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Why would you play 14U Travel ball as a stand out freshman wouldnt it make more sense to play up at 16U or even 18U since you are already facing those kids. Just wondering what reason there could be ???
You hit the nail on the head.LADY_KNIGHTS said:It has been discussed here many times before.....The girls need to be on a teams where they are playing. ?Is she moves up to 18U and is not a starter, what was the point. ?If she moves up to 18U and they play competition that is the same or equal to 14U or 16U what was the point. ?The only ones that will benefit are the ones that are starters and play the best competition. ?Otherwise stay down with you age group and develop your skills, and confidence. ?JMHO
JoeA1010 said:Usually if a freshman is good enough to be playing varsity, she is on a good travel team that is playing top-notch teams. ?When you look at the top 15 teams at 14-U this past year, those teams were better than 90% of varsity high school teams. ?Those top 15 travel teams spend a good deal of their time playing each other, so I have no problem with my freshmen playing 14-U. ?
I know many or perhaps most high school coaches order their freshmen to play 16-U and their juniors to play 18-U, so I appear to be in the minority. ?Of course, most of those coaches don't see 1/10 of the travel games that I see. ?