- Apr 26, 2019
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I remember a 12u team in our area that was registered as a C for Usssa.
They "got lucky " and won 3 of their first 4 tournaments that summer, only reason we knew was that they basically purchased highway Billboards to announce their success
. Fall comes and they were moved up to B by Usssa. Coaches were furious. They started to face tougher competition and were not ready for it. The parents that is. They went .500 that fall.
A smart person once told me that as a young team a .500 record is exactly what you want.
Many of those kids from that team no longer play softball.
RIP Panthers
I can't say I'd be happy about the fees I paid being used to purchase billboard space. Buy a butt ton of extra balls, talk to the parents and see if it can be used to purchase new equipment for a girl "on scholarship" that might need a new glove or bat or something.