Out of Town Team/Traveling

Awesome Sauce Malone said:

Can anyone relay their experience with playing with out of town teams?

Specifically 2.5 hours or further away, how did you make it work for you and your family? What was your childs thoughts and how did they take it? Were you a rostered player or just a guest? If just a guest how did fees work?

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Real Fastpitch Junkie said:

We live in Texas. My daughter played for an organization based out of Georgia. The team had girls from other states that also played on the team so it was an eclectic mix of girls from different regions of the country. Before the summer season began, there was a mandatory Sat/Sun practice the 2 weekends before the first tournament of the summer so that the girls could practice with each other, learn the coaches signals, etc. When the season kicked off, we normally would get to the tournament the Thursday before the tournament so that the team could have a practice and get some hitting in. At the end of the weekend, everyone would go their separate way and then meet up again the next weekend in whatever city for the next tournament. The team played a limited fall ball schedule but didn't play a cross country schedule. My daughter usually only made one fall ball tournament as she was usually playing basketball and volleyball for her high school. During the summer season, the team had sponsors that paid for the girls hotel rooms for the various tournaments. They also provided uniforms, bats, batting helmets, cleats and catching gear for the catchers. They also occasionally provided airfare for certain tournaments but that was not the norm. The parents had to pay for their own airfare, hotels, rental cars and meals for themselves. It definitely wasn't cheap but I would do it all over again in a heat beat if given the chance. I would say that playing for this particular organization helped prepare my daughter for college. She is now starting her junior year at an SEC school and it is starting to hit me that I only have 2 years left to watch her play.

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ang2bmd said:

We drive 3 hrs one way to my daughter's travel team. Organization is top notch. Coaching is beyond excellent. Parent drama is near zero. We can afford it and we are invested as a family and aren't not doing other things in order to do this. Wouldn't change a thing.

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