PBR Florida announced yesterday that they will be playing May 29/30 in Florida for the "Summer Kickoff".
Heard today that the dead period may be extended to 7/31. Travel coach is letting everyone know so they can decide on whether they still decide if they are going to play or not since coaches likely will not be out watching. He said the travel practices will start 6/15 and will try to get in as many tournaments as possible.
Noth PG or PBR, but MN, the state with the most legion teams(over 250, I think?), cancelled the season today.
@TerribleBPthrower posted:Heard today that the dead period may be extended to 7/31. Travel coach is letting everyone know so they can decide on whether they still decide if they are going to play or not since coaches likely will not be out watching. He said the travel practices will start 6/15 and will try to get in as many tournaments as possible.
I would question the source of that information. The NCAA put out a number of updates just a couple of days ago including that the committee would meet Wednesday May 13th to make a final decision on extending the dead period to June 30th. There is no mention of any possibility of extending the the end of July.
"The group also committed to make a final decision on an extension of the recruiting dead period through June 30 at the group’s May 13 meeting."
The entire statement can be found here:
Coach said he heard it from two different coaches he was trying to get to come watch the kid play. He could be wrong, and it wouldn’t be the first time. But I thought it was somewhat credible since he used that info to offer parents an out on their summer commitment. He could just as likely be saying it to make it seem like he is more connected than he is.
PBR MN Underclass (2022 showcase) still scheduled for June 14, Top Prospect Game (2021) June 15, and Underclass (2023 showcase) on June 18. Fingers crossed they still happen for all involved...
Latest PG announcement didn't have anything new. Prospect Wire still seems to have the most realistic updates on when/if tournaments will be played. Travel coaches are still saying middle of June, but I'm starting to think they are saying that just so they can start practicing to get some income again.
FL has a lot of obstacles right now. The MLB complexes won't commit to anything because they don't know if MLB will be using them. Most of the other complexes are owned by cities and counties and they are now saying they may not open them for tournaments until phase 3.
A coach I know was told the same thing as your friend about one of the tournaments this coming weekend in East Cobb. He woke up this morning to a notice that it is being postponed.
Received an email on Friday (5/8) that stated the PA State Games in DuBois Pa that were scheduled for June 15-17 are still a go. PBR has changed to one day format in order to comply with CDC Guidelines involving social distancing for players. Clearfield County is currently yellow and should move to Green in a few weeks............. Hopefully, PA continues the positive trends.
American Legion (National Level) cancels its 2020 summer season. Many states look to form independent leagues not under "Legion umbrella." Prior to this some states cancelled their summer league. This decision cancels all Posts nationally.
We booked flights yesterday for PG Palm Springs June 5-10. They said they have back up fields. We will see. I could use a trip to the beach either way.
@baseballhs posted:We booked flights yesterday for PG Palm Springs June 5-10. They said they have back up fields. We will see. I could use a trip to the beach either way.
Well, you’ll find plenty of sand in Palm Springs....😉
Palm Beach. I think that one has sand
. I’m going to the one with baseball and water.
@baseballhs posted:Palm Beach. I think that one has sand
I’m hearing Palm Beach won’t have baseball by then. Fit Team and Rodger Dean will be in use by MLB (hopefully). All the coaches around here are saying mid June at the earliest
If their backup fields are county owned, which most are, those will probably be off limits. They haven’t reached phase 1 yet. The FL counties that host a majority of the tournaments are now saying they won’t open fields for tournaments until closer to phase 3
Their beaches are apparently closed right now. I live just north of them and my county just started checking IDs at our beaches to keep the Palm Beach riff raff out.
**Which PG tournament are you looking at? Their site doesn't appear to have anything listed during those dates for a showcase or tournament.
Sorry, I listed everything wrong. I saw a chance to play and we booked...the team had invited us to play in a bunch of PG tournaments so I assumed this one was. It is the Prospect Select Classic. It does list the FIT field and Dan Rogers Stadium. He didn't say what the back up fields were. I contacted the PS group today for clarification. I read today that they are opening the fields back up for pro sports but the Field administrators said they had not been contacted by anyone to get the fields ready for a Spring Training. I also assumed all the beaches in Florida were open but it says Palm Beach just opened today and for exercise only. Guess I'll wait to hear back. The coach also sent me a text yesterday saying there was a PBR team camp on the 4th and we could attend that free of charge in Daytona. Haven't done research yet to see if they are open, but not planning to attend.
It looks like Louisiana is going to be playing soon. On May 13th, the Lt. Governor of LA sent out a letter inviting organizations to bring their teams to LA to play. Seen the letter floating around Twitter and organizations are forwarding their governor's asking to follow LA.
@baseballhs posted:Sorry, I listed everything wrong. I saw a chance to play and we booked...the team had invited us to play in a bunch of PG tournaments so I assumed this one was. It is the Prospect Select Classic. It does list the FIT field and Dan Rogers Stadium. He didn't say what the back up fields were. I contacted the PS group today for clarification. I read today that they are opening the fields back up for pro sports but the Field administrators said they had not been contacted by anyone to get the fields ready for a Spring Training. I also assumed all the beaches in Florida were open but it says Palm Beach just opened today and for exercise only. Guess I'll wait to hear back. The coach also sent me a text yesterday saying there was a PBR team camp on the 4th and we could attend that free of charge in Daytona. Haven't done research yet to see if they are open, but not planning to attend.
We were hoping to play in the Palm Beach Classic that weekend. Fit Team is still being used as a testing site. I'm still hoping they get everything cleared in time. What age is your son playing in? I think my son's team is playing 16u for that one.
If they are open for exercise they should be open for regular use by the time you are here. Daytona should be wide open. They have been one of the most open areas of the state the entire time.
Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about the area or the fields or anything like that.
Thanks, I may as it gets closer. My son is doing 18U. Just for fun. A chance to play with some Hs teammates since they didn’t get to much this year.
It should be a good time. The competition is surprisingly good. The only thing I didn't like about PS tournament format is it should be read as a 5 game max. Their bracket system is weak. I think they only do top 4 or top 2 in each division advance.
Do travel teams in HS usually pay for tournaments in advance? Some of these events have hundreds of teams listed as attending and there is a lot of talk of restricting tournaments based on number of fields being used. Just wondering if the tournaments would stick to their policies on no refunds and only giving the coach a credit for a future event
TerribleBP, I think that the majority of the teams (esp the larger orgs) have a solid relationship with PG/PBR, and simply carry the credits onward.
For instance, I believe that the upcoming events in GA for PG in May (if they even go off, which I doubt) will lose probably 20% of the teams that are currently registered, and they’ll just carry over to future events.
Texas governor just announced that youth sports camps and organizations can go ahead on May 31st.
Thank God!!!!! Great news.
Looked at his orders for youth sports.
Effective May 31, 2020, youth sports may begin holding practices without spectators other than one parent or guardian per participant, as needed. Those sports may begin holding games or similar competitions, with or without spectators, on or after June 15, 2020. Spectators should maintain at least 6 feet social distancing from individuals not within the spectator’s group.
This is the part of the Texas announcement related to baseball. In this context, "youth" would include highschool age.
Effective May 31, 2020, youth sports may begin holding practices without spectators other than one
parent or guardian per participant, as needed. Those sports may begin holding games or similar
competitions, with or without spectators, on or after June 15, 2020. Spectators should maintain at least 6
feet social distancing from individuals not within the spectator’s group.
PG Southeast Tourney scheduled for this weekend @ ECB has been postponed.
@Senna posted:PG Southeast Tourney scheduled for this weekend @ ECB has been postponed.
I was wondering if this one might actually happen. Lakepoint has announced it is letting teams rent fields for practice in June.
@LuckyCat posted:I was wondering if this one might actually happen. Lakepoint has announced it is letting teams rent fields for practice in June.
Yep, son's team has practice there starting this week. BIt of a drive, but he's excited to get back at it.
No surprise, but PG cancelled their Memorial Day events in FL.
Latest from PG:
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Updated Monday, May 18, 2020, 6:15 p.m. ET
Finally, a bit of good news.
We will be playing very soon in some states. Most events this week are postponed, but still waiting to hear back from Alabama government officials this week. It looks like all events everywhere in the country scheduled from June 1st on could be held as scheduled, once again depending on governmental decisions. A few events may change venues/locations, be sure to check. We will be notifying all that are signed up, but please be proactive and check the schedule. Things could, and probably will, change quickly from now to the end of the month.
Now as we learn more, we can start rescheduling the events that were postponed earlier. Teams and individuals will be able to choose between many events for their makeup. Just make sure we know what you are transferring to. In some cases, we will be adding events to make up for earlier events that were postponed. Only events you might not be able to transfer to would be invitational only tournaments or showcases.
We have all the safety procedures in place and that will be released soon. Just keep checking this page as well as event pages on www.perfectgame.org for more information. We could have several updates this week as more information comes in.
Note: Many of our tournaments and showcases will be streamed this year. Plus, there are some new great technologies that will benefit players, scouts, and college recruiters. You will soon be reading much more on that subject right here on this website.
Please stay safe.
https://www.usabaseball.com/ne...446682?tid=216639934
USA Baseball Announcement
The following events have been tentatively rescheduled on the 2020 calendar:
• 17U National Team Championships North Carolina (July 27-30)
• 14U and 15U National Team Championships Arizona (July 27-30)
• 16U and 17U National Team Championships Arizona (July 31-August 3)
• 15U National Team Championships North Carolina (August 4-9)
• 10U Futures Invitational (August 6-9)
• 16U National Team Championships North Carolina (August 11-16)
• 11U, 12U, 13U and 14U NTIS Champions Cup (August 19-23)
• 15U and 16U NTIS Champions Cup (August 26-30)
The following events and national team programming have been cancelled:
• 11U Futures Invitational
• 13U/14U Athlete Development Program (ADP)
• 16U/17U National Team Development Program (NTDP)
• National Team Championships Florida
The 14U Cup (July 24-26) and 11U/13U Futures Series Irvine (August 28-30) are set to take place as originally scheduled.
Received this in an email today from the PBR Director of IA/MN/NB:
Hello!
I have received a couple phone calls and messages pertaining to this subject; so I wanted to reach out and communicate to the group.
As you may have heard, college coaches are not allowed to attend any baseball events through the end of June. In the industry, this is technically called a recruiting “Dead Period,” which has been extended into the summer due to an NCAA legislative vote stemming from COVID-19. This pertains specifically to D1 and D2 schools. This recruiting “dead period” may even extend to August after the next NCAA ruling; which has the potential to be a “likelihood” as well.
Even though college coaches are required to stay off the road, they most certainly…….. are still evaluating and recruiting. Their need and want for updated video, metrics, etc. has exponentially increased with these restrictions being in place.
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+ In addition; we are also looking at various options and are currently planning on Live Streaming the events in some capacity to allow those not in attendance to view the event in real-time.
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Good news for FL events. Governor is lifting restrictions on youth sports and leaving it up to local mayors. One step closer.
Just got an email from PG that they moved the Junior National Showcase in Hoover, AL to June 21-25.
Just received word from a coach friend that PG notified him their tournament next weekend in West Palm is being moved to Ft. Myers and the city of FM has approved them to play next weekend. I'll wait to jump for joy when I see the actual tournament schedule released.
Oh just cancelled this 6/4 tourney in palmyra, pa! Boo hoo
We are scheduled for PG in Panama City June 4-6 and were told it is confirmed to go.
That’s great news! Which age division? I bet you’ll see a bunch more teams sign up now that it is confirmed.
18U. Just trying to have a little fun before they leave for college.
That’s awesome. Bet it will be great to be at a ball park again watching a game