| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| Memphis |
Posted - 03/06/2012 : 13:35:20
Just curious, am I the only one who thinks that TC should provide trophies for the players on 1st place team? TC's team fee is the highest out there and they pay $1.00 to $1.50 for the 1st place medals. But I gotta give them credit in that they sure run a great tournament. |
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| Scatbat |
Posted - 03/16/2012 : 23:03:14
I think the Rings that very few Tourneys have given out are cool!! Look nice and dont take up no space! |
| peashooter |
Posted - 03/16/2012 : 09:11:39
TC does a poor job in my opinion. $465 for a tournament with little oversight. We played a tournament that the ECB Phillies hosted, it was like $375 and there were big trophies for 1st and 2nd. As for 2nd place medals, I think my 2nd place medal for 1991 State AAAA championships is still laying on the highway betwen Newnan and Marietta!!!! |
| Calif_Baseball |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 13:32:16
Well I will tell you what awards we get here in Calif. from all the Org.
USSSA Same Plaque/Trophy every Tourney. All Year Long. Worst Award
Triple Crown Heavy Duty Medals and Great Team Plaques,Real Nice. Sometimes other awards from sponsors also
AAU The Best Tshirts with AAU CHampions on it, Nice Medals and Team Plaque shaped as Home Plates.
Ustsa/Extreme Diamond. Mostly cheap Tin medals,Team Plaque,Ocasssionally Team Jerseys.
We have a lot of backyard/homegrown Organizations here in calif. They have a lot of CASH Back tournaments along with prizes ranging from New Bats,Team Jerseys,Uniforms,Different types of Baseball Equipment to Big Cash Prizes ($1000). We also have a lot of Team Fundraiser tournaments that help teams raise travel money.
One tournament every team entererd recieved a tournament T-shirt with their teams name on the front just for entering. The winner of the tournament recieved medals and team plaque.
USSSA cost Reg. $575-600 and NIT $650-700
TC cost $550-600 and National $800-1200
AAU $475-500 Best Price and Best Run Tourney in So Cal
USTSA $450-550
Local Small and Team tourneys $300-450 |
| Hurricane |
Posted - 03/14/2012 : 09:47:58
If we win a tournament I give the big team trophy to the most outstanding player on the team for that tournament. If we win another I pick another player besides the one that already won one even if he was the MVP for our team. Coaches don't need trophies. |
| AllStar |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 22:30:21
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Originally posted by Mike Corbin
You people crack me up!!! Tony does these tournaments for a living. He doesn't hide that fact at all. He runs the best tournaments around. Are they a bit more money, yes. But, does he work harder then any other tournament director to get games in, yes. Is his website updated after every game played, yes. Are his game times posted before everyone else's, yes. Does he have a representative at every field for every game, yes. Have you ever seen one of his events not "make", no! Did you know that he lives in Florida and commutes up here to run these things. As well as run all of the TC events in Florida as well.
If it's not one thing it's something else. If all we have to worry about are the prizes at the end of these events then I think we are all doing pretty well. Buying individual trophies is not the easiest thing to do. If you think it is then you've never done it before. He buys them in bulk, if I had to guess because once the season starts he no time to go through all it takes to order stuff like that. Plus I'm sure he gets a way better deal.
Let's just play ball and find something else to complain about. Concession stand food maybe???
One of the best posts ever. |
| beagles25 |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 18:07:32
Kudos to TC and Toney. The Slugfest was awesome. It was my first TC event and I would have to say that it was the best ran tournament we have ever play in. After playing with our local joke U trip directors, it was a nice to feel appreciated. Congratulations to 10u Braves and SF Giants. |
| Mike Corbin |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 10:32:52
You people crack me up!!! Tony does these tournaments for a living. He doesn't hide that fact at all. He runs the best tournaments around. Are they a bit more money, yes. But, does he work harder then any other tournament director to get games in, yes. Is his website updated after every game played, yes. Are his game times posted before everyone else's, yes. Does he have a representative at every field for every game, yes. Have you ever seen one of his events not "make", no! Did you know that he lives in Florida and commutes up here to run these things. As well as run all of the TC events in Florida as well.
If it's not one thing it's something else. If all we have to worry about are the prizes at the end of these events then I think we are all doing pretty well. Buying individual trophies is not the easiest thing to do. If you think it is then you've never done it before. He buys them in bulk, if I had to guess because once the season starts he no time to go through all it takes to order stuff like that. Plus I'm sure he gets a way better deal.
Let's just play ball and find something else to complain about. Concession stand food maybe??? |
| ChinMusic |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 10:16:01
WOW... Some are actually considering pulling out of TC tournaments because of the awards?? Seems excessive, but that's JMHO. TC has some of the best tournaments out there. Don't over think this people. |
| Phattso |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 07:45:32
So, who's going to be the trend setter and pull out of the next TC event?? I only like TC for the competition, but can't we put something together collectively that will be better, less expensive and more meaningful to the kids? |
| davidh6265 |
Posted - 03/09/2012 : 05:14:21
Maybe my kid is in the minority but he really doesn't care about the trophies or medals. In fact, recently, he threw away all of his 2nd place trophies/medals. Of the one's that he kept, only one has any meaning to him and that one he got from his undefeated 6 year old team 8 years ago. The rest are stored in a box in the attic only because I wouldn't let him throw them away just yet. I like the t-shirt idea much better. |
| 1fortheteam |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 20:53:20
I agree with everyone that the kids deserve a trophy when they win 1st or 2nd place. These kids do work very hard to try and get to the ship, and to be rewarded with a medal or towel is kind of a slap in the face, especially when the triple crown tournaments are the most expensive out there. The best solution... stop playing in them until they decide that the kids are more important than the dollar that goes in their pocket. |
| hotcorner |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 16:11:42
I have 2 boys playing who are only 1 year apart. The younger brother has more trophies amd you better believe he lets his older brother know about when he needs to. They may be junk and end up in a box, but they still like it when a trophy is handed to them after they win a tournament. |
| coach0512 |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 15:43:56
My kids 12 with a room full of trophies onshelves, under the bed, in drawers, etc.
Still wants the trophy when he wins.
Medals still, and always will, stink.
T-shirts too. He uses the T-shirts to dust the trophies. |
| oldschooldad |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 14:19:00
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Originally posted by Mad Scientist
quote:
Originally posted by oldschooldad
Very interesting topic.
IMO a lot of wasted breath about nothing. Who really cares how nice the awards are? $1.50 medal or a $5 plastic trophy is not the real reward for the kids. My son works hard not for the piece of plastic but for the feeling he gets that all his hard work has paid off. The pictures and memories last much longer than the awards anyway.
Just my .02
The kids do
After the age of 7 or 8 both my sons and my daughter, as well as all of their teammates over the years, have always laughed at the "junky" trophies they have won. Only really cared about the bragging rights.
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| Mad Scientist |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 13:11:17
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Originally posted by oldschooldad
Very interesting topic.
IMO a lot of wasted breath about nothing. Who really cares how nice the awards are? $1.50 medal or a $5 plastic trophy is not the real reward for the kids. My son works hard not for the piece of plastic but for the feeling he gets that all his hard work has paid off. The pictures and memories last much longer than the awards anyway.
Just my .02
The kids do |
| itsbaseballtime |
Posted - 03/08/2012 : 00:20:36
Tony, Please keep doing what you are doing... I don't know of many(1 more) TD's that would have pulled off last weekend...
Much less updated the website at 9:00 pm, 3:30 am, 6:30 am, 8am and then again with schedules for Sat and Sun...
My son gave his medal to his little brother....But he has 4 pictures on his phone from the Tournament with his teammates....
Keep Playing! |
| Spartan4 |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 20:45:09
Most of our trophies go in a box in the attic....We keep the trophies from the really good or really big tourneys....Medals suck....I don't really understand 2nd place trophies, half of the families we are close with don't even keep the 2nd place ones...spend the extra money and make sure the winner gets something to be proud of not a medal on a piece of ribbon. |
| toprank |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 14:27:32
I say take the medals out of the 13U and up and spend the extra money on trophies for the young players. I also say forget trophies for the coaches. If you take out the gate fees I would say forget trophies all together. |
| rippit |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 13:44:10
I'm going say that I agree with Renegade. I'm also going to further say that 2nd place medal/trophies or anything is kinda stupid for the tiny 4-6 team tourneys. Oh wow...you got 2nd out of 5?? Way to go...
The whole business of collecting trophies is silly. This should be about the boys becoming better players. Period. Think BIG picture guys.
Okay...I'll soften it a little bit. Give the little kids (8-9 years) trophies for first place AND second place. All the rest should be first place only and in a tiny tournament maybe just a shirt.
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| oldschooldad |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 13:37:17
Very interesting topic.
IMO a lot of wasted breath about nothing. Who really cares how nice the awards are? $1.50 medal or a $5 plastic trophy is not the real reward for the kids. My son works hard not for the piece of plastic but for the feeling he gets that all his hard work has paid off. The pictures and memories last much longer than the awards anyway.
Just my .02
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| Renegade1 |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 12:07:35
First of all, let me second Phattso's last comment - Triple Crown typically puts on a well run tournament at nice facilities and did a great job getting in what they could this past weekend.
I'll go on to say that I have been reading this message board for a few years now and there has been A LOT of complaining about TC and the awards they give out, not refunding gate fees, etc. etc. etc. Well, not much has changed, if anything. You have to ask yourself, if you were TC, would you change anything? Why would they? Whose tournaments are making every weekend? I wanted my team to play in different tournaments last weekend and this weekend, but none of them were making - at least not with quaility competition. Why? Because everyone was signing up for the TC tournaments. We all know that Tony reads this board and we all know that no matter how much bitching we (myself included) have done, not much has changed. There is only one way to REALLY get the attention of TC, or any other sanctioning body for that matter. You all know what that is. When, if ever, will we all agree to do that? Until then, if I were Tony, I wouldn't change anything either. |
| wareagle |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 11:24:41
If you really want good trophies play GRANDSLAM. Like most of you here, I have shelves and boxes full of the trophies from my older son playing. His little brother is gonna really feel slighted if all he gets is medals. Personally I don't care, but the kids do! They played and practiced hard to get there and deserve a little more than a medal especially in the big tournaments. |
| Jack-of-Diamonds |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 10:14:03
I can't speak to any particular tournament or organization's awards or fees. But, as a generic issue I have a few questions. I've got a pretty good idea of the cost involved, and it seems the general consensus is for individual trophies, so...
1) Would you rather forgo getting a big team display trophy in order for players to get decent individual trophies?
2) Would you be okay with increased entry fees for better awards in order to have a team trophy AND decent individual trophies? Again, not addressing any individual organization or their current rates, just recognizing that with a typical field of 8 teams that's about what it would take to do it for 1st & 2nd without cutting into the TD's current take.
3) How about trophies for 1st and medals for 2nd? Or, awards based on number of entries in a class? For example, trophies with 12 or more entries, medals with less than that?
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| Phattso |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 09:40:16
I do want to go on record saying I think Tony and TC do a great job hosting the tournaments. For the most part, the games are played at nice complexes and the competition is usually top notch. |
| BREAMKING |
Posted - 03/07/2012 : 00:23:30
For the young age groups it stinks. After 10 who cares. But last year at 8yr. old won a medal the poor kids were like what? |
