She's Alpharetta Fire 03. We'll be at West Jackson Park in Hoschton. This is our first tourney this year, so I have no clue how we'll fare at this point.
Metro Atlanta Coaches/Parents: Question for you
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Believe it or not, I saw a posting for a 6U TB team on georgiacoachescorner not too long ago. Forget the name of them.
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Agree with the first part. I’d agree in most cases on the second part, but it was different for DD. She started club ball at 14U as the #3 pitcher on what eventually became a top level A team. Having pitchers and other teammates of that caliber motivated her to work to reach their level. From 16U-18U she was the #1 on an A/B team and it just wasn’t the same. Great group of kids, but overall lacked the commitment level she had grown accustomed to. This past summer she subbed for an A team as the #3 pitcher. She actually chose to go back for the second and third tourney’s over playing with her other team because it was such a better atmosphere and a challenge facing that level of competition.
She still got plenty of innings on both A teams she was on though. If #1 and #2 split the circle time I’d agree completely with your statement.
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Ah. We're in Conyers.
I saw the 6U TB post. My DD started playing at 5 and she loves everything about softball. We started travel in the second half of 8U. I can't imagine having started sooner. 4, 5 games in a day. It's a lot for a 5 or 6 year old.
We were still doing co-ed T-ball at the Methodist Church at age 5! Didn't even start rec until age 6. That is insanity IMHO.
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I try not to judge. I've seen people say doing 8U travel is stupid and all about the parents, but we (including my DD) loved it. So I figure it's not up to me to decide when someone else's kid is ready. Still, it's hard to picture how that would work. Even if your 5 or 6 year old were ready for and wanting to play travel ball, are there really enough to form not just one team, but enough teams where you could have an actual tournament? I'm just not sure how that would work.
Wish we could go to Hoschton, we've been sentenced to driving to Toccoa!
JJsqueeze
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If your 5 year old is just too good for rec ball I think the only option is a 6U travel ball team. I have seen the Ts they use in rec and they are far inferior to TB Ts. The only way for a player to develop into a well seasoned 8U player is to use TB Ts in 6U. And we all know 8U is when things get serious.
Not sure if you're being facetious or not (no emoticons), but how could you know if your 5-year old is too good for rec before she's ever played rec? Are there 3-4 year old rec leagues I missed somewhere along the way?
JJsqueeze
Dad, Husband....legend
Not sure if you're being facetious or not (no emoticons), but how could you know if your 5-year old is too good for rec before she's ever played rec? Are there 3-4 year old rec leagues I missed somewhere along the way?
It is easy to know if your 5 year old is too good for rec...if she is your kid then she is too good for rec. I don't know if there is 4U but there should be. How else can you get a girl ready for her 6U TB team is she doesn't play 4U rec? And we all know 6U is when things get serious.
