I need to get some opinions on team selection for my youngest dd. She just turned 9 in dec. She is an above average athlete in any sport she plays but obviously needs to continue to work on her game. Her main positions on her 8u/10u fall ball team were 5,6,1,2. She really enjoys all of them and but excels in the infield. She has a PC and then I help her from what I have learned here on IR. Progressing well but still needs more work. I have managed or assist coached her the last two seasons in 8u. We struggled last year about moving up to 10u or staying down and decided to stay down to help build her confidence, which it did. The plus of playing 10u would have been being wound better players and getting pushed harder but the lack of play time was a concern. (She pushes herself pretty hard and that was also part of the decision.)
On our previous team, we had some really good players and some really weak players. Some we know will not be back. Probably losing about half of our team but we have a tryout coming up the end of this month. We also have our local little league season coming up and I will manage her team there for sure.
She went to a try out recently for a larger org in our area that has multiple teams in 10u, one new and one established that is a little older. DD did great at the try out. Hitting wasn't super but her fielding and knowledge of the game shined. (Proud parents!) She ended up being asked to play on the new team.
I give you this background info to help her mom and I to make a team decision and here is where the question comes in. Do we stay with the current team that is moving up and may or may not have enough players for spring tourneys or do we leave and join the new team that we know very little about but will probably have some strong players to help push her. The other caveat is me coaching and helping with the her and the cure net team. I doubt I would be helping as much on the new team as I am now with her current team. That's tough for a couple reasons. Getting the one on one coaching from me and that I truly enjoy working with the kids and helping them get better. I also worry that she will not get the mound time on the new that she would get with her current team. But remember, she will be playing rec ball and get a lot of mound time there. I am also somewhat concerned about getting enough good players on the current team to be competitive. There are about 10-12 decent 10u teams in our area but our tryouts are last.
So there it is. What say ye of DFP forums? Trying to get some input form those that have been there, done that. I'm trying to take my personal emotions out of it but I am having a hard time.
On our previous team, we had some really good players and some really weak players. Some we know will not be back. Probably losing about half of our team but we have a tryout coming up the end of this month. We also have our local little league season coming up and I will manage her team there for sure.
She went to a try out recently for a larger org in our area that has multiple teams in 10u, one new and one established that is a little older. DD did great at the try out. Hitting wasn't super but her fielding and knowledge of the game shined. (Proud parents!) She ended up being asked to play on the new team.
I give you this background info to help her mom and I to make a team decision and here is where the question comes in. Do we stay with the current team that is moving up and may or may not have enough players for spring tourneys or do we leave and join the new team that we know very little about but will probably have some strong players to help push her. The other caveat is me coaching and helping with the her and the cure net team. I doubt I would be helping as much on the new team as I am now with her current team. That's tough for a couple reasons. Getting the one on one coaching from me and that I truly enjoy working with the kids and helping them get better. I also worry that she will not get the mound time on the new that she would get with her current team. But remember, she will be playing rec ball and get a lot of mound time there. I am also somewhat concerned about getting enough good players on the current team to be competitive. There are about 10-12 decent 10u teams in our area but our tryouts are last.
So there it is. What say ye of DFP forums? Trying to get some input form those that have been there, done that. I'm trying to take my personal emotions out of it but I am having a hard time.
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