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Hard work is never lucky!I think that program was well suited for her because she liked going and she does well in a group environment. There was a subtle competition going on. I think It helped to work out with older kids too. In her head I think she thought “I can do what those older kids and boys are doing”. She loved beating the boys, lol. I don’t know if that would have happened in an individual setting but I’m sure a really talented one on one or small group instructor would have no problem doing it.
Another thing: Her original 10u coach worked on base running every practice. (This was one of many smart things that guy did. He was awesome.). We parents would joke tongue in cheek “how this team was built on speed” and we would laugh. Well, after a couple years of this and our dd working out, we went to a big tournament that had opening day activities and we won a team base running contest. It shocked all of us parents. I guess it had been a slow transformation that none of us recognized.
Speed can be worked on but it has to be in the right environment. We just got lucky I think.