I don't understand... why travel/select teams only practice, on average, 12 times for a 45 - 55 game season. We can even add in winter workouts, so prior to the summer season, we have about 24 practices to prepare for 45 - 55 games.
Man...DD will play hopefully 60 games next season (will be 13 years old for the season which will run approx May 1 to Aug 20). Including fall/winter workouts she will have over 100 practices, not including probably a few dozen private lessons. Through the fall/winter the practices will definitely not have the entire team present (11 player roster) due to other sports, etc., but lack of practices certainly is not an issue!