LOOKING FOR A 17U TEAM TO PLAY FOR.

What HS grade and how are your academics?

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First off...welcome aboard the HSBBW Provisopanther.

There are lots of good people on here associated with very good programs. Give them some time and they'll respond to you.

Much success to you on your search.



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Proviso West and I Have a 2.7 GPA but with the tutoring I'm taking it should be much higher later on in the year.

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Attaboy Provisopanther...keep working hard on those grades!

Anybody out there with some information for Provisopanther regarding a team?

Let him know.




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Not so sure that academic question is that appropriate, TRhit. The kid is just looking for a travel team, not an NCAA D1 scholarship.

Good Luck ProvisoPanther

Impossible to ignore once you have responded to it, but OK.

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Somewhere on the Connecticut Coast...

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gotwood


Look at that video--you are losing it pal---you see where the car is driving and what side of the car the streering wheel is located---that ain't Connecticut

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You got me TR!

How about a compromise pal?

We'll put the wheel in the center...up top!




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Gotwood

Whatever you wish---just wanted to make sure you weren't losing it

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Thanks for your concern buddy. If I were going to lose it that would have happened a long time ago.

Now how about let's find a good team for Provisopanther.

Anyone at Strikes in Broadview know of a team?



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Maybe I missed that part but I don't remember one travel team in Illinois asking about grades when a player is just asking about teams. I have seen coaches ask when a player is looking at colleges.

agreed 2bagger....I still find that initial question about grades.........odd.

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I dunno...it might be a team? Can anyone out there see? Is that a team for Provisopanther?



If so please let him know...he's all coiled up and ready to pounce on a team like only a Panther can!




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I agree - three sons, all played for various travel teams and never had a coach ask about their grades. HS stats, yes. Grades - never. And I can't think of a team that was made up of a bunch of 4.0s either...

Anyway - good luck ProvisoP... wish i could help, but you're out of my range.

My summer team, the Springfield Statesmen, asked for GPA and ACT scores so that they could be placed on our roster. More than once I had a coach turn up and say he wanted to see if someone with a 34 ACT could pitch, too.

Also, of course, TRHit and I talked extensively about grades before I played for him. If the coach is to be proactive about finding a school for his players, shouldn't he be well acquainted with his players' ability to be admitted/be eligible at prospective schools?

haven't been on here in a long time... CAN'T WE JUST GET ALONG IN THIS WORLD/

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woodly, woodly, woodly. Where, oh where should the young Provisopanther look for a team needing a good catcher?

Do you have any advice for him? All he wants to do is get along...on a good team!

Thanks!


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By the wya proviso I assume you have had some pm about it but some teams off the top are sparks, call bill copp, hurricanes call dann geisey, top tier check their website. There are many more but these are off the top of my head. Best of luck to you.

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Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
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woodly, woodly, woodly. Where, oh where should the young Provisopanther look for a team needing a good catcher?

Do you have any advice for him? All he wants to do is get along...on a good team!

Thanks!

email me at mvanhorn@sbcglobal.net and i will give you a list of coaches to contact..need where you live and will give you contact information for the young man.

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Hi,

A couple of points here guys regarding grades I am involved as a coach on a team where we ask about grades. Probably not the first question asked but a question which we do ask. The reason for asking is two-fold often times you can judge a kids character based on how serious he takes his schoolwork and secondly once you get to the 16u, 17u teams which are playing college exposure tournaments you want to have kids who are recruitable.

Regarding finding this player a team he may want to go to the Upper Deck Cougars website I heard their 17u team coached by Phil Zarcone may be in need of a catcher.

Hopefully he gets a on a team and can play.

dr9961,

So the 6'3" 93 lefty shows up at your tryout and he has a2.0 gpa and your travel program turns him down?

You could not get a player like that recruited at say a juco and have a chance to raise his grades as he grows up a bit? or maybe recruited for the draft which everytime he pitches would bring in plenty of recruiters to not only se him but also the rest of your players?

As far as character, if player struggles at school it is a lack of character? Maybe sometime a little immature or just plain struggles.

Hi here 2bagger,

In regards to your post you bring up some good points. As I mentioned we do ask about grades but as I wrote it's not the first thing asked and no we haven't turned a kid down because of his grades. In regards to grades being an indicator to character often times when a boy comes to an open try-out you really can't get a good gauge on what type of kid he really is and by asking how he does in school it may give you an idea of what his character or even dedication may be. Is it right or wrong I'm not really sure. This can be a great topic of discussion but I think none of us should be allowed to pass judgement on right or wrongs as to the selection process any team uses to select players. For example there are teams that have dress codes which go beyond the uniform. Is it right or wrong to not select or judge the character of a player whose hair may be too long or who may wear an earring? I'm sure it's happenned. Again is there a right or wrong way I don't know it's what works best for each team.

Final point let's not lose focus of the original post which is a kid looking for an opportunity. Hopefully he gets in touch with the Upper Deck coach I mentioned or some one else who can play him this Summer.

Yep sent him some info for teams also, I am sure he will find somewhere to play. Upper deck runs a nice program from what I remember. Could not go wrong with most that have been mentioned.