Things are different in different parts of the country.
There are only a handful of A teams in Wisconsin. Most of those are in the SE part of the state.
Madison is the second biggest city in Wisconsin, but the A level teams are all at least 75 minutes driving from here. The president of the local LL is AC for a team in Illinois.
Or I can have my DD in a good C team with the coach living a few blocks away. DD gets a ride to practices with HC or AC (a few minutes away by car) and spends the time practicing instead of on the hi way.
DD is almost certainly good enough for an A team, but way too much of a hassle for a 12u player.
There are only a handful of A teams in Wisconsin. Most of those are in the SE part of the state.
Madison is the second biggest city in Wisconsin, but the A level teams are all at least 75 minutes driving from here. The president of the local LL is AC for a team in Illinois.
Or I can have my DD in a good C team with the coach living a few blocks away. DD gets a ride to practices with HC or AC (a few minutes away by car) and spends the time practicing instead of on the hi way.
DD is almost certainly good enough for an A team, but way too much of a hassle for a 12u player.