GD - great story!!!! I have been an AC for my DD's team since 10U TB (currently 2nd year 14U), and while there has been some "turnover" over the years, the core 5 girls have been together for awhile. We never played rec together, but started out as a C-level TB team and have worked our way up to being a pretty competitive A-level team. A lot of people ask me why my DD has never tried out for any of the marquee teams in our area, and the truth of the matter is I know that her current team would implode if my DD were to leave (she is the #1 pitcher).