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The New England Ruffnecks in 2017 2016 Seniors at Vanderbilt The New England Ruffnecks is a College Development Program, not just a collection of teams. Founded in 2003 the program is a non-profit 501-c-3. The Ruffnecks have established a national reputation as one of the finest programs of its kind in the country. The Ruffnecks commence their 14th season in 2017. The program provides is a standard of consistency, longevity, and experience. Ruffnecks baseball begins on the full sized diamond at 13U.
All of our teams compete on the regulation sized field. Indeed, the Ruffnecks are committed to developmental and competitive baseball for players 13U to 18U. Our schedules provide challenging, team-oriented baseball. We attract focused players and expect a lot from them. At 13U and 14U we play between 60 and 80 games a year. At the College Prospect Levels (15U to the Seniors Roster) the program combines highly competitive, exposure-rich events for players seeking to play college baseball.
These schedules can pack as many as 55-60 games into an 8-9 week period between the end of the school year (June) and the first week of August. Off Days are seldom, yet welcome, on the calendar. It is at the Banquet that the program celebrates the Senior Class. Most find their college commitments sometime between the end of the junior year in school and December of their senior year. Timetables vary for players. Almost all the players on our Seniors roster go on to play college baseball at some level.
We work in a committed, deliberate, and professional manner to support our players and families in the college recruiting process. In 2006 the program took its first step to field an older team with the objective of accelerating the level of competition with a commitment to significant travel. The 2006 16U Ruffnecks achieved national attention when they took third place at the Super 7 Invitational Tournament in East Cobb, Georgia, losing a tight game to an East Cobb Astros team with Jayson Heyward on the roster in the semifinals.
The 2006 Ruffnecks also advanced to the championship round of the Perfect Game World Wood Bat Championships. While the Ruffnecks were not the first program to field 16U or 18U teams in New England, they are among the earliest. At the younger levels, our 13U Ruffnecks play a challenging schedule that is development oriented and very competitive. Great demands are made on the physical and mental capabilities of 13U Ruffnecks. While volume is not the defining characteristic of the 13U experience, there is a considerable amount of baseball that may not be appropriate for all young players.
Historically, the 14U Ruffnecks have been a high achieving and highly competitive team. The 15U, 16U, and Senior Ruffnecks play demanding schedules and enjoy considerable success. In 2013 the 16U Ruffnecks captured the USA Baseball Cup in Cary, North Carolina. In June of 2014, the 16U Ruffnecks took home the Championship at the Super 17 in New Jersey. The Music City Classic events, at 17U and 16U, are attended by all of our upper level teams (15U-Seniors). Yet, the most defining aspect of the program is the history of players (well over 100) who have gone on to play in college, and even some who have earned the privilege of playing professional baseball (over 30 Ruffnecks have signed professional contracts).
Approximately a dozen Ruffnecks alums currently play professionally. Visit our Alumni Page for a glimpse of those who have contributed to our history. There is absolutely no parent coaching in the Ruffnecks baseball program. There are no roles for parents in or around the dugouts at all. This is a College Development Program and the staff works hard to coach, travel, and develop players in a manner consistent with what is expected at the collegiate level. In the College Development phase our rosters are organized largely bvb aktien by high school graduation class and age.
The Ruffnecks maintain a policy of fielding only ONE team in an age classification. We do not have more than one roster at any given age level. We are program oriented, and do not hesitate to move players within our system. We play and develop the players in the program, period. We have robust rosters. As the NEBC grows and builds its business, other sports and functions take up field inventory. In 2017 the Ruffnecks will continue to practice, play, develop, and train at the NEBC.
Most importantly, the Ruffnecks will continue to travel as they have historically done. We play a lot of baseball! Pitching coaches with credentialed pitching backgrounds work with our pitchers. Dedicatedcoaches work with our teams to ensure that pitchers and battery mates are prepared and coached. Our coaches do NOT move along with rosters from year to year. We believe there is much to be learned from different coaches who share the same developmental and competitive values and principles.
The Ruffnecks program is fortunate to have consistency and stability among the coaching staff. Many of our coaches have served five years or more in the program. Development begins with the 13U and 14U programs. We ask players to learn instinctively and not to depend on an overload of coaches signs and directives. The 13U Ruffnecks are focused on making the transition to the big diamond, while the 14U schedule reflects a commitment to expanding the boundaries of developmental and competitive baseball.
The travel schedule is unmatched in the Northeast and one of the most comprehensive and challenging in the United States. Our teams compete extensively across the country, especially in the South during the summer months. Ruffnecks teams are invited to many invitation-only events where top programs participate in high exposure competition. Our commitment to travel is a function of our goal to put our players and teams in front of the best competition, wherever that may take us.
Our resources and subsidization are significant, supported as we are by several generous benefactors who help to provide opportunities beyond what tuition can reasonably pay for. We also use several important fundraising initiatives to offset our costs. Accordingly, every player is subsidized. We use the 13U Fall Baseball Program, which is a sincere effort to develop players in the limited time of six or seven weekends during the Fall.
We staff Fall Baseball with between 12 and 18 experienced coaches for plenty of instruction. As we offer enrollment opportunities on our 13U roster for the following season, we conduct an interview process. We also extend invitations to some candidates to continue with us during the winter. Again, we are slow and deliberate with our selection process. Our full staff of coaches are involved during the selection process in Fall and Winter for our older teams as well.
Roster decisions are organizational and are not made solely by the decision of a specific team coach. We consider graduation class as well as age, positional roles, and the ability for each player to contribute to a given roster. The 16U Ruffnecks roster is comprised primarily of rising juniors and some younger rising seniors. Accordingly, our 15U Ruffnecks are mostly sophomores and younger juniors. It is best for new candidates to participate in our Fall Baseball program (outside) or our Winter Workouts.
The Winter Workouts are repetition-oriented sessions held indoors at Harvard University. They are by invitation only. Our network of professional scouts, high school, and college coaches also provide recommendations for players who may benefit from the Ruffnecks experience. We add players each year to a core of returners at each level. We have rosters of ample size to compete.
