We are a tournament youth baseball team that travels in the North Texas and South Oklahoma area to compete in USSSA sanctioned tournaments.
This is the official page for the Midwest Elite 11u - Johnson team. Our schedule is designed to qualify for a World Series birth in July 2015. We will play 2-3 tournaments a month starting in March 2015 culminating in the world Series. We have a paid head coach and are part of the Midwest Elite program in Wichita Falls, TX.
06/18/2015
#1 is a big one. It's easy to watch kids in warm ups and see what their throwing mechanics look like. That is much more indicative of future performance than the few throws they make in their official tryouts.
7 Factors That Matter More Than You Think at Youth Baseball Tryouts You may not know this, but a smart youth baseball coach is watching far more than you think during a tryout. Here are some common mistakes...
06/10/2015
For all the parents from previous seasons who never did get it. And to those of you who still don't...
Letter from a Volunteer Coach "Today I heard a comment made about me behind my back. I started to turn around and look, but then ... Article written by Kelly Beamish on Monday, June 01, 2015.
It's a full house today at the warehouse as Chase Anderson puts on a clinic for Midwest Elite baseball.
Midwest Elite youth teams will have open tryouts for the spring 2015 season this Sunday, the 26th, at Hardball U. 1505 Lamar st, Wichita Falls.
The coaching staff for all teams 11u and above will be paid professional coaches. If you're looking for an alternative to "daddy-ball" programs, if you're looking for the opportunity to play in a youth World Series event, if you're interested in playing in the premier youth baseball program in North Texas, come tryout this Sunday.
7u-10u 2:00-3:30
11u-14u 4:00-5:30
Please arrive 30 minutes early for registration
We are proud to announce that we will become an 11u team for the spring season. Additionally, we are very excited to announce that we have hired Ryan Johnson as the new head coach for the spring season. Ryan has played collegiate baseball at Murray State College, and will be a tremendous asset to the program. As a reminder, open tryouts will be on the 26th of October at Hardball U starting at 4pm. Please arrive 30 minutes early to register.
Parents: Clearly we need some additional practice time outdoors. We are planning to add a weekly practice on Sunday Afternoons at the Rider HS Baseball field. Please let me know if this is a conflict with any other sports or activities.
09/05/2014
Overlapping but different roles in a young athlete's life...
How to Develop Trust Between Coaches and Parents Healthy communication is the key to developing respect and trust between coaches and parents. This means developing shared expectations, giving each other breathing room, understanding roles, keeping the communication productive, and remembering to keep the feedback coming.
This is the type of work we plan to do this season.
08/11/2014
What a competitor.
Must C: Kershaw's double play 8/10/14: Clayton Kershaw makes a diving catch on a Jean Segura bunt to save a run and then doubles off Rickie Weeks at third base