My DD's TB team just moved up to the 10U division officially in January. They played together in 8u for about a year and a half and the last year they pretty much dominated in every tournament they played. In 8u coach pitch we had some amazing hitters and everyone knew their position. Now it seems like all the girls forgot how to play softball. Girls that were super stars in 8u aren't hitting and are constantly making mistakes in the field. They have only won one game since they moved to the new division and you can see the frustration in the parents increasing with every game. We had no established pitchers when we moved up so most of the girls pitching are true beginners. The hitting is non existant. All of the girls are swinging late since they are not used to the timing of an actual FP pitcher. And it seems to me that the girls are not ready in the field because the pace of the game has slowed a bit. How do you make the successful transition from 8u to 10u? How much time does it take? how do we get these girls hitting? I fear that some of the players/parents will leave because of the losing record.