Definition of a Season

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Nov 29, 2016
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I'm curious if there's a standard way of defining a players experience. When I'm asked how many seasons my daughter has played I answer 2 because she's played for 2 years. I consider each spring season to be the official season and everything else practice. Sort of like a professional baseball league. My daughter will answer the same question with 4 as she says she's played 2 spring and 2 winter seasons. This kind of makes sense to me since if she had only played in the spring as some girls do it would only be 2 years, but getting in the extra winter seasons would be the same experience as 4 years of just spring ball.

Hopefully I've made some sense here. :)
 
Oct 11, 2010
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Chicago, IL
Years = Seasons

Not teams you played for, seasons of years, etc.

(If she played school ball, TB then fall ball, I season)

Also anwser to the question:

How old is your daughter?

She is 16U.
 
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Aug 12, 2014
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My DD played rec, so the seasons had distinct start and endpoints. The spring season was basically April to mid-June, then about a month off, and the summer/fall season was mid-July until the end of September. The leagues were different orgs, had their own playoffs, etc. So she played 10 seasons over 5 years.
 
Jul 3, 2013
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Years = Seasons

Not teams you played for, seasons of years, etc.

(If she played school ball, TB then fall ball, I season)

Also anwser to the question:

How old is your daughter?

She is 16U.
Agree with the first part. As to the second- she's a 2018.

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Aug 10, 2016
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Georgia
When we sign DD up for rec, they always ask how many seasons. We count each spring and fall (since they are completely sep - diff teams, etc) so over 5 years, she'll be starting her 11th season..Lots of roster shirts, jersey's...
 

TMD

Feb 18, 2016
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Around here (Chicagoland), seasons = years. In fact, the registration/try-out form for our travel org asks about # of years played, not seasons.
 

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