Modesto/Stockton new organization forming.(OBS Monarchs)

[swedishbikiniteam]

Glad to see that you are coaching 16 & 18's. My daughter will want to come try out.

[xxxYerOut]

Will all teams be run/practice in Stockton/Modesto? Any 16's closer to NSac?

[mr.flamboyant]

I will be coaching both the 16s and 18s as they will be playing in the same tournaments. I will bounce between the two depending on the schedule. My current 14 team will move up into 16s. We will have tryouts for that team as well.

I will run/ the first 3 or so practices of the 12 and 14s. When the olders are off, i will be with the youngers.

Coaches will have meetings together each month to discuss all aspects of teams.

Like me or not, fact is that I have only had 2 kids leave my teams by their choice in the past 3 years. I normally start a new team in Fall and we keep that entire group together going into the Summer. We work hard with those kids during Fall and I dont like to start over in Summer.

We have great parents each season, we get along quite well, and we have no real issues. That is not luck. This is why I am going to be involved in all teams. I am going to lead/guide the coaches of the younger teams in an attempt to do something different then what is the norm in this area currently. I can promise you that some of the garbage that has happened to some local teams will not be happening with the Monarchs.
We shall see how it goes. I know there will be a lot of naysayers....... but the only way I know if I can do this is by doing it. I have been complaining about the state of things long enough.

Care to elaborate a lil more??

[Iluvblue]

Nothing closer. There will only be one team in each age, so noting closer to sac.
Dont let that bother you, we only practice 3 times during Fall as a team. So living in Sac should not be an issue.

[mr.flamboyant]

if you could shed a lil more light (examples)..that would be appreciated!!

[Iluvblue]

There will be no double talk from any coach. What they say they are going to do, they are going to do. How many times does a coach say one thing, and then do something else? This causes major problems. That wont happen with any of these teams.

Parents will be spoken to along with their kids after tournaments. Coaches wont hide from parents when an issue arises. Players will not be added to a team so they can go to a tournament in hopes of a higher finish.

NO player will sit more then 1 game on a Saturday. if they are on the team, they will play. Im not saying playing time will be equal, that never happens, but players will play. If they arent good enough to play, then they will not be on the team.

This is nothing amazing, just a common decency to parents that is lacking on many teams.

[lookingIN]

What time and where will you have your try outs?

[Iluvblue]

12u will be 8am catchers and pitchers, 8:45 am all position players. 14u will be 10:30 for pitchers and catchers. 11:15 for position players.
16u and 18g catchers pitchers at 1pm and position players at 2pm.

Location will either be Johansen HS or Kerr park in Oakdale. The location will be finalized by next week. Dates are Aug 14 and 15.

It does not take long for the younger players.

[jljr]

12u will be 8am catchers and pitchers, 8:45 am all position players. 14u will be 10:30 for pitchers and catchers. 11:15 for position players.
16u and 18g catchers pitchers at 1pm and position players at 2pm.

Location will either be Johansen HS or Kerr park in Oakdale. The location will be finalized by next week. Dates are Aug 14 and 15.

It does not take long for the younger players.

Keep us posted please.

[fastpitch24/7]

Do you have actual location for tryouts yet?