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Zcoach
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 Posted - 07/31/2010 : 09:00:06
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| What are some of the options out there besides Ripken...Panama City ? |
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Howie
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Posted - 07/31/2010 : 22:35:22
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| A team we tried out for was talking about going to Omaha Nebraska, which coincided with the College World Series, you get to play 6 guaranteed games and get to go see college games at Rosenblatt Stadium, not sure if this could be considered end of year but close. |
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AllStar
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Posted - 08/01/2010 : 08:02:15
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Originally posted by Howie
A team we tried out for was talking about going to Omaha Nebraska, which coincided with the College World Series, you get to play 6 guaranteed games and get to go see college games at Rosenblatt Stadium, not sure if this could be considered end of year but close.
My son's team went there this season. The session we were in was only 4 guaranteed games. It was a Triple Crown tournament and they schedule the games so that you can go to the CWS at night. The weather was iffy the first 4-5 days of the CWS, so I would recommend taking an extra day after you are done playing to ensure that you can get to a game.
There were no other teams from Georgia playing when we went, so that was kind of cool. One of the drawbacks of Panama City is that you go down there and you end up seeing at least 2 or 3 teams that you've seen all season.
The CWS ends about the 30th, so that may be too early for a season-ending tournament for most teams. Also, this was the last season for Rosenblatt. Next year is the first year in their new stadium.
Highly recommended. It was second only to Cooperstown.
http://triplecrownsports.com/omaha2011.asp?sportid=1
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who
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Posted - 08/01/2010 : 19:34:48
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Originally posted by Zcoach
What are some of the options out there besides Ripken...Panama City ?
The AAU National Championships are an option... But I would not recommend it. After the opening ceremony, everything went down hill. Too many negative things to list here, but I'll list a few.... Tournament communications were awful. At the opening ceremony around 9:00 pm, we learned all games were rescheduled and we had an 8:00 am game the next morning. Another night around 11:30 pm, we learned that we had another early game the next morning. Part of the issue was rain, but they had no contingency plans, nor were they even communicated, etc. Ask around before you go next year... Very HOT, Expensive, no time for Orlando Parks on days there were games due to the scheduling.... etc. |
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12uCoach
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Posted - 08/02/2010 : 09:26:32
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Originally posted by who
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Originally posted by Zcoach
What are some of the options out there besides Ripken...Panama City ?
The AAU National Championships are an option... But I would not recommend it. After the opening ceremony, everything went down hill. Too many negative things to list here, but I'll list a few.... Tournament communications were awful. At the opening ceremony around 9:00 pm, we learned all games were rescheduled and we had an 8:00 am game the next morning. Another night around 11:30 pm, we learned that we had another early game the next morning. Part of the issue was rain, but they had no contingency plans, nor were they even communicated, etc. Ask around before you go next year... Very HOT, Expensive, no time for Orlando Parks on days there were games due to the scheduling.... etc.
What age group? |
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who
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Posted - 08/02/2010 : 13:01:46
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Originally posted by 12uCoach
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Originally posted by who
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Originally posted by Zcoach
What are some of the options out there besides Ripken...Panama City ?
The AAU National Championships are an option... But I would not recommend it. After the opening ceremony, everything went down hill. Too many negative things to list here, but I'll list a few.... Tournament communications were awful. At the opening ceremony around 9:00 pm, we learned all games were rescheduled and we had an 8:00 am game the next morning. Another night around 11:30 pm, we learned that we had another early game the next morning. Part of the issue was rain, but they had no contingency plans, nor were they even communicated, etc. Ask around before you go next year... Very HOT, Expensive, no time for Orlando Parks on days there were games due to the scheduling.... etc.
What age group?
I'm not sure the problems were limited to any age group. This is my opinion, so again, ask around for additional input if this is a tourney that interests you for next year.
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bobby
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Posted - 08/02/2010 : 13:43:23
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| Yhere were some problems. However ,our 10u loved the tournament |
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baseballready
188 Posts |
Posted - 08/02/2010 : 16:07:14
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| I think 12UCoach may have been asking what age group related to the original post. |
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End of Season Destinations
