- Oct 10, 2018
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My DD played rec for two years of 10U and one year of 12U, she made the jump to TB second year of 12U. She was a little behind the other girls who started out in TB but caught up pretty quickly learning the rules and nuances of the game. What wasn't easy were the bad habits that sub-par coaching/training allowed to be ingrained. Now at 16U she's on a top-level team with excellent coaching/training and has finally has overcome those issues but it took a long time to get rid of those bad habits. If I had it to do over again we'd have her make the jump first year of 12U. Rec instilled a love of the game but in her experience, she could have benefitted from better coaching/training at an earlier age.