My junior CF got his invite on Thursday. Anyone else out there get their's yet?
Dates are June 13 at Baylor and June 26 at Texas A&M.
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excitement in the air .... isn't this a great time of year???
My son got his this weekend. It's an honor for sure. Can't wait to see him out there showing them what he's got. Congratulations to your player. I hope he makes the team!
Congrats oldpitcher! And good luck to the Rock!
Thanks FD! I think we're gonna need all the luck we can get. Rowlett has a pretty strong squad. If we can make the plays, we have a chance, but we can't give them anything. We have to make them earn it.
You gave them a good run, but came up a little short. I was pulling for you guys. There's always next year as the saying goes!!
Come see us if you can convince the girls you need a fix!
You gave them a good run, but came up a little short. I was pulling for you guys. There's always next year as the saying goes!!
Come see us if you can convince the girls you need a fix!
OP and momandcpa,
CONGRATS to your sons this is a great honor and recognition of their abilities.. GOOD LUCK to both of them.
CONGRATS to your sons this is a great honor and recognition of their abilities.. GOOD LUCK to both of them.
Long, long day for the try out. Take drinks, and lunch, not a long break for lunch.
Congrats to those going to the AC tryouts. Wonderful compliment & reward for hard work.
Mine received his a couple of weeks ago
Where is it being held and who is the scout? What team is he with? Rangers?
Congrats to all who were invited.
Congrats to all who were invited.
Awesome, Totally awesome!!!!!!
He is attending the one at Baylor. He plays for the Marshalls in the summer
As I have seen, most parents are proud of the invitation to Area Code.
I have a question. What exactly is Area Code and how does it benifit a particular player?
Congrats on being the select group chosen. Just trying to gain a little knowledge.
I have a question. What exactly is Area Code and how does it benifit a particular player?
Congrats on being the select group chosen. Just trying to gain a little knowledge.
Area code baseball tryouts are sponsored by various major league teams by "area code".
So, in our area the sponsor is the Texas Rangers.
The importance of the invitation means that a major league scout has requested you be invited to the tryout.
And, for a young 15-16 year old ballplayer, that is very exciting. (Mom and Dad, too)
It is paid for by the major league team and there is no cost to the participant.
An area code team is selected from the participants. That team goes to California for the Area Code tournament.
There will likely be a couple of hundred scouts at the tryout including college recruiting coordinators. So, it is a good place to be "seen" not only from an MLB perspective, but for college recruiters as well.
If you make the team that travels to California, you get to play in front of several hundred scouts there, again.
At the tryout, players are timed in the 60, throws from the outfield are clocked and evaluated, pitchers throw and are clocked.
Catchers are timed on their throws to second.
Hitting is also evaluated.
Cuts are made throughout the day and two teams of players remain for an "evaluation game" at the end of the day.
The team that goes to the California Area Code tournament is then selected from that group.
It is an excellent way for a young kid with outstanding baseball skills that can not afford the more expensive commercial showcases to have his baseball skills evaluated.
Probably about 200 participants at the tryout, so it takes a long time to get all the players their opportunites, easily a 10-12 hour day.
It is certainly not fatal to your baseball career if you don't make the team, but when you see ballplayers that you know are very, very good get cut, you begin to get an idea of just how good you have to be to get to the next level.
The good news is that after the scouts establish a players benchmarks, they continue to follow players to monitor their development.
There are many players that never get invited that do well. There are players that do not make the area code team that do well.
There are players that make the team and go to California that never play beyond high school.
If I was interested in helping young ball players obtain their baseball goals, I'd know about Area Code.
So, in our area the sponsor is the Texas Rangers.
The importance of the invitation means that a major league scout has requested you be invited to the tryout.
And, for a young 15-16 year old ballplayer, that is very exciting. (Mom and Dad, too)
It is paid for by the major league team and there is no cost to the participant.
An area code team is selected from the participants. That team goes to California for the Area Code tournament.
There will likely be a couple of hundred scouts at the tryout including college recruiting coordinators. So, it is a good place to be "seen" not only from an MLB perspective, but for college recruiters as well.
If you make the team that travels to California, you get to play in front of several hundred scouts there, again.
At the tryout, players are timed in the 60, throws from the outfield are clocked and evaluated, pitchers throw and are clocked.
Catchers are timed on their throws to second.
Hitting is also evaluated.
Cuts are made throughout the day and two teams of players remain for an "evaluation game" at the end of the day.
The team that goes to the California Area Code tournament is then selected from that group.
It is an excellent way for a young kid with outstanding baseball skills that can not afford the more expensive commercial showcases to have his baseball skills evaluated.
Probably about 200 participants at the tryout, so it takes a long time to get all the players their opportunites, easily a 10-12 hour day.
It is certainly not fatal to your baseball career if you don't make the team, but when you see ballplayers that you know are very, very good get cut, you begin to get an idea of just how good you have to be to get to the next level.
The good news is that after the scouts establish a players benchmarks, they continue to follow players to monitor their development.
There are many players that never get invited that do well. There are players that do not make the area code team that do well.
There are players that make the team and go to California that never play beyond high school.
If I was interested in helping young ball players obtain their baseball goals, I'd know about Area Code.
But when a kid plays in the middle of nowhere, how in the world do you get an invite?
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If I was interested in helping young ball players obtain their baseball goals, I'd know about Area Code.
Actually, I do know a little about Area code games. My question was to gain knowledge from a parents or players perspective.
I guess I should have included this.....
with my question.quote:Originally posted by FormerObserver:
The importance of the invitation means that a major league scout has requested you be invited to the tryout.
So this particular scout in your particular area has extended an invitation on his findings/evaluation or from reference?
quote:So this particular scout in your particular area has extended an invitation on his findings/evaluation or from reference?
It is my understanding that a MLB scout gives your name to the scout running the tryouts and then he decides and gives invites.
I would like to add that it is great exposure and worth going, but the teams were pretty much pre determined. imo Still great exposure.
quote:Originally posted by Bighit15:quote:So this particular scout in your particular area has extended an invitation on his findings/evaluation or from reference?
It is my understanding that a MLB scout gives your name to the scout running the tryouts and then he decides and gives invites.
Whether it is good for the player or not, if I was a scout for a big league club and found a player that I really liked the last thing I would want to do would be to show him to my competing 29 other big league teams and their scouts.
Now obviously that doesn't benefit the player, but I have never really understood this "Area Code" concept.
A major league scout turns in a player he likes to a competing major league scout. Then a whole bunch, like 100
, major league scouts and college coaches show up for the event.I think anything that gives a player an opportunity is great, just never understood the whole hype on this "Area Code" stuff.
How did players get found before "Area Code" games?
Ken, are you going to drag this out or include your objections to this thing? Either way, I'll agree beforehand that the timing of the tryouts -- and further team play -- are tough on select teams, who have scheduled their seasons based on having complete teams at tournaments, during league play, etc.
It is obviously an honor to be selected and good exposure. After all, one of the purposes for summer select is to gain exposure. The questions are -- how will it impact your team? -- and can you gain such composure through your select group?
Congratulations to those that are invited.
OOPS, you're quicker than me!
Either way, I'll agree beforehand that the timing of the tryouts -- and further team play -- are tough on select teams, who have scheduled their seasons based on having complete teams at tournaments, during league play, etc. It is obviously an honor to be selected and good exposure. After all, one of the purposes for summer select is to gain exposure. The questions are -- how will it impact your team? -- and can you gain such composure through your select group?
Congratulations to those that are invited.
OOPS, you're quicker than me!