Bandits teams fly a couple of times in the fall and 3 or 4 in the summer at 13yo and older. 12s and below are more in control of their own schedule so if they are flying that much its up to them. Now individual players may fly more often depending on where they are fromWhile I agree with what you are saying (especially stay to play), how hard is this to figure out? I get maybe the first year, if you are totally new to the situation, it might catch you by surprise, but after that it's on you. We do it because we want to dot it. It's fun. We enjoy it. I've never felt "fleeced" because I know what I'm signing up for. A scholarship isn't even something we actively think about. If it happens, it happens. I'll be way more excited than DD since I will get to watch more softball.
Being from the Midwest, I don't see many teams getting on a plane 8 or 9 times a year at 12 years old. There are a couple around St. Louis that travel more to play .PGF tournaments, but nothing like that. In fact, I don't think the Bandits at any age travel that extensively, so if your team is.....find a different team.
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