NC Challengers 2009 Tryouts
Raleigh, NC – The North Carolina Challengers have announced tryouts for their fall 2009 teams in the 8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, and 16U age groups for Saturday, August 8, 2009 at South Garner Park, Garner, NC. Times for tryouts are 8U, 14U, 16U from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 10U, 12U from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. The 2009-2010 teams will be coached by the following individuals:
- 16U:
- 14U:
- 12U: Chris Colbert, colbertfamily@yahoo.com, (919) 269-0063 – Zebulon/Wake
- 12U: John North, jtnorth@nc.rr.com, (919) 418-3360 – Clayton/Garner based team.
- 10U: Jeff Harris, harrisjeff86@yahoo.com, (919) 524-4707
- 8U: TBD (Contact
All players interested are encouraged to pre-register for tryouts by emailing their respective coach with the following contact information: player name, parent name, parent cell phone, email address, player birth year, and the age group for which you wish to try out. All players that pre-register by August 1st will be guaranteed a free tryout t-shirt, so please specify your shirt size when sending your contact information.
At present, our 18U team will not be having formal tryouts. However, if you are an 18U player interested in playing highly competitive showcase softball, please contact our 18U coach, Andy Stewart at pier8s1@aol.com or (919) 302-9510.
Directions to South Garner Park (1210 Poole Drive, Garner, NC):
From the East
• Take I-40 West
• Take the US-70 W exit 306A to Garner - go 0.3 mi
• Bear right at US-70 W - go 2.4 mi
• Bear right onto the ramp to Garner/Benson - go 0.1 mi
• Turn right at Umstead Ln - go 0.1 mi
• Turn right at Benson Rd - go 0.6 mi
• Turn right at Lawndale St - go 0.4 mi
• Turn right at Poole Dr - go 0.4 mi
From the West:
• Take I-40 East
• Take the NC-50 S/US-401 S/US-70 E exit 298A to Fayetteville - go 0.2 m
• Turn right at S Saunders St - go 0.9 mi
• Continue on S Wilmington St - go 0.6 mi
• Continue on US-70 E toward Smithfield/Goldsboro/Garner - go 2.1 mi
• Take the ramp to Aversboro Road - go 0.2 mi
• Bear right at Aversboro Rd - go 1.0 mi
• Turn right at Poole Dr - go 0.4
The North Carolina Challengers, based out of Raleigh, NC, have been in existence since the 1990’s and strive to develop teams that can play at the highest of levels in North Carolina, the Southeast, and across the country. We are looking for committed families with team first attitudes towards developing their daughter’s skill set in the game of fastpitch softball. NC Challengers teams are focused on having fun, "teaching", fundamentals, team play, and being competitive with the top teams in
