Schmick's Gloves
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- Nov 8, 2020
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With the governor here in this state keeping everything locked down, including schools and public park and recreation organizations, more and more parents are turning to private club organizations to get their kids outside and playing again. Even the High School governing bodies have canceled all of the fall sports and winter sports and the spring sports are next up on the chopping block.
In the past, kids would leave the local park and rec fastpitch league after 10U as the leagues 12U divisions would have 50% fewer players than the 10U. The last few years the 10U division has seen more and more girls depart for travel ball.
In the last month I have done over 30 gloves for travel fastpitch players much younger than I have ever seen in the past, some of these girls have just been 6 years old. What's more, these young girls are playing for travel organizations with names like Rippers, Legacy, Toxic, Crush, Riot, Destroyers, Sandlots.... T shirt start ups not tied to any of the older girl organizations.
According to the parents they are putting their daughters in to travel because the local ASA Girls Softball leagues are not getting the clearance to play and after 11 months of their kids being locked out of school, clubs and sports, the parents are doing what they can to get their kids back to being social and active.
Question is, once these parents see what is in store outside of the local park and rec leagues, will they ever take their kids back?
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In the past, kids would leave the local park and rec fastpitch league after 10U as the leagues 12U divisions would have 50% fewer players than the 10U. The last few years the 10U division has seen more and more girls depart for travel ball.
In the last month I have done over 30 gloves for travel fastpitch players much younger than I have ever seen in the past, some of these girls have just been 6 years old. What's more, these young girls are playing for travel organizations with names like Rippers, Legacy, Toxic, Crush, Riot, Destroyers, Sandlots.... T shirt start ups not tied to any of the older girl organizations.
According to the parents they are putting their daughters in to travel because the local ASA Girls Softball leagues are not getting the clearance to play and after 11 months of their kids being locked out of school, clubs and sports, the parents are doing what they can to get their kids back to being social and active.
Question is, once these parents see what is in store outside of the local park and rec leagues, will they ever take their kids back?
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