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[CLM265]

Never been thrilled with my DD's 05 Christmas B'Day. Everyone on her team is always older, a grade higher and more developed. It's definitely cost her some playing time as she's always playing ketchup.

It's tough waiting but I know that in the end always playing against older players will have served her well.

 

[Me_and_my_big_mouth]

Never been thrilled with my DD's 05 Christmas B'Day. Everyone on her team is always older, a grade higher and more developed. It's definitely cost her some playing time as she's always playing ketchup.

It's tough waiting but I know that in the end always playing against older players will have served her well.

Aw man, bummer of a birthday! I will tell mine to stop complaining - but she complains the other direction. Wishes she were a grade younger for recruiting reasons, because it would give her more time to develop. She was the only 14 yo on her varsity team last year. But you're absolutely right - it makes them tougher in the long run!

 

[FP26]

Never been thrilled with my DD's 05 Christmas B'Day. Everyone on her team is always older, a grade higher and more developed. It's definitely cost her some playing time as she's always playing ketchup.

It's tough waiting but I know that in the end always playing against older players will have served her well.

DD is a December '99. When she was moving from 12u to 14u without many of her friends (stayed at 12u), I looked at it as a negative. However, looking back at things, I think it worked in her favor. Granted this will depend on the individual and the circumstances, but playing with the older girls helped her progress over the years.

 

[Sparky Guy]

she's always playing ketchup.

I know there is a cactus league. Is there a tomato league too?

 

[Sparky Guy]

My DD has an early February birthday, but it really didn't make too much of a difference. She was always playing up.

The only thing she didn't do was play 18U after her freshman year of college. She was eligible. She pitched a lot in college her freshman year and wanted a summer off.

Older DD is 14 months older than the younger DD with a late Nov b/day. So for a few months they are 2 years apart on the age thing each year.

 

[chinamigarden]

Heard among a group of parents. Some softball parents, some not....

Parent 1 " how old is your daughter?"

Parent 2 "She's 10U"

Parent 1, not a softball parent obviously....."Huh?"

You can tell a soccer parent because they would answer U10

 

[Pop time 44]

My son was a hockey player. I still call my softball daughter's conditioning night "dryland." The hockey players called off-ice conditioning "dryland."


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[CLM265]

I know there is a cactus league. Is there a tomato league too?

I'm not to keen on her B'Day but she relishes it. She always seems to mustard up her skills to take care of their batters.

 

[Gags]

I know there is a cactus league. Is there a tomato league too?

Italy did qualify for the WBC, IIRC.


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[grcsftbll]

I understand the "young" thing. DD has a September 2001 bday. She is young for travel and really young for 2019 class. She will start her senior year as a 16yo.

Mine is September 06. She's always played with kids a grade older than she is. Most of her team is 2024 grad year; she and one other girl, an 07, are 2025. She's never had problems keeping up; she's a solid player and tall for age. People often assume she's an 05; we got that a lot in the fall when a couple of the tournaments we played in allowed 05 players through Dec in 10U. It's fun to hear snide comments ("So you got an 05 pitcher for this tournament? How many more 05s do you have?") and be able to say "Actually, we have no 05s and our pitcher is the 2nd youngest on our team." So there. haha