- Apr 14, 2011
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My DD is playing for a 12U travel team that qualified for and is going to a National tournament. DD has never gone to a National tournament before.
She also will play for her LL All Star team in July. Now this is a bit presumptuous but her LL all star team is stacked with some upper level travel level players; they expect to go far, possibly win the state and go on to regionals. While regionals will be difficult to win, if they did win they could go to the Softball LLWS that is televised.
The problem is LL regionals is the same week as Nationals.
I told her all star team coach that if the team did win the state and had to go to regionals she would not join them. He didn't seem to think I was serious and thought it was ridiculous that she'd give up that opportunity to play in LL Regionals. He thinks she will change her mind when the time comes.
She would be the main pitcher on the LL All star team and is a main part of the offense. While the LL all star team is strong; since she is one of the two main pitchers and they probably would not really have a chance to win regionals without her.
I've been getting pressure from a lot of parents for her to skip Nationals and have her go to regionals and try to get to the LLWS. They say it would be a once in a lifetime experience and that PONY/ASA Nationals etc will be there for her next year and the year after. The feeling is that this group of girls at this age could really do something special and maybe get to the LLWS. I keep telling them, none of that is guaranteed and they are putting the cart before the horse, but they still bring it up and think they can convince me to have her skip Nationals. This really may all be moot if we don't win the state or even the section (which I don't think will be as easy to win as the other parents think).
DD & I know her answer already... I guess I just wanted to talk about it and hear other opinions on what others would do or what she is potentially giving up. The tough part of the decision is she is great friends with both her LL teammates and her travel teammates and she would be letting someone down.
She also will play for her LL All Star team in July. Now this is a bit presumptuous but her LL all star team is stacked with some upper level travel level players; they expect to go far, possibly win the state and go on to regionals. While regionals will be difficult to win, if they did win they could go to the Softball LLWS that is televised.
The problem is LL regionals is the same week as Nationals.
I told her all star team coach that if the team did win the state and had to go to regionals she would not join them. He didn't seem to think I was serious and thought it was ridiculous that she'd give up that opportunity to play in LL Regionals. He thinks she will change her mind when the time comes.
She would be the main pitcher on the LL All star team and is a main part of the offense. While the LL all star team is strong; since she is one of the two main pitchers and they probably would not really have a chance to win regionals without her.
I've been getting pressure from a lot of parents for her to skip Nationals and have her go to regionals and try to get to the LLWS. They say it would be a once in a lifetime experience and that PONY/ASA Nationals etc will be there for her next year and the year after. The feeling is that this group of girls at this age could really do something special and maybe get to the LLWS. I keep telling them, none of that is guaranteed and they are putting the cart before the horse, but they still bring it up and think they can convince me to have her skip Nationals. This really may all be moot if we don't win the state or even the section (which I don't think will be as easy to win as the other parents think).
DD & I know her answer already... I guess I just wanted to talk about it and hear other opinions on what others would do or what she is potentially giving up. The tough part of the decision is she is great friends with both her LL teammates and her travel teammates and she would be letting someone down.