Orange Socks has it in my view but this is the exception versus the rule for sure. Many teams/coaches are looking for the easy way by 'selling' their team to kids that have been developed by others and then they have those kids fly thousands of miles to play with them or meet up with them where the tournament is taking place. Have even heard of kids being 'sponsored' with all travel being paid for among other things - not sure how that works as my other DD just went on to college and had to answer questions that addressed things like that to evaluate amateurism status but in the new world of NIL guessing that is not an issue perhaps. Everyone talks about doing what is 'best for the girls', concerned about too much pressure, etc but not sure how all that jives with the above. A bit off point but you all have seen it.
Getting better and developing is about putting in the work I agree but also enjoying what you are doing - if you don't want to be there it won't matter once you get to a certain level and that is different for everyone
Getting better and developing is about putting in the work I agree but also enjoying what you are doing - if you don't want to be there it won't matter once you get to a certain level and that is different for everyone