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Division

Posted by Pickles on November 7, 2025, 8:45 pm

We are in Georgia playing at the Veterans Tribute Showcase. Is their different divisions at each level? Seems like the top teams are playing at the other fields and we aren’t playing in the B/C fields.

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Posted by @Pickles on November 11, 2025, 2:19 pm, in reply to "Division "

The truth of the matter is that this is where being with top programs and teams is where you get a significant advantage.

The top programs get into the top tournaments, and that's where the top coaches go.

I've been on both sides of this with my daughter, with teams that can't get into the better pools and teams that can. It makes a world of difference.

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Posted by Fields on November 9, 2025, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Division "

All big tourneys like this have levels of play. There are top fields - the coaches know which ones they are. They may call them power pools, or not call them anything, but just look at the teams included, it's very easy to see which teams are at the "good" fields.

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Posted by Showcase on November 9, 2025, 12:41 pm, in reply to "Division "

The website shows 169 teams in attendance, playing at 7 different venues with 15 colleges attending. What kind of "Showcase" is this? Kind of tough to get emails out to coaches when the schedule is posted 5 days before the start of the event.

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Posted by Waste on November 10, 2025, 12:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Division "

Waste of money. Feel bad for the kids and parents but we the parents should know better. Their Coach telling them all these college coaches will be watching you. Blah blah blah. I think we saw maybe 5-6 all 3 days. Now at the other fields they were loaded with college coaches. But I get it! It all depends what team you’re on. I have take these parent goggles off

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Posted by Exposure on November 11, 2025, 8:41 am, in reply to "Re: Division "

Those coaches are showing up to fields to watch the kids already on their lists. Ones that have been sending emails and videos, ones that have been coming to camp, ones that are sending schedules the week prior.

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Posted by @Waste on November 10, 2025, 10:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Division "

It’s the coaches job to get them into the tournaments. It’s the players job to get the coaches to their games. So no, it’s not a waste of money.

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Posted by @Waste on November 11, 2025, 9:21 am, in reply to "Re: Division "

It’s the coach’s job to get the team into tournaments. For most of these events, anyone can sign up, so that part is a given. It’s then up to the club — through its track record — to ensure coaches and teams are placed on the right fields and in the right brackets.

From there, it’s on the players to perform.

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Posted by Top 25 on November 10, 2025, 6:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Division "

Had 50 teams at each age level and tons of college coaches

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Posted by Wait, what? on November 11, 2025, 9:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Division "

50 teams in each age group? 14u had 12 teams in the division. Mediocre talen/teams at best. No Bandits, IMG, etc in this 14u tournament.

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Posted by Waste2 on November 11, 2025, 11:16 am, in reply to "Re: Division "

Well it’s a waste when your team isn’t that great but still continues to travel to Georgia just to play games. 3 trips to Georgia this fall just to get killed by younger teams. Now that is a waste of money. I think know what this parents is getting at.

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Posted by @Wasted on November 11, 2025, 12:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Division "

You’re what’s wrong with travel softball. Some parents should stick with rec softball.

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Posted by @@wasted on November 11, 2025, 6:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Division "

Some teams should stick to Chicago

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Posted by Waste on November 11, 2025, 5:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Division "

How is this someone wrong with travel softball? You must be a coach and like all these parents traveling out of state, wasting all this money and for what?? All travel sports are brutal now. All about the money and parents fall into it.

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