thePITman
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I’ve coached high school baseball for nearly 20 years and have been heavily involved with our players’ summer and travel teams, so I’m very familiar with that world. But now that my 7-year-old daughter has started playing softball — and after seeing photos and videos of some friends’ daughters in North Carolina on their 8U “district champion” team — I’m realizing just how little I know about the youth softball landscape.
I’m curious:
So I’d love to hear from those of you who’ve been through this. What’s been your experience balancing travel opportunities with the value of developing a core group through rec?
I’m curious:
- How many girls at this age play strictly travel vs local rec ball?
- If your child plays travel, at what age did they start?
- When do girls typically begin pitching to each other instead of having parents pitch?
So I’d love to hear from those of you who’ve been through this. What’s been your experience balancing travel opportunities with the value of developing a core group through rec?