Exactly. We know what we have. We know skill level, attitudes, parents, commitment, etc. we already know.
We started as a ?C? squad in August as a brand new team with very few girls knowing each other. We worked hard in the fall and started to put it together in our last 2 tourneys. We worked hard during the winter and came out guns blazing in the spring. C was getting boring, so we made the jump to B. The transition was fine. We are competing hard at that level and it is a good place for us to finish the season with the roster we have.
In a perfect world we probably start B in the fall with the goal to play A/open in the spring and try to qualify for a National event. A few girls on our team will not be ready for this. They had a tough time in C and are getting slaughtered in B.
And before you say.....”they will leave on their own”, that is not the thinking partially because they like the team, the coaching, and the parents believe they are doing fine and just need a little time to adjust.
Do you think it's possible to jump from C to A in that short period of time? I'm not being an rear, I'm just curious. We moved from C (where we won about 50% of tournaments) to B where we are about .500 and haven't won a tournament yet. Though we're a bunch of 9 year olds playing 10U so hopeful next year we can win in B. I can't imagine us playing A at this point.