Armchair Quarterback

Is there an ASA charter in Lumberton....If not that is what you need to persue first.

The 16U/18U group is the only group that made for this weekend. [b]We will try agian next weekend for all age groups.[/b] We will try to do this once or twice a month January thru March for the younger groups. If you are looking for some quality playing time.......give us a call.

December 4th and 5th 2010 and also December 11th and 12th 2010 the Young Guns will host two 3GG RR Tournaments. Saturday December 4th and 11th will play:       10U from 8:00 am to 11:30 am.       12U from 12:00 noon to 3:30 pm. Sunday December 5th and 12th will play       14U from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm       16U/18U from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm We will only take 4 teams in each age group and each team will play 3 "back to back" games. Play in one or both weekends. Tournament will be RR Format. The games will be played at the Young Guns Softball Fields (VYBL) on old Hwy 90 in Vidor. We have 2 lighted fields with concessions and plenty of warm up area. Entry fee will be $50.00 per team, per weekend, and pay at the plate (amount TBD) Games will be 1 hour time limit (finish the batter) Batt Your Line-up and free subs. Team Cooler will be allowed and we will not have a gate fee!!!! Hurry because we will only take 4 teams in each age group and it is filling up fast. Please call 409-658-9669 for more info and to sign up!!!

The 16u/18U Young Guns will be having an open practice at our hitting facility in Orangefield this Sunday from 2 till dark. Let me know if you are interested.... 409-658-9669

Some in the OF community have been trying to get swimming at the school for over 2 years. Looks like after tonight's school board meeting it is no closer to being an option for kids at OF. Sure wish something like this would not get shuffled around the school board "table" for this long. Other schools are successful with a "parent sponsored" swimming program...why not give it a chance at OF? Would love to get input from others involved with successful "parent sponsored" swimming programs on how we at OF can make this work for the kids that want to represent OF in swimming.

mj-7.......Keep doing what you do. I know of several times you have commited or posted "other organizations" scores, etc. so thanks for keeping the "Softball Community" updated. I also care to see what other teams from the GT area are doing and am proud of what all the teams and players do. ;)

It is not a new found concern...as you would say. It does not matter what sport it is.....Volleyball, Softball, Football, etc.........we should be practicing that sport "in the middle of district play" not other "stuff". Tell me this,... what is more important......practicing 2 weeks before school starts for Volleyball or practicing during the "Volleyball Season" in the middle of district play? It is mandatory to practice before Volleyball season starts but ok to do whatever else other than practice Volleyball During the "Volleyball Season".....makes perfect sense!!!!! Bash me all you want.....but nothing changes the facts..... [b]I also understand this is way off topic, so carry on with the 21-3A Predictions.[/b] Was wanting to see how the Predictions came out ;)

This is some of the same "stuff" that has been going on at OF. Why are the girls treated diffrently then boys. Boys playing football and basketball surely are not just practicing basketball now are they? I watched a very talented OF 8th grade Volleyball team play WOS last night and get beat pretty badly and I know the girls are doing nothing right now other than practicing basketball and running track (conditioning). Tell me why?........half way through district and we have stoped practicing volleyball???? Are we not getting 8th graders ready for high school at OF???? Are the boys not practicing football in the 8th grade now?.....I Dont think so!!! Same song diffrent verse......and I am to believe all kids boys and girls are treated equally???? Tell it to some one that does not know better....

The 16U Young Guns are looking for a pitcher, catcher and infielder/outfielder to join a good returning core group of players. This team will be playing this weekend in the 16U Exposure Tournament in Beaumont and then Ronald McDonald October 22,23 and 24th. This team is fully sponsored....so if you want to play for free both weekends...give us a call. 409-658-9669. Thanks..

Tournament Results from This Weekend.....(Just helping you out Legend) Congratulations to ALL of the girls for your efforts and hard work. 10u 1st- Anderson Express Y2K 2nd- Cy Fair Lady Knights 3rd- Cruel Intentions 4th- LA Extreme 12u 1st- Cenla Heat 2nd- Katy Force 98 3rd- Stars & Stripes 4th- Team Mizuno Houston 14u 1st- Déjà vu 2nd- Young Guns 97 3rd- Orange Crush 97 4th- TX Lady Cats 16u 1st- Intensity 2nd- TX Storm Elite 3rd- Katy Force Black 4th- Young Guns (Gautreaux)

WOW......I must have been watching a diffrent game last night. I could hardley hear anything from all the heckeling from the parents in the stands and you know it is bad when the umpire lets the players heckel him. HAHA!!! Just kidding....great job behind the plate....no wait behind the mound....no wait on the third base line.....well wherever you called from .....good job. Now if we could just get shake to move like that we would have it made. I enjoyed watching the younger kids playing with the older kids. I think I even saw some 10 yr olds running bases and playing. Great job guys and gals....I hope the Jasper games continue this year. Thanks for including the YG's in some fun and games!!

Mc...buddy09 knew that...he knows the process

aug 4th for most on the team

Southern Nat's is in Ridgeland Mississippi That is located in the USA (figured that may help you being a setxsports admin and all)

Buddy09,WOSgrad and AggiesAreWE There is a qualification process to play at Southern Nationals so not just anyone can play. I will not sit here and let you belittle something that is important to these kids. This just proves the point that all of the select ball coaches and parrents are trying to make on this thread that care about the kids!!! This tournament is very important to these kids that have been working all year to play in eather ASA Nationals or ASA Southern Nationals. To go to ASA Nat's you need to finish top 3 in State, if not, you are sent to Southern Nat's. That tournament can and will open new doors to future tournaments and college exposure in the future. To downgrade something kids find very important to me shows you are in this forum for the wrong reasons and it is people like you that are a large part of the problem.

I also agree that the kids should be allowed to play 2 school sports at the same time "if they choose" at any school as long as the 2 coaches involved and the player have worked a plan out to allow them to do so. To put this in a policy takes the decision making out of the hands of the coaches and the school team will suffer with smaller and smaller amounts of players to choose from at smaller schools.

shack... You hit the nail on the head...all we can ask for is all sides involved to sit down and work it out. Believe me...this goes way deeper than just softball players missing practice for Nationals.....there are a few more resons kids are missing practice next week for sports related activiteis, that has not come out yet, that is going to involve more kids not playing Volleyball this year and the school knows that. Hopefully something can be done to reduce the punishment in the policy to allow these kids to play volleyball. If not, like shack said, there will be alot of folks watching. And if you think that all the people involved have not tried to work this out before hand you are sadly mistaken.

bleed...we practice in Orangefield at a private practice facility most of the time...why do you ask?

Yes...great post grad...expecially the part about leaving out the important part of the quote. The part about it being a "kids choice" in what sport they put first as there priority. I guess that was just conveniently left out. Very typical.

I am here..... but felt this needed to be opened up generally speaking to cover all the problems that select ball teams are having with different schools and AD's. Our concern is important to us but it sounds as if this happens all the time in every school district. Our Organization was built to support our kids in "any" decision they make. That be playing school ball or not playing school ball. It has not ever been a problem until now. Our kids are and will remain loyal to there select ball team and Organization and that shows by the decisions they have made. I for one, am proud of them for that and it shows in how they handle themselves on and off the field. We will not let anyone tell our kids in this Organization, no matter who it may be, that select softball should take a back seat to anything unless the kids choose to do so. Once again...every young lady on this team has her own goals she has set for herself and also goals they set as a team months ago. Our job is to help them accomplish those goals and for them to set the bar higher and higher for themselves and the team.. Our girls will be playing at the ASA Southern Nationals...as a complete team!!!

How are some select softball players able to play school sports in high school and not have conflicts with summer practices? Is it that ASA Nat's is the only tournament the first week in August and that just happened to be the first week of summer school practices? Do the other Affiliations (USFA, etc) tend to try to stay clear from having tournaments that week? What are the amount of select softball players that are successful at getting college scholarships playing travel ball and also continue playing school sports? Just some more questions

Here we go!! What can be done and how do we fix this since I believe this has been an on going problem that needs to be addressed NOW. Are any of the area schools successful at working with select softball teams when it comes to summer practice? If so how? and how can we implement these successful tactics in other schools. What can we do as a select softball community to help schools understand what is happening to select softball players?

The Orangefield Young Guns '96 went undefeated this weekend to Win the League City Kaos "Money" Tournament held at the Sportsplex Fields. The team started out with a win over Houston Power 16U and never looked back from there winning 5 games in a row, outscoring their opponents 38 to 2. This team will be moving up to 16U after September 1st even though it is just a first year 14U team. Congrats to the girls on this team and thank you for being a part of the Young Guns Organization. Shows what hard work, dedication and having a quality hitting and practicing facility can do. Up next.........ASA Southern Nationals.!!!!

Currently the Young Guns Organization has 2 teams. A 12u and a 14U team. After September 1 those 2 teams will age up one year and those will be the 14U and 16U teams. Tryouts for the 16U (Young Guns 96) will be August 14th at 9:00 am at the Bellaire softball fields in PA. Tryouts for the 14U team(Young Guns 97) will be the same day at 11:00 am. We will also have tryouts for a 12U and 10U team the same day starting at 1:00. We have not posted much about these two teams (10U and 12U) because we are still in the process of finding coaches for those teams. We have had a lot of interest from players to form these teams so we will have a tryout but need some "good" coaches to take these two teams (10U and 12U) and run with them. If you have an interest in coaching one of these two teams let us know. All four teams will have unlimited use of the indoor hitting facility and 5 practice fields with lights to choose from. If you have any questions give us a call at 409-658-9669. Thanks for your interest.

Not sure how to update the Original post but hope Mc will populate for us. Each one of the YG tams are dedicated to player development. That is one of the reasons for the new hitting facility. The 16U team (wich is last years 14U team) will be playing alot of college exposure tournaments. Our 14U team is coached by John Chirafis and Buddy Andrus. All of our teams will be playing "A" class and very actively playing ASA, IFA, USFA and USSSA tournaments. The YG Organization teams will also support local "fund-raiser" tournaments no matter the affiliation just like we have in years past to help all Golden Triangle Teams. The 14U team will be making the trip to Ridgeland, Ms in a couple of weeks for ASA Southern Nat's and Ronald McDonald later in the year and other tournaments in between and after Ronald Mc. Our 14U team will have played well over 150 games by the end of the year and all of our new teams will follow this same trend for years to come. Keep in mind that all of this is done with little money out of parrents pockets wich is another goal of the YG. So I think this may help you with knowing where the YG teams are headed and what our goals are.