2019-2020 Tryout Camp – Saskatoon SK (Gordie Howe Sports Complex)
222’s Fastpitch is very excited for the upcoming Travel Teams’ Tryout Camp! There are some new and exciting plans for the upcoming Winter Season, starting with the Tryout Camp, which will be held indoors at the new Gordie Howe Sports Complex. Weather will not be a concern for the testing, and scrimmages in this state of the art facility.
Dates for the tryout camp are Saturday August 24th, and Sunday August 25th..
Athletes will check in Saturday morning by age group for uniform fitting, skill testing and drill observation. On Sunday athletes will be placed on teams for a series of controlled scrimmages. The selection and athlete notification process will be completed by August 31st, 2019. Rosters of 13 players will be announced for all tournaments.
*All athletes will test and evaluate against athletes of the same birth year.*
222’s Fastpitch is also changing the tournament schedule for the 2019/2020 Winter Season to create opportunities for more athletes to participate with the travel teams. Last season each of the 3 teams traveled to 4 tournaments. Next winter season the travel tournament format will expand to the following:
14U Team
4 Tournaments prior to Dec 31st, 2019 – participants will have birth years of 2006-2004
- Fri Oct 11th – Sunday Oct 13, 2019 – USA Softball Showcase Sarasota, FL
- Tues Oct 15th – Sunday Oct 20th, 2019 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Fri Dec 6th, – Sunday Dec 8th, 2019 – San Diego, CA
- Tues Dec 10th – Sunday Dec 15th, 2019 – West Covina, CA
3 Tournaments after Dec 31st, 2019 – participants will have birth years of 2006-2005
- Thurs Feb 13th – Mon Feb 17, 2020 – Temecula, CA (Final Could be Monday Feb 17th – holiday in US)
- Fri Mar 20th – Sun Mar 22nd, 2020 – Orange County, CA
- Tues Mar 24th – Sun Mar 29th, 2020 – Lake Elsinore, CA
16U Team
4 Tournaments prior to Dec 31st, 2019 – participants will have birth years of 2003-2002
- Fri Oct 18th – Sunday Oct 20th, 2019 – Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Mon Oct 21st – Sunday Oct 27th, 2019 – Orlando, FL
- Fri Dec 6th, – Sunday Dec 8th, 2019 – San Diego, CA
- Tues Dec 10th – Sunday Dec 15th, 2019 – West Covina, CA
2 Tournaments after Dec 31st, 2019 – participants will have birth years of 2004-2003
- Wed Jan 1st – Sunday Jan 5th, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale, CA
- Wed Feb 5th – Sunday Feb 9th, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV
18U Team
2 Tournaments after Dec 31st, 2019 – participants will have birth years of 2002-2001
- Wed Jan 1st – Sunday Jan 5th, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale, CA
- Wed Feb 5th – Sunday Feb 9th, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV
*** These changes are possible due to the tournaments in the US having a Dec 31st deadline for age grouping ***
222’s understands by expanding the tournament schedule that athletes making the teams will likely not commit to all of the dates. The coaching staff will again offer tournaments to athletes and they will have the choice to accept or decline the tournaments offered.
For further clarification on the ages of our teams or the expanded tournament schedule do not hesitate to email Keith at 222tosh51@gmail.com. or Dean at holer72@gmail.com.
Common Questions:
How old does my daughter have to be to try out? Our youngest players will have a birth year of 2007 / Our oldest players will have a birth year of 2001.
Is there a cost to try out? There will be a $165.00 (plus GST tax) Fee to attend the tryout Camp.
My daughter did not play on a 222’s Fastpitch Team last year, does she have as good a chance of making a team as someone who played last year? Yes. Although we definitely do not want to see any of our last year’s players go, in order to be fair, each team will be selected from scratch, based on the same criteria as last year. No one holds a spot because they are a former team member.
If my daughter makes one of the Winter Teams, does she have to attend all the tournaments? No. If selected, we do ask that they definitely commit to two tournaments. When the team is selected, the plan is to have 13 players travel to each event. There will NOT be an alternate list of players this year. Instead, rosters of 13 players will be created for each tournament.
