Number of tournaments per month? roster size?
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Extremely variable. Seems to be 3 tournaments a month is average from May until July. A couple early season March and April and q couple fall ball. Most teams around here practice twice a week in the summer and once a week indoors in the winter. Its Extremely expensive. Some practice more. Some practice less. National teams will have less team practice because their players are coming from all over but more work on their own.
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I'd guess we were 2 or 3 per month, with 20 or so "league" games mixed in, for the first few years I did this. That was May thru mid-July. However, with Covid, last summer was basically every weekend from mid June through first week of August. This summer is similar because the Illinois high school season is pushed back, so we are scheduled every weekend from June 20th through end of July. Only off weekend is 4th of July, because we are in Florida the following weekend, and families are going down early for some beach time.
Cranky pattar - while you’re here, how many tournaments a Month does your DD have? And what age?
First year 14U and under can play starting in April/May where High School teams can't start until mid June due to HS softball in most states. Those first year 14U teams and those younger can play more tournaments. Our team at first year 14s played around 105 games between fall and summer. I would guess we played 5 fall tournaments and ended up with around 35 games. Summer we played in about 11 tournaments and hit just over 70 games. Roster size was 16 for that team. I think a good rule of thumb is the same number of kids as the age of the team.
12U 12 players
14U 14 player etc.
During HS years in the summer the window is much tighter. We play our first tournament this year in the second week of June, with both final weeks of June booked, and 4 weeks of July booked with PGF being the last. That's only 6 weekends of ball. Gotta get a lot of games in.
12U 12 players
14U 14 player etc.
During HS years in the summer the window is much tighter. We play our first tournament this year in the second week of June, with both final weeks of June booked, and 4 weeks of July booked with PGF being the last. That's only 6 weekends of ball. Gotta get a lot of games in.
2nd year 12U team here. But 1st year on our own as our last organization dissolved. Luckily, we were able to keep our core girls and add into another local "club" who lost their 12U coach. It's been a great fit so far.
14-girl roster total. But 3 will play for their Jr High in Spring.
Winter Practices = 1x a week, indoor. (We average 12-14 girls a practice as some wrap up basketball/volleyball).
Spring = 1x-2x practices a week, 1x tournament, double-header Spring league. (11 girl roster).
Summer = 1x-2x practices a week, 3x-4x tournaments, single-game Summer league (14 girl roster).
Fall = 1x practice a week, 1x-2x tournaments (TBD), double-header Fall league. (11-14 girls roster).
Ideally, Spring/Summer practices 2x a week, but depending on weather and league/tournament schedule may only be 1x. We usually keep Fall down to 1x for multiple reasons. Many times we lose a few girls to other sports and at this point in the year the team you've got is the team you've got. It's more about maintaining rhythm and working on issues from prior games.
14-girl roster total. But 3 will play for their Jr High in Spring.
Winter Practices = 1x a week, indoor. (We average 12-14 girls a practice as some wrap up basketball/volleyball).
Spring = 1x-2x practices a week, 1x tournament, double-header Spring league. (11 girl roster).
Summer = 1x-2x practices a week, 3x-4x tournaments, single-game Summer league (14 girl roster).
Fall = 1x practice a week, 1x-2x tournaments (TBD), double-header Fall league. (11-14 girls roster).
Ideally, Spring/Summer practices 2x a week, but depending on weather and league/tournament schedule may only be 1x. We usually keep Fall down to 1x for multiple reasons. Many times we lose a few girls to other sports and at this point in the year the team you've got is the team you've got. It's more about maintaining rhythm and working on issues from prior games.
14u
Feb 19-21 (snowed out)
Feb 27-28 (make up)
Mar 20-21
April 10-11
April 24-25
May 15-16 (out of state)
Jun 3-6 (out of state)
Jun 11-13
Jun 28 - Jul 4 (out of state)
Jul 8-11
Jul 22-25 (out of state)
Jul 30 - Aug 1
We practice 2 times per week.
Currently 13 girls. May lose 1 girl, most likely won't add another.
Feb 19-21 (snowed out)
Feb 27-28 (make up)
Mar 20-21
April 10-11
April 24-25
May 15-16 (out of state)
Jun 3-6 (out of state)
Jun 11-13
Jun 28 - Jul 4 (out of state)
Jul 8-11
Jul 22-25 (out of state)
Jul 30 - Aug 1
We practice 2 times per week.
Currently 13 girls. May lose 1 girl, most likely won't add another.
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2nd year 12u. 8 tournaments as of now, with 4 requiring travel. League games during the week.
12 on the roster
Practice twice a week most of the year.
12 on the roster
Practice twice a week most of the year.
Thanks - What do you mean by league games? Are you talking about little league games? Or are you talking about scrimmages with other local teams?
First year 12U. 12 girls on the team. We will play 13 tournaments for the year. 4 in the Fall, 3 winter months, and 6 in spring / summer.
We are a largish org with multiple teams at each age.
All winter we have:
Saturday: Org wide skills training. Infielders one week, Outfielders & Catchers the next week. Sessions are broken down by age group.
Wednesday team practice.
Every other Sunday Team practice with the Org's trainer.
We are a largish org with multiple teams at each age.
All winter we have:
Saturday: Org wide skills training. Infielders one week, Outfielders & Catchers the next week. Sessions are broken down by age group.
Wednesday team practice.
Every other Sunday Team practice with the Org's trainer.
