- Jul 22, 2020
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hi Im glen from prairieville, La, Im a "little" older Dad 56 and my 7 yr old loves the game, and I want to give her every opportunity to succeed any suggestions as we go along is certainly appreciated she is on a tournament team now , she is really fast(it was recommended i put her in private lessons for track so i did and she is doing quite well) other than that im just her to listen to u experienced parents and see how much i can absorb to help me girl thanks in advance Glen
Also from Louisiana here, DD is 12U, just started playing again a year ago. We are full time Jr. high ball and travel ball now. Biggest step for me was getting her to love the game, once she did that everything else came easy. I also help coach her 12U team, per her request and knowing the head coach. One thing I try to remember is tourneys are for them, not us. That's when its time to play. Mistakes will happen, bad games, good games, wins and losses. Let them play out the tourneys and if you are helping or want to give feedback, wait until practices. Let them live in the moment during the tourneys.
awesome thanks Sir usssa 14u? fasa? mine still has one more year in 8u tournament ball team and shes improving and has some serious speed but shes not ready to move up early but i see others on her level that the parents say they are moving them up i dont say anything other than mines not ready but now they talking of moving entire team up, but im gonna do what I think is best for my DD even if it means joining up with a different 8u team she stuggled all fall last year as it was really her first real full year after covid cancelled most of last spring , and is just now starting to see her work pay off i dont think it benefits her to right back into struggling in august i think shye needs to taste some success first i dont understand moving up just to say you moved up early Am I wrong here? How do you feel about that ? Im quite sure it must happen alot?
I definitely wouldn't recommend moving her up to early, as I see plenty people do it and it just doesn't work out all that often. Unless they are hands down above all the competition, those years of ball can still be great for her mentality, attitude, development. When mine started back up playing again, I was lucky enough to get her in 10U bc of her birthday, which helped her mold her game and skills for 12U. I was also involved in an 8U team last season, and I will tell you that those parents and games are just as competitive as the older age groups (despite scholarships and millions of dollars not being handed out).