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Both good options, I would look at them first and go from there. Ideally you want a high level organization (which those are) because in the end if your daughter wants to play in college it is about the programs reputation and contacts. No program is going to mold her into a D1 player. They don't have the time to do that with every girl so she has to want to do that herself, but they can help show the way.

While some of the teams mentioned might be skilled do not associate a team that won a tournament or two with one that can get your daughter recruited. Lots of "programs" are really just collections of teams so thing is to look at the top 18U and see where they play in tournaments. Do they play 9-12 tournaments between fall and summer, do they attend to some of the following; TNT, Pennsbury, PFG, Triple Crown, Firecracker. If not then they really aren't a high level program because you aren't playing against the best.

If you have questions about a specific program we can take that off line.
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Nov 18, 2013
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Both good options, I would look at them first and go from there. Ideally you want a high level organization (which those are) because in the end if your daughter wants to play in college it is about the programs reputation and contacts. No program is going to mold her into a D1 player. They don't have the time to do that with every girl so she has to want to do that herself, but they can help show the way.

While some of the teams mentioned might be skilled do not associate a team that won a tournament or two with one that can get your daughter recruited. Lots of "programs" are really just collections of teams so thing is to look at the top 18U and see where they play in tournaments. Do they play 9-12 tournaments between fall and summer, do they attend to some of the following; TNT, Pennsbury, PFG, Triple Crown, Firecracker. If not then they really aren't a high level program because you aren't playing against the best.

If you have questions about a specific program we can take that off line.

Our experience was the opposite. DD’s no-name programs absolutely molded several girls into D1 players. What got them “noticed” was rolling over your “high level” teams in tournaments and nationals.

A programs top 18U teams don’t mean much. You want to look at their lower age teams and where those kids eventually end up. By 18U the top kids tend to congregate toward the big names AFTER they’re committed. DD played in the IDT, TCS Nationals and JO Cup. Great competition, but few college coaches because most of the players were already signed.

Pennsbury is fantastic for high academic kids, but has little to do with high level softball. PGF and TCS run the spectrum from the very best to very mediocre. DD’s 12U team will be out at PGF next week with many familiar big name organizations. GA Impact, Explosion, Sting, Ladyhawks, Firecrackers, Athletics, Ohana Tigers, Sorcerers, Batbusters, Choppers, Bombers and Cruisers. BTW, this is the Platinum bracket. Real high level stuff! College coaches aren't stupid. They don't care who sanctioned tournaments or what national brand a team is paying dues to. New names, same clowns running things. Lipstick on a pig is still a pig.
 

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