- Aug 3, 2019
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Is anyone seeing an increase in the number of teams who are staying down in the fall this year?
I’m asking because this is the second consecutive 12U USA softball tournament we played in and ran into a team which ended up winning that admittedly was comprised largely of 2007s that chose to stay down in the fall instead of having the girls move up.
I know due to the pandemic there was some talk that this might happen and I think USSSA reversed course but USA softball didn’t.
I guess it’s technically allowable but I must say it’s a little bit frustrating as a coach of a first-year 12U B team with all 2009s. Quite a major physical difference between old 10s/young 11s vs. girls who are 13.
Silver lining is that it’s great experience for our team to play so far up but a little disheartening when a team like that enters and is pretty much unbeatable right from the jump.
I’m not sure what their team would really get out of it other than another trophy for the case.
I’m asking because this is the second consecutive 12U USA softball tournament we played in and ran into a team which ended up winning that admittedly was comprised largely of 2007s that chose to stay down in the fall instead of having the girls move up.
I know due to the pandemic there was some talk that this might happen and I think USSSA reversed course but USA softball didn’t.
I guess it’s technically allowable but I must say it’s a little bit frustrating as a coach of a first-year 12U B team with all 2009s. Quite a major physical difference between old 10s/young 11s vs. girls who are 13.
Silver lining is that it’s great experience for our team to play so far up but a little disheartening when a team like that enters and is pretty much unbeatable right from the jump.
I’m not sure what their team would really get out of it other than another trophy for the case.