Specific coaches for each age group have been set and we will try and keep them with the same age group throughout the Summer and Fall, we have specific Age Directors for each Grad year (please see staff page for Age Directors). Occasionally, coaches will change due to their being away for tournaments/events. As for Michael and Ramon, they will be roving from team to team on most weekends to assist and evaluate.

Teams are divided by grad year and not by age in order to make it easier for college coaches to recruit. To a certain degree, college coaches are not interested so much in a player’s age, they are more concerned with Grad year because that helps them with what players they need for each recruiting class.

We have teams separated into multiple teams because of the number of kids in our program. We do this so we can provide more kids with an opportunity to learn from a great coaching staff, and to be around quality kids and families. Our Navy and Blue/OC/North teams are never set rosters and kids will be asked on any given weekend to play with one or the other and can also be asked to play for an older or younger team. Players will be encouraged to try and play hard and learn as much as possible each weekend, and to show us they can be our top players for their age group.

Some may feel that the number of players per roster is high, especially during the summer months. But from experience, we have learned that this is necessary due to the fact that players miss for a multitude of reasons and we need to have a sufficient number of players in order to field a team. Our coaches will make sure that pitchers get their innings and position players get their A.B.’s and defensive innings. It is VERY important that our players communicate if they have: time limitations, if they’re sore or nursing a nagging injury, the possibility of trying another position, or if the coach forgot to put them in a line-up…please communicate with your coach!

Absolutely! Our coaches have meetings and constantly communicate, in addition, our coaches write reports to Michael, after every Sunday game, evaluating each player that shows up to play.

Local GBG teams are the teams that will be playing locally every Sunday in the summer and fall months. Our Tournament teams will consist mainly of players selected from our Local Teams and may include outside players coming in to help us compete at the national level. Doing well at these national events helps our ENTIRE PROGRAM with exposure, and also helps put our program on the map nationally. It also gets D1′s, Ivy Leagues, D2, D3, JUCO, and NAIA schools interested and excited to know more about our program—which creates interest in all our players. At times, we will travel out of state with our teams or have all of our teams participate locally in tournaments. At this time, we cannot give confirmation on exactly what trnys these will be. As soon as we know, trust me, we will let all of our families know.
That being said, playing time for Tournament teams is never guaranteed.

Some kids may get asked to become pitchers only. I know this is a tough subject for some, but we are a competitive baseball organization, and this will be brought up in a case-by-case basis.

For most tournaments, we will send out an interest sign up email. There we will explain what tournament we will be attending, the cost, the dates, and any other pertinent information. You can sign up to say you are interested in going to that tournament. Depending on the number of signups, the number of teams we have going to a tournament, and positions needed, rosters are then made from those sign ups. BY SIGNING UP FOR A TOURNAMENT DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU A SPOT ON A TOURNAMENT ROSTER.

Unfortunately, some players who sign up and are not chosen may be overlooked unintentionally because we have not had the chance to see them play—it is not a reflection of their skills. Obviously, we need to see more of our new players…but you need to sign up to be considered.

Many scout teams are, more or less, travel ball organizations. They are simply travel ball programs that charge a lot and may not be true scout teams because they do not have a true MLB team affiliation. Real scout teams charge minimally, if anything, and have a genuine connection to a MLB program and are run by an Area Scout. If you are getting approached to play for a scout team, please call Michael so he can let you know if it’s genuine or not.

Yes. . .We do not have a problem with your son playing on another team as long as we are aware of it, and we don’t already have your son on our team in the same tournament. However, we need to be informed beforehand. We want your sons to play as much as possible, but we also want to make sure they are playing for a team that will not compromise your son’s health. Some teams have been known to do this just to win a baseball game, which is why we’d like to know the team they will be playing for.

Names are removed from rosters when either of the following happens: You leave the organization; you stop paying your dues or are delinquent with your membership dues.

PLEASE CALL YOUR COACHES FIRST FOR ANY QUESTIONS AND/OR PROBLEMS. Especially if you should have any questions regarding:

• Game times
• Player evaluations (they will give you their honest answer so be prepared)
• College recruiting questions, please get in contact with Ricki Marder
  Please go to your coach first, then go to your Age Director, and if they can’t help you, then please call Michael.

For our local teams, we will try and divide up playing time as equally as we can every weekend, dependent upon the number of kids that show up. Our playing time and at-bats may be limited on some weekends if a lot of players show up, but we are more concerned with quality and not quantity. Our coaches are instructed to not just give the players playing time on Sundays, but to have them learn from every experience and opportunity they have with us.

Complicated, but yes and no. If your son does not behave, or acts in a way we feel is not in accordance with our Code of Player Conduct, he can be asked to no longer participate in our program. We will be emailing this Code of Player Conduct at a later date, but it will definitely include what they post on Social media sites, behavior in school, and their grades. Players are expected to play with respect on and off the field. SOCIAL MEDIA INFRACTIONS CAN GET PLAYERS CUT!!!!!!!!!!
Players who were not pitchers only may be asked at a certain time to become pitchers only or will be given the option to have a discussion about it. Player performance will be addressed on a case-by-case basis if need be. We will work closely with our coaches and follow up with any concerns they may have.