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MAYBA Royals 14 Yr Old Traveling Teams
Prior to the start of the season, players wanting to represent Mankato Area Youth Baseball Association in the 14 year old traveling division will tryout for two travel teams (AAA or AA). Each team will consist of 12 players. Each team may participate in up to 6 tournaments, including their own Mankato Royals Classic Tournament.
** Change for 2010: 14AA Maroon will play in the South Central League and play 3 tournaments.
Travel Team Tryout Format: Evaluation of the players trying out will be done by the two travel team coaches and a panel of up to 5 knowledgeable people, and at least one MAYBA Board member. The Travel Team Coach of the AAA team will select his travel team first, then the travel Team AA coach will select his.
The Travel Team tryout format will be established by the head coaches, under the assistance of the Travel Team Directors, and will consist of skills and drills, hitting, fundamentals, and scrimmage. The goal of the tryout is to select the best teams possible in the fairest way to each individual trying out.
Those players not placed on a full-time traveling team will be placed on the "A" travel team. These players will play in 3 weekend tournaments, AND play on regular in-house teams. This will give these players a taste of the travel program, with higher competition. Ages may be combined depending on registration numbers.
** As of the 14 yr old tryouts, there were not enough registrations to roster a 14 yr old (or older) Single A team for 2010. If you are interested, you may contact org_manager@mayba.com to announce your interest. However, we might not be able to find tournaments for this age group as this late date even if we get enough registrations.
Travel Team Rules: At the beginning of each season, the head coach of each team is supplied with a long detailed version of travel rules. It is the head coach’s responsibility to pass the detailed information to each participant and their family. In general, most leagues follow the MSHSL rules.
Travel teams for 2010
Those signed up for travel team tryouts will be placed on one of the following teams:
- AAA full-time travel
- AA full-time travel
- Please do NOT wear any Royals clothing or hats
- We will provide numbered tshirts for tryouts
- Bring your spikes, glove, and a water bottle (no water at fields)
- You may bring your own bat if you would like
- Please arrive 15 minutes before tryout time to get checked in
- You can see maps of the fields on our website
- Parents should plan on staying for the beginning for a short informational meeting. The travel director will let you know when to return at the end.
MAYBA Royals 2010 Travel Team Tryout Dates:
League Age
Day
Date
Time
Place
14 Yr Olds
Sat
Apr 10
Noon-4:00 pm West High School fields Tryout Information:
| 14 Yr Old Gold AAA | 14 Yr Old Maroon AA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7-9 | Blaine | May 22-23 | Belle Plaine | |
| May 14-16 | Gopher - B Park | June 4-6 | Marshall | |
| June 4-6 | Big Lake | June 11-13 | Edina | |
| June 11-13 | Shakopee | |||
| June 18-20 | Mankato | |||
| June 25-27 | ||||
| July 9-11 | Des Moines | |||
| July 9-11 | * MBT | |||
| July 16-18 | * Gopher | |||
| July 23-25 | * MSF | |||
* Teams must qualify to be eligible for these tournaments
Travel Team Parent/Player Meetings
at the MAYBA Warehouse
* AAA and AA Teams: Monday, April 12th at 6:00 pm
* A Team: Not enough registrations to formulate team
Parent/player meeting for those players placed on the travel teams after tryouts. Please bring:
- Player - needs to try on sizes for shirts, etc
- COPY of player birth certificate
- Balance of travel fee $ - due that day
- Credit card machine will be available at parent meetings for in-person card transactions by cardholder
MAYBA Royals Travel Team Coaches for 2010:
Age |
Name |
League |
14AAA Gold |
John Stoffel |
AAA Tournament Team |
| 14AA Maroon |
Mike Kortuem | AA 3 Tournaments + South Central League |