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Post by williemays_hays on Feb 22, 2009 19:24:03 GMT 10
Pope - Dude , your missing my point. I'm not really interested in the clubs that didnt nominate a team - Allstars? Noone is missing them. Pine Hills have 5 littll league teams - 50+ kids and only 28 playing at this tournament. I'd suggest more than 50% of their little leaguers will not be there this weekend ( especially as a number of U14's are playing) Padres - 3 teams or 30+ kids, but only 14 attending. Windsor & Redlands - same thing. Its a great initiative for the better players, but the other ones miss out on games again. And your glad BQI didnt give up on it? Do you not remember the November component when it was cancelled 5 days before the tournament because there were "only 8 teams" They absolutley should have been raked over the coals for it.
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Post by JRA Qld2 on Feb 22, 2009 20:45:59 GMT 10
Yeah, it is kind of annoying the amount of cancelled games this season, hopefully if regions can get organised, at least this coming weekend might be played midweek. I know for Brisbane North anyway this is going to be hard.
This weekend coming would have held a lot more interest if we had the November competent because now it is more a couple of friendly games rather than a 'tournament'.
I don't think the GBL will make the same wrong move next year. Touch wood
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Post by pope on Mar 1, 2009 15:50:28 GMT 10
Despite a few of the doubting Thomas's around, IMO yesterdays tournament was a great day for little league in Brisbane. I think all games were played in the right spirit, not sure which club was the overall winner (I think it was Windsor), but I do know that baseball came out as the winner on the day. To those that missed out on the opportunity, I would encourage you to enter next year.
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Post by 44 on Mar 1, 2009 19:22:25 GMT 10
Despite a few of the doubting Thomas's around, IMO yesterdays tournament was a great day for little league in Brisbane. I think all games were played in the right spirit, not sure which club was the overall winner (I think it was Windsor), but I do know that baseball came out winning out on the day. To those that missed out on the opportunity, I would encourage you to enter next year. I missed it , but I knew lots of kids playing in it.. Glad there was finally good weather for it and I agree that all clubs should send teams to it.. Congrats to Pine Hills for making the effort to send 2 teams for development ( Pine Hills is the only Club to send 2 teams to this GBL Tourney last 3 seasons ) and very well done to the BQ Girls team initiative. Sounds like it was a great day. Having been involved with the last 2 and now with the new LL cutoff Age, I have some suggestions for changes to the next GBL U12 Tourney. - Make it True U12 Development Tournament again, LL kids playing age eligible U14 are not eligible, make it just for the younger LL Major and Minor kids only.
- Scrap the Winners and place getters Medals. If you have for and against run rules based on 90 Minute Games when teams can lose a lot of their earned runs does not work. How can you have a tournament Winner that only plays 3 teams out of the 8 ?
Really, make it a true Tournament over a few days over the season, OR just participation Medals only. The present setup and rules sends mixed messages. Change it for next time.
- Any GBL Club applying for Senior Majors Criteria in 2009-2010 MUST submit a team ( Plus any other Clubs or composite teams that wish to also.)
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Post by 44 on Mar 2, 2009 11:34:27 GMT 10
FYI Pope... sent to me by some proud mums for the website. GIRLPOWER !!!
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Post by pope on Mar 2, 2009 14:07:31 GMT 10
FYI Pope... sent to me by some proud mums for the website. GIRLPOWER !!! Thanks ramsfan44, thats great to see. I can tell you that there were plenty of proud dads out there as well as the mums! In their first game, when the girls staged their 6 run rally in the 4th to tie with PHL 8-all, I can guarantee all the girls parents were on their feet! I think a few might have even . It's was great to see. Great photo, although I think it would have been better without those 3 guys in the background...... ;D
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