8u vs 10u all stars

[CatchersPaPa]

She is dedicated to learning to play catcher and is working on blocking coach pitches that I throw into the dirt for practice.

If her goal is to be a catcher, have her play up. My DG was 8 during covid. Our community of 300k managed to create three teams from girls 8 to 12 that the parents would allow to play. She was catching for a pitcher that was 12, threw hard, but lacked control. Now she is 12 and is a desired catcher with no fear.

 

[Orange Socks]

Oh and yes the catcher position isn't 9th best fielder on the team in 10U. They literally become the best fielder on the team. 10U-Stealing bases, drop 3rd K, and the play doesn't stop until it stops. 8U-ball gets hit and cue the circus music with runners running like crazy. Scores of 20-18 will no longer exist in 10U.

 

[stox]

What's everyone's opinion of just skipping 10U rec (and it's pitching woes) entirely and putting together a young team to play tournaments? Where we live, there's plenty of tournaments around within an hours drive so it wouldn't require too much travel, but being able to play a 2-3 games a day against better pitching vs one rec game per week against new pitchers (rec league also forces teams to rotate pitchers to give other girls opportunities).

Is the pitching/catching/hitting development playing tournaments worth likely losing a bunch of games?

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[CoachCeetar]

What's everyone's opinion of just skipping 10U rec (and it's pitching woes) entirely and putting together a young team to play tournaments? Where we live, there's plenty of tournaments around within an hours drive so it wouldn't require too much travel, but being able to play a 2-3 games a day against better pitching vs one rec game per week against new pitchers (rec league also forces teams to rotate pitchers to give other girls opportunities).

Is the pitching/catching/hitting development playing tournaments worth likely losing a bunch of games?

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Is this team NOT going to have pitching woes itself? And if you're only playing one game a week in rec, why not both? Being completely overmatched facing a pitcher can be just as useless as facing one that never forces a swing decision.