Update...Son got invited back to a 2 day Tier II event and the positive thing is that its only $59!!!
quote:Originally posted by Doughnutman:
Quincy,
That was at the 2009 15U NTIS. We played for Nutty Buddy. My son played for NorCal this year at the 16U. Two completely different animals. NTIS and JO have almost nothing in common. In my opinion, NTIS is a complete waste of money and time unless your kid is a 14U.
It was fun. Had a great team from AZ in Utah. Totally dominant. You shoudl have seen the kids they picked to go to NC. It was silly. Politics galore.
Being on a team that participates at the Junior Olympics already enables the player to tryout for the national team.
I wasn't being sily or saying 'gotcha', just enlightening parents. You seemed to have taken my PM as a Gotcha. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
The point of my message was that as a 15 year old there was no need to attend the NTIS when he could have played for his team (16 and under) at no additional cost.
Selling an illusion for between year players to tryout at greater costs seems to be taking advantage of parents.
quote:Originally posted by Quincy:
NorCal Travel Baseball has been selected as the NTIS representative for your area. (Coincidence?)
They are advertisng the following tryouts
Regional Schedule
June 30; Manteca, Calif.; 13U
July 13; San Francisco, Calif.; 13U
July 15; Mather, Calif.; 13U
July 27; Final 13U Tryout
Aug 2-4; San Jose, Calif. (Prospect Games); 15U, 17U
Since NorCal has established teams at 16 and maybe 18, are these kids actually trying out for a NorCal NTIS team while NorCal will also send its organizational teams to the Junior Olympics. (Or will the NTIS team and organizational team be one and the same?)
What college coaches will be showing up for a 13 and under showcase?
Quincy, Norcal Travel Ball, aka NCTB, run by Adam Farb, is a different organization than Norcal Baseball Club. NCTDB does the USA Baseball NTIS stuff here in Northern CA, but Norcal is an organization comprised of 4 or 5 teams. Different groups, nearly same name.
NorCal is a location. There are teams that have state or city names as their titles that are unrelated to each other.
The bottom line is that parents who send their kids to the NTIS are paying twice the amount than kids who are participating in the Junior Olympics at the 16 and under group.
It isn't clear if the 14 and under tournament has been done away with, but I doubt it.
It's your money.
The bottom line is that parents who send their kids to the NTIS are paying twice the amount than kids who are participating in the Junior Olympics at the 16 and under group.
It isn't clear if the 14 and under tournament has been done away with, but I doubt it.
It's your money.