Just curious...and I know it varies greatly by where we each live and the options to each of us.
I'm in So Cal (OC area) ...My first DD who is now a Junior in HS and just hung up her cleats this year was a catcher and played on just 1 TB team that started w local Rec girls in 10u and then progressed until 14u with adds and drops of different girls but w only 1 coach. The team is still going strong in 16u and placed top 3 in a couple major PGF tournys in 12u and again in 16u. Older DD just burned out with the time commitment, travel and dedication it takes at that high level.
Younger '08 DD (lefty catcher and 1B) just turned 12 a couple months ago and is currently starting C on a 14u Select team for our local league. The top league talent is slowly leaving to TB and she/we are at that tipping point of doing the same. She's still at the "I want to play w friends" stage bcuz I think she remembers all the times we had to get up at 4am and drive to older DD games or all the times she had to tag along to hot humid 3-4 game days. So I think she's a bit wary of starting. But I think she's realizing that joining a true TB w girls that are better than her and are committed might be right around the corner if she wants to keep improving.
We've seen many girls jump from team to team over the years and just never understood how they do it. Costs, uncertainty, parents, coaches...etc. Always seemed strange to join a team we knew nobody on.
I'm in So Cal (OC area) ...My first DD who is now a Junior in HS and just hung up her cleats this year was a catcher and played on just 1 TB team that started w local Rec girls in 10u and then progressed until 14u with adds and drops of different girls but w only 1 coach. The team is still going strong in 16u and placed top 3 in a couple major PGF tournys in 12u and again in 16u. Older DD just burned out with the time commitment, travel and dedication it takes at that high level.
Younger '08 DD (lefty catcher and 1B) just turned 12 a couple months ago and is currently starting C on a 14u Select team for our local league. The top league talent is slowly leaving to TB and she/we are at that tipping point of doing the same. She's still at the "I want to play w friends" stage bcuz I think she remembers all the times we had to get up at 4am and drive to older DD games or all the times she had to tag along to hot humid 3-4 game days. So I think she's a bit wary of starting. But I think she's realizing that joining a true TB w girls that are better than her and are committed might be right around the corner if she wants to keep improving.
We've seen many girls jump from team to team over the years and just never understood how they do it. Costs, uncertainty, parents, coaches...etc. Always seemed strange to join a team we knew nobody on.
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