids return from 10u)
Dodgers (former Astros) - AAA last year, targeting Major this year
Hurricanes - AAA
Titans - listed as AA, but were an AAA team. Should be AAA at 11u.
Reebok - ?? (new team, no clue) |
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meatball
29 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2011 : 08:23:43
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| Reebok was SBA Scorpions last year. Don't know how many players they are bringing with them though. |
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Card6
152 Posts |
Posted - 07/28/2011 : 14:44:26
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| Expect to see several players moving from team to team within the last yrs ECB 10u. It will not surprise me to see a min. 4-6 new smiling faces per team on each last yrs. 10u ECB teams. Astros not excluded. Same thing going on in 11u. Grass is greener, want a change, or want a new coach for what ever reason. I dont see how the top teams will be better than last yr. I do see the lower teams being better than last yrs. teams. |
Edited by - Card6 on 07/28/2011 19:20:20 |
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ryerye
21 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2011 : 14:08:21
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| Any news on new 643 pickups for the Cougars? That team should be locked by now. |
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ECBBBMOM
4 Posts |
Posted - 07/29/2011 : 17:42:55
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There is a lot of shuffling of teams as East Cobb at this age group for 2012. Some teams will benefit from this shuffling and some teams might be diluted. It will be interesting to see how it plays out next year.
Astros (former Longhorns) - Losing some kids and gaining some new talent but will still be strong
Titans - AAA/Major - Gaining several top notch kids and will improve next year
Mudcats - AAA/Major - Keeping the core and gaining some new
Hurricanes - AAA - Also gaining some new talent.
Yankees - TBD. Re-building the team and still to be determined
Dodgers (former Astros) - TBD
Reebok - TBD. |
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CenterField
138 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2011 : 22:22:22
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So with the ECB Yankees not materializing, there really aren't many roster spots available at 11U. The Astros roster will certainly have been filled by invitation only, as you would expect from an elite caliber team. The Mudcats and Hurricanes returned most of their kids and should have filled their few remaining slots by now. Many of the Yankees have migrated over to the Titans leaving few, if any, positions. The new Dodgers team only needed 2 players by the time they were announced and will most likely be full by the weekend. This leaves only Team Reebok as the wildcard with certainly not more than 4-5 spots.
So for the entire 11u group of teams at ECB, you are probably looking at less than 8 total spots. I kept thinking that more teams would form for 11u but that doesnt appear to be happening. I dont see many new teams forming elsewhere so where did everyone go?? |
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12uCoach
357 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2011 : 07:06:14
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Originally posted by CenterField
So with the ECB Yankees not materializing, there really aren't many roster spots available at 11U. The Astros roster will certainly have been filled by invitation only, as you would expect from an elite caliber team. The Mudcats and Hurricanes returned most of their kids and should have filled their few remaining slots by now. Many of the Yankees have migrated over to the Titans leaving few, if any, positions. The new Dodgers team only needed 2 players by the time they were announced and will most likely be full by the weekend. This leaves only Team Reebok as the wildcard with certainly not more than 4-5 spots.
So for the entire 11u group of teams at ECB, you are probably looking at less than 8 total spots. I kept thinking that more teams would form for 11u but that doesnt appear to be happening. I dont see many new teams forming elsewhere so where did everyone go??
I really hope no one is scared off by your message, because we're not full yet, and look forward to seeing more players over the weekend at the ECB tryouts |
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Card6
152 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2011 : 07:56:26
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| That is the question. 643 got one Lefty Yank. NCobb got one. Yanks/Longhorns... if you coach nothing but diamonds it is hard to rebuild in one season. Think it will take two. Going to be interesting to see were old Longhorns/Astros pop up. Its like the old saying "You never know what you got till its gone." |
Edited by - Card6 on 08/02/2011 13:54:39 |
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Enine
66 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2011 : 10:26:25
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I'm thinking that all the ECB teams excluding the Longhorns/Astros will need a few players. My estimate is about 15 open positions for those 5 teams. I'm curious to know how many kids show up this weekend with so few spots available.
One thing for sure, there will be plenty of good players looking for teams after this weekend. I expect to see non ECB coaches looking to fill their rosters this weekend. :-)
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CenterField
138 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2011 : 14:52:51
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Originally posted by 12uCoach
I really hope no one is scared off by your message, because we're not full yet, and look forward to seeing more players over the weekend at the ECB tryouts
Sorry, 12u Coach. My intent was not to scare anyone away. It was merely to inquire that with so few openings at ECB, where was everyone going?? There were around 10 teams at 11u for the 2010-2011 season and I thought there would be that many this year.
I concur with Enine that there will be lots of good players looking for teams after this weekend. |
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stepoff
92 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2011 : 16:55:10
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| Haven't most parents already sent in their tryout money so they get the discount? It would be foolish to spend that money and now decide not the come because you think the teams are full. Have your son go out there and out-hustle the others. He will turn some heads and possibly make a team or atleast get on the radar. |
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