11 year old in travel ball

[canyonjoe]

If you find a mostly 04 team you will be in the same boat next year looking for a new team. You need to find a team where the coaches will make them
better players and where she can be a 1 or 2 pitcher. For me I think the perfect team would be an 05 team with many a couple of 04 players who can
help the younger kids with their experience. The next couple of years development is way more important than winning.

 

[eagle6]

[MENTION=12126]GoCaboNow[/MENTION] and @ canyonjoe -- thanks for the input. this is the route i'd prefer to go and will keep looking. In an area where there are a couple of 12u teams close, but they will be mixed in age. I believe i can find 11u, but they will be about an hour away and don't know if DD's skill level will match with these organizations yet. Will keep you posted.

 

[Eric F]

My DD is a year older than yours (04), playing on a 12U TB team with the core being 04 players. We currently have a few 03s on the team, and they will be leaving us to play 14U in August. We have been with the team for a little over a year, moving from 10U to 12U last fall. Part of finding a team that was a good fit for my DD included it being a team she could continue to develop and move with as they age up, rather than having to find a new team every year. It will be a bummer to lose the talents of our 03s, and they leave some big holes to fill, but they have been good mentors for the development of our 04s.