- Aug 29, 2018
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It seems like a lot of people have similar issues with their local rec leagues. If your dd has been playing softball since age 5-6, been on a travel Team since 8u playing multiple seasons, and is now in 2nd year 10u or 1st year 12u with 8-10 travel seasons and 5-6 rec seasons under her belt, and a competent player...where is there a place for her in the Rec league? Our rec league wants the travel players to stay in rec. our travel team is technically part of the rec league, but by this age they are so far past what the skills are of the rec players, how do you make it fair for both groups? I definitely see an advantage for the rec players to learn from the travel players, which is the goal of our league, but what about the travel players? What benefit do they have? If anything the rules regress their skills. At least in 10u, and the rec players can’t keep up with them so often they get very frustrated due to the simple errors made plus lack of skill? Is there a way to redo the role of the travel player in the rec league starting at late 10 or 12u?
There should be a solution.
There should be a solution.