- Sep 5, 2015
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Hi there! I'm a new poster looking for some much needed advice regarding my girls. Bear with me as I try to get this typed out and hope it makes sense!
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I have triplet girls all of whom play softball. They have been active in house league since they played Mite, so U10. All three tried out for the select team in Mite and we thought maybe one was going to make the team. The coaches did not want to make a decision against any of them so as a result none of them made the team. Fast forward to this year and one of the girls did indeed make the select team, U12. The extra coaching and practice time has been invaluable and she has really progressed. The other two still played house league and practiced outside of regular play/practice time.
Now is the time for Rep softball, or travel league, tryouts for U14. The one who made select has chosen to try out for the local rep team as well as a team outside of our area. Although there are no guarantees, it looks like she stands a good chance of making either team. The other two have decided that they want to try out as well, for the local league. Once again, it looks like they stand a good chance of making the local team. I know it's a big jump from house to rep however this is their decision. We have attended a few of the local U14 practices and they are on par with the other girls.
Here is my quandary: We feel that the out of town league has a stronger program. How do we handle this? Originally we had thought only one would try out but now we have all three wanting to, at least for the local league. We do not feel that that all three are strong enough for the out of town league. One definitely is and maybe a second one, but not all. All are indeed strong enough for the local one. Do we have them all try out for both? Just pick one league and go with that? Would we be penalizing our girl who is indeed stronger by confining her to the local travel league? Or do we back our stronger girl and say no to the other two? I am concerned how to handle the situation if one makes the out of town league and the other two make local. Or, if we have them all try out for the out of town league and two make it and my third girl makes the local league. I simply cannot split myself into two and be in both places at once.
My head is truly spinning and I want so much to do the right thing....
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank in advance!
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I have triplet girls all of whom play softball. They have been active in house league since they played Mite, so U10. All three tried out for the select team in Mite and we thought maybe one was going to make the team. The coaches did not want to make a decision against any of them so as a result none of them made the team. Fast forward to this year and one of the girls did indeed make the select team, U12. The extra coaching and practice time has been invaluable and she has really progressed. The other two still played house league and practiced outside of regular play/practice time.
Now is the time for Rep softball, or travel league, tryouts for U14. The one who made select has chosen to try out for the local rep team as well as a team outside of our area. Although there are no guarantees, it looks like she stands a good chance of making either team. The other two have decided that they want to try out as well, for the local league. Once again, it looks like they stand a good chance of making the local team. I know it's a big jump from house to rep however this is their decision. We have attended a few of the local U14 practices and they are on par with the other girls.
Here is my quandary: We feel that the out of town league has a stronger program. How do we handle this? Originally we had thought only one would try out but now we have all three wanting to, at least for the local league. We do not feel that that all three are strong enough for the out of town league. One definitely is and maybe a second one, but not all. All are indeed strong enough for the local one. Do we have them all try out for both? Just pick one league and go with that? Would we be penalizing our girl who is indeed stronger by confining her to the local travel league? Or do we back our stronger girl and say no to the other two? I am concerned how to handle the situation if one makes the out of town league and the other two make local. Or, if we have them all try out for the out of town league and two make it and my third girl makes the local league. I simply cannot split myself into two and be in both places at once.
My head is truly spinning and I want so much to do the right thing....
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank in advance!