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Q.
Tell me about
the Farmington Hills 12U
Tigers. What is the history? |
A.
The
12U Tigers are a second year team that has a
core of players from South Farmington
baseball. The team
finished just under .500 for the 2008 KVBSA
league season, and
represented itself well in
tournament play. The 12U Tigers have a
lot of potential, and
plan to improve tremendously in
the upcoming year with some new additions
and a
continued dedication to working
hard on individual and team skills. |
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Q.
Who is the 12U Tigers manager?
What are his credentials and
track record? |
A.
Mike
Lantz is the manager. Coach Lantz has
29 years of baseball experience,
including 13 years of
experience managing youth baseball teams.
He has coached
several players who have played
on local travel teams as well as gone on
to success
in high school baseball.
Prior to managing the 12U Tigers, Mike
managed 8U, 9U and
10U tournament teams, as well
as a 10U
development program for South Farmington.
His teams have won championships in
both tournament and house baseball. |
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| Q.
Who are the 12U Tigers assistant
coaches? Are there any professional
coaches? |
A. There are 5 main assistant
coaches with many years of youth coaching experience
between them. All were assistants for
Coach Lantz the past two season. All
parents
are encouraged to help out during
practices, since they are typically organized into
multiple stations that require many to
supervise. There are no full-time professional
instructors on the coaching staff, but they
will be hired to run practices when needed. |
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| Q.
When are the
tryouts for the 2009 season? What is
the cost? |
A.
The tryout dates are Wednesday August
13th, Monday August 18th and Friday August
22nd from 6:30pm-8:45pm at Founders
Sports Park #3.
There is no cost to tryout.
Click
here
for more information. |
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| Q.
How many players will be on
the team? |
| A.
12 players, and if they
are on the team they will play (not sit). |
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| Q.
What are the residency
requirements for the team? |
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None. |
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| Q.
When and how will I find out
if my child is offered a position on the
team? |
A.
Coach Lantz will contact each
family personally to either offer their
baseball player an
opportunity to join the team,
or to tell them that their baseball player
has not made the
team. Final decisions
will be made after the second tryout. |
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| Q.
What will my financial
obligation be to secure a position on the
team? |
A.
A budget is in place and an
initial payment of $200 secures a spot on the
team provided
an offer is made to your
baseball player. The initial payments
cover fall baseball
spring/summer
league fees, tournament fees and equipment needs. |
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| Q.
What would be my total cost for the
season? What is the payment schedule? |
A.
The total
cost for each family will be outlined prior
to the start of the fall season. The
plan is to have three payments in
February, March and April to cover the cost
of
equipment, uniforms, umpire fees, field
preparation, indoor practices and tournaments.
The total cost can be reduced if sponsorships
are obtained and if there is some
successful
fundraising done by the team. |
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| Q.
Are there any sponsors of the
team? |
| A.
Click
here
for more information. |
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| Q.
What can the team offer a
possible sponsor for their support? |
| A.
Click
here
for more information. |
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| Q.
Are there any plans for fundraising? |
| A.
Click
here
for more information. |
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| Q.
What is the schedule for the
fall (and beyond)? |
| A.
Click
here
for more information. |
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| Q.
What is the schedule for the
fall months? |
A.
For 2008, the 12U Tigers will
have a reduced schedule during September and October,
practicing once a week and
playing games once a week. Plans are
being finalized and
should be settled by tryouts.
Players are always encouraged to sign up for professional
instruction to work individually each day on
fundamentals and skills. There
will be no
team activities planned during November and
December. |
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| Q.
What is the schedule for the
winter months? |
A.
For 2009, the 12U Tigers will
begin practices in mid January.
This will include
weekly gym practices at a local
elementary school, and weekly batting practices at
The Bullpen. A few of the gym practices will
be switched to indoor practices at
Precision
Baseball. |
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| Q.
What is the schedule for the
spring/summer season? Will it include
league play? |
A.
For 2009, the 12U Tigers will
play in the Kensington Valley Baseball and
Softball
Association 12U division.
The games will begin in mid April and
complete the first week
of July. For those teams
that qualify, KVBSA league playoffs will be
during the second
week of July. |
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| Q.
Will there be tournaments?
How many? Where will they be? |
A.
For 2009, the 12U Tigers will
play in 4-5 tournaments depending on the
number of league
games and how the game
scheduling affects the weekends.
Nearly all will be local
(within an hour drive), with
the possibility of one being out-of-town. |
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| Q.
Will the 12U Tigers
participate in the Cooperstown Dreams Park
tournament? |
A.
In 2009, the 12U Tigers will
play in the tournament at Cooperstown
Dreams Park
sometime after the league season. The dates
will not be know until after October 1,
2009.
The plans is to find some sponsorships and
do some fundraising to reduce the cost.
If
some families cannot participate, players
from outside the team may be invited to
substitute if needed. |
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| Q.
What other special events are
planned for this team? |
A.
Tournaments,
professional instruction, parties, fun fundraisers,
and informal team
get-togethers (restaurants,
Tigers games, etc). |
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| Q.
Why should my child think
about trying out for the 12U Tigers? |
A.
Great coaching with a proven
track record of player development,
wonderful families
and a bunch of fun activities
and events. |
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