- Sep 28, 2015
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I always heard this from coaches and parents and never put much thought into it but I am now a believer. My DD pickup with an older 8u tournament team for the summer after her first season of 8u all stars was finish. She will be in 8u again in spring but the group of girls she played with was going into 10u for the fall. I put her on the team because I wanted her to learn and listen from another coach. I wanted to be that happy and cheering parent that gets to sit back and watch. I am glad I did and I have watched my daughter turn into a great player. She learned so many things that these girls already knew that we didn't even get a chance to work on because we didn't have the time as an all star team. If you ever get a chance for your DD to play with an older set of girls that are talented take it. Don't be worried that she will not be able to do it. The team needed 4 extra players and she had a try-out and made it. They started her at 2nd and after a couple tournaments she made her way to playing the pitcher position. Proud of my DD and as a bonus I actually got to sit in the stands and listen to all the crazy parents and there were a couple. As a coach you don't normally get to hear all that.