My daughter has played on the same rec team for the past four years (2 years 8U and 2 years 10U). About 5 of the players have been together each year and we always get new ones from the draft. It has been a nice group of kids/parents. One of her best friends is on the team so it is going to be hard for her to leave this team.
Last fall we lost our pitcher to another team. So my daughter wanted to become the #1 pitcher. She trained all fall/winter with a pitching coach and she practiced every day except a few when she was sick or over the holidays. She has done amazingly well pitching but we haven't had a lot of competion. We also got her some hitting lessons that have helped her with her power. I wouldn't say she is amazing at hitting but she is one of the best on the team. Her pitching coach has been encouraging her to go to a select team and we have had other coaches asking about her.
Next year she will have to move up to 12U and we are thinking we should move her to a select team. She really has learned all she can on this team. She keeps talking about how she wants more games and more competition. She really wants to learn more and have more games and a bigger commitment. The only issue is missing her friends on the old team.
I feel like such a newbie with all this... Is there a certain time of the year that most teams have tryouts? And how do you find out about them?
We are in the St. Louis area, so if you have any opinions on teams in the area I would love to hear them.
Last fall we lost our pitcher to another team. So my daughter wanted to become the #1 pitcher. She trained all fall/winter with a pitching coach and she practiced every day except a few when she was sick or over the holidays. She has done amazingly well pitching but we haven't had a lot of competion. We also got her some hitting lessons that have helped her with her power. I wouldn't say she is amazing at hitting but she is one of the best on the team. Her pitching coach has been encouraging her to go to a select team and we have had other coaches asking about her.
Next year she will have to move up to 12U and we are thinking we should move her to a select team. She really has learned all she can on this team. She keeps talking about how she wants more games and more competition. She really wants to learn more and have more games and a bigger commitment. The only issue is missing her friends on the old team.
I feel like such a newbie with all this... Is there a certain time of the year that most teams have tryouts? And how do you find out about them?
We are in the St. Louis area, so if you have any opinions on teams in the area I would love to hear them.